Can this player play Pal/Secam DVD's?
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I have the Sylvania NB500SL9 1080p Blu-Ray Player. Unlike the three older and cheaper DVD players, the Sylvania doesn't play PAL DVD.
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This is inaccurate.PAL discs are converted by the player. I have one and tested it soon after it arrived. It works flawlessly on my NTSC-only TV.This player will play literally almost ANYTHING. Format, code, region, you name it.
670431
It can play all regions with a pass code, that is easy as pie to get, and use only once. Be aware, even though this player can play PAL discs it does not do PAL 2:2 cadence, so you will see a poorer picture quality if upconverting(just like crap 3:2 pulldowns on NTSC, jaggies) If you are dgital and needs this feature you need one of the OPPO's with the Fajouda video chips...the 981, or 971. Hope that helpsStill great player :)
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Did you ever find out if it would play PAL format DVDs? I wonder it as well, i have one and i want to buy something on PAL format but i am afraid that once i buy it the player will not play them. Anyone know?
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This Player IS Compatible with DVD-R's. NOt sure what software your using to burn DVD's, but I have had No Problems since day one playing DVD-R's!!
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Hi. I don't know what PAL is? The DVD/VCR Combo that I purchased does play both DVD and VCR formats. However, the unit will not allow me to advance on the DVD format. Very disappointing.
1957999
Toshiba players don't play PAL. So buying hd-dvd's from Europe would be a waste of money. I own 3 Toshiba players, A2, A30 and A35 from which none playes PAL. I email cust srv from Toshiba and they told me that the players don't have a PAL decoder onboard. Bummer!
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You can play DVD's with other TV systems, like PAL, which is the system in Europe and also DVD's from other world regions like Asia, Australia, etc. . There are 6 regions, and the US is 1, if you buy a DVD in Spain, for example will be 2, and you won't be able to play that in a regular DVD but with this multiregion DVD player you will be OK. This is a wonderful DVD player..
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I have never tried the - Pal - format...( european ) any DVD you buy in this country will work fine.
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CHECK OUT THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION!"NTSC & PAL Playback (PAL playback requires a TV that also supports the PAL format)"ie, NO. Unlike other Philips DVD players you need a PAL TV to view PAL with this player.
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According to the operating instructions that came with the player, the BD-ROM region is A, and the DVD region is 1, so I believe it will not play any disk. I hope this answers the question.
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I did not get to try it out. I returned it because I could not play DVD's which were formatted in PAL (European) even though they were region free
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You probably won't like this answer. I could only get the player to work on one or two DVDs. I did lots of googling to try to find a fix. Nothing worked. I ended up just trashing it, since it was so cheap. Lesson learned. Find a used one at Goodwill or pay more for a decent unit. You gets what ya pay for.
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Yes, it will play DVDs from all regions. I play both Region 1 and 2 DVDs on mine.
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It should. I bought this because it plays multi-regional DVDs. I don't know where my 'foreign' DVDs came from. They do play fine. You could call Orei. I think they're in Brooklyn, NY.
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I don't think so. But, as I am concerned, I wouls not rebuy that player. Cannot read many many DVD Blu ray.
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Kumar: I cannot answer your question since I'm not familiar with PAL TV's. I can tell you that if a zone 1 region 1 player works on it, then this one will too.