DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Jun 22nd 2008, 2:09 pm
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DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Does anybody know of a DVD recorder you can buy in the States which will also play UK DVDs in PAL format. I have tried the main electronic stores in NYC (PC Richard , Circuit City etc.) and they all say you there are no DVD recorders available which will play UK DVDs - you would need to buy a separate multi region player. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Jun 22nd 2008, 2:32 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Does anybody know of a DVD recorder you can buy in the States which will also play UK DVDs in PAL format. I have tried the main electronic stores in NYC (PC Richard , Circuit City etc.) and they all say you there are no DVD recorders available which will play UK DVDs - you would need to buy a separate multi region player. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
BTW, Circuit City et al. is not the place to ask technical questions. By all means shoot the breeze with the underpaid staff. But don't make any decisions on what they might or might not tell you.
Jun 22nd 2008, 2:35 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Try this website
http://www.220-electronics.com/
I bought a dvd player from there for about $150 that is code free region free and it works pretty good. I can throw any type of dvd in and it will play.
http://www.220-electronics.com/
I bought a dvd player from there for about $150 that is code free region free and it works pretty good. I can throw any type of dvd in and it will play.
Jun 22nd 2008, 2:36 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Almost all will. Check @ http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
BTW, Circuit City et al. is not the place to ask technical questions. By all means shoot the breeze with the underpaid staff. But don't make any decisions on what they might or might not tell you.
BTW, Circuit City et al. is not the place to ask technical questions. By all means shoot the breeze with the underpaid staff. But don't make any decisions on what they might or might not tell you.
Thanks fatbrit
Jun 22nd 2008, 2:39 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Thanks for the help everyone - and the quick response
Jun 22nd 2008, 3:19 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Region coding is only part of the problem.
The point is that UK DVDs are PAL and most US DVD players (and to complicate things further, the TVs also) are NTSC playback only. PAL and NTSC are different video standards and just because your stuff plays back one doesn't mean it will play back the other. In Europe pretty much all kit will play either PAL or NTSC stuff but the same cannot be said of US kit.
You will need either a DVD player AND a TV that are PAL-friendly, or a DVD player that can convert from PAL to NTSC on the fly (unlikely).
Not being in the US yet, there may be other forum members who are more knowledgeable than me on the availability of suitable playback equipment in the US.
The point is that UK DVDs are PAL and most US DVD players (and to complicate things further, the TVs also) are NTSC playback only. PAL and NTSC are different video standards and just because your stuff plays back one doesn't mean it will play back the other. In Europe pretty much all kit will play either PAL or NTSC stuff but the same cannot be said of US kit.
You will need either a DVD player AND a TV that are PAL-friendly, or a DVD player that can convert from PAL to NTSC on the fly (unlikely).
Not being in the US yet, there may be other forum members who are more knowledgeable than me on the availability of suitable playback equipment in the US.
Jun 22nd 2008, 3:25 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Jun 22nd 2008, 3:29 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Region coding is only part of the problem.
The point is that UK DVDs are PAL and most US DVD players (and to complicate things further, the TVs also) are NTSC playback only. PAL and NTSC are different video standards and just because your stuff plays back one doesn't mean it will play back the other. In Europe pretty much all kit will play either PAL or NTSC stuff but the same cannot be said of US kit.
You will need either a DVD player AND a TV that are PAL-friendly, or a DVD player that can convert from PAL to NTSC on the fly (unlikely).
Not being in the US yet, there may be other forum members who are more knowledgeable than me on the availability of suitable playback equipment in the US.
The point is that UK DVDs are PAL and most US DVD players (and to complicate things further, the TVs also) are NTSC playback only. PAL and NTSC are different video standards and just because your stuff plays back one doesn't mean it will play back the other. In Europe pretty much all kit will play either PAL or NTSC stuff but the same cannot be said of US kit.
You will need either a DVD player AND a TV that are PAL-friendly, or a DVD player that can convert from PAL to NTSC on the fly (unlikely).
Not being in the US yet, there may be other forum members who are more knowledgeable than me on the availability of suitable playback equipment in the US.
Jun 22nd 2008, 3:31 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Region coding is only part of the problem.
The point is that UK DVDs are PAL and most US DVD players (and to complicate things further, the TVs also) are NTSC playback only. PAL and NTSC are different video standards and just because your stuff plays back one doesn't mean it will play back the other. In Europe pretty much all kit will play either PAL or NTSC stuff but the same cannot be said of US kit.
You will need either a DVD player AND a TV that are PAL-friendly, or a DVD player that can convert from PAL to NTSC on the fly (unlikely).
Not being in the US yet, there may be other forum members who are more knowledgeable than me on the availability of suitable playback equipment in the US.
The point is that UK DVDs are PAL and most US DVD players (and to complicate things further, the TVs also) are NTSC playback only. PAL and NTSC are different video standards and just because your stuff plays back one doesn't mean it will play back the other. In Europe pretty much all kit will play either PAL or NTSC stuff but the same cannot be said of US kit.
You will need either a DVD player AND a TV that are PAL-friendly, or a DVD player that can convert from PAL to NTSC on the fly (unlikely).
Not being in the US yet, there may be other forum members who are more knowledgeable than me on the availability of suitable playback equipment in the US.
Jun 22nd 2008, 3:46 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Fair enough!
I'm glad it's that easy as I'll be bringing a lot of PAL material over with me.
I'm glad it's that easy as I'll be bringing a lot of PAL material over with me.
Jun 22nd 2008, 3:51 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Just read through some of those hacks and some of them are a right pain in the arse.
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Jun 22nd 2008, 3:56 pm
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Not all of them are, infact most aren't. If only they were that easy though.
Download this and burn this and then do this with the RC and at the end of it "oh you have to do this every time you turn it on". It's like getting immigration advice on BE.
Just spend the money and make life easier is always my option lol like you say hey it's America.
Download this and burn this and then do this with the RC and at the end of it "oh you have to do this every time you turn it on". It's like getting immigration advice on BE.
Just spend the money and make life easier is always my option lol like you say hey it's America.
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Jun 22nd 2008, 4:05 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Not all of them are, infact most aren't. If only they were that easy though.
Download this and burn this and then do this with the RC and at the end of it "oh you have to do this every time you turn it on". It's like getting immigration advice on BE.
Just spend the money and make life easier is always my option lol like you say hey it's America.
Download this and burn this and then do this with the RC and at the end of it "oh you have to do this every time you turn it on". It's like getting immigration advice on BE.
Just spend the money and make life easier is always my option lol like you say hey it's America.
Jun 22nd 2008, 4:10 pm
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Re: DVD Recorder / Player - UK DVD format
Dunno why we are making this so complicated. Get a Philips DVP5982 and you can't go wrong. They sell 'em in Target, Worst Buy and CC. Hack takes 2 minutes. You'll find what the extra features do (DivX/USB) when you get bored of US telly -- i.e. approx a month after you arrive.
