can american dvd players play pal?
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Sony DVD players and recorders sold in the United States support the NTSC video format standard and Region 1 discs. The units are not able to play or record discs in the PAL or SECAM video format standard. They are also not compatible with any other region codes .
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The bottom line is that DVDs -- and DVD playback hardware -- bought in the UK are set to region 2, while in the US everything is set to region 1. This means that you can't play a DVD bought in the UK in a US-bought player (or vice-versa).
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You can't play NTSC video or DVD on PAL system or PAL video on NTSC system. The solution is to use a NTSC to PAL converter to change NSTC to PAL standard with several options. ... This program not only convert video from NTSC to PAL, but also convert NTSC DVD to PAL DVD.
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As we know, most old DVD players only support DVD video on DVD disc, they cannot play any video file not to mention MP4 file. ... Because DVD video is some kind of MPEG-2 video, this format is supported by nearly all DVD players. MP4 is newer than AVI format, some players doesn't support MP4 but support AVI.
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All TVs in the USA are sold with the NTSC system only. Whereas in INDIA we have the PAL B/G TV system and all cable/DTH/ DVDs are in PAL only.
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PAL and NTSC are analog television standards. The UK stopped transmitting in PAL in 2012 and have switched to DVB-T2. If you dust off a VCR tape, it will be in PAL. DVDs will be labelled PAL, though it's not precisely true.
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All of our multi region DVD player or region free DVD player units are able to read and decode both PAL and NTSC films and output them to your PAL TV. If you have an NTSC TV that's also no problem as our multi region DVD player units can output an NTSC signal too.
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Yes, albeit in some cases with a bit of a caveat. You should be able to put just about any disc from any region into your PS4 and it should play. I have been using a mixture of US, Japanese and European games all on the same PS4 without any problems whatsoever so far.
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It is generally the content on a DVD that makes it region-specific, not the DVD itself. A blank DVD can be used in any DVD player compatible with DVD-R/-RW once content is recorded to it on a computer or stand-alone DVD recorder. Whether you can play them in any given region depends what you recorded on the discs.
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UK DVDs are typically encoded to the UK PAL encoding standard. US players used NTSC, though it's possible that some players support both. 2nd consideration is that DVDs are typically locked to a particular region - typically US players will only play Region 1 DVDs, while UK DVDs are typically Region 2.
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Fortunately, we have good news – Sony has a wide variety of excellent models to choose from. ... All Sony Region-Free Blu-Ray Players are reverse compatible, meaning that they can play Blu-Ray and DVD discs from any region in the world.
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PAL/NTSC formats are are not the same as regions! It's the video world equivalent to OPEC, where studios attempt to control not only pricing, but where DVDs can be played. Most all players are capable of playing both PAL and NTSC, however few machines (unless hacked) are capable of playing other regions.
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A PAL compatible TV set or a PAL/NTSC signal converter. Or alternatively you can watch a DVD via your DVD ROM drive on your PC/Laptop. British, European and Australian Ebayers really have few problems playing any countries/other region DVDs in whatever format as long as they have a multi-region DVD player.
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The UK, Europe, Australia, etc use the 625 line 50Hz PAL system. Japan, USA and Canada use the 525 line 60Hz NTSC system. ... For example, a basic European DVD player (PAL Region 2 only) will be able to play a Japanese disc (NTSC Region 2), but not a US (NTSC Region 1) disc.
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The DVDs from Australian is Region 4, while in UK is Region 2. So DVDs in Australian can't work in UK. As I know, you can change the region of DVD Player for 5 times. You can take it for a try.
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Note: All DVDs sold by Amazon.ca follow the NTSC format and contain North American country code information ("Region 1"). These discs will play on DVD machines intended for use in North America.
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A UK DVD is normally region 2 and PAL. Occasionally (normally specialist DVD's) it might be region 0. A Region 0 DVD can be played in any DVD player. A region 2 can only be played in a region 2 DVD player.