Will PAL DVDs look like crap on PC with a software DVD encoder?
07-05-02, 03:08 AM
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Will PAL DVDs look like crap on PC with a software DVD encoder?
I'm thinking of buying an affordable DVD-ROM drive that can be firmware upgraded to region free.
I will be using a software DVD encoder as opposed to a hardware one.
Is this worth doing or will PAL DVDs have some kind of conversion problem and will play but not be pleasant to watch?
I will be using a software DVD encoder as opposed to a hardware one.
Is this worth doing or will PAL DVDs have some kind of conversion problem and will play but not be pleasant to watch?
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07-05-02, 08:19 AM
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I haven't had any trouble with mine. It's an old drive - Toshiba SD-M1202 but everything looks fine. You'll need a decent amount of power to keep sound/picture from stuttering with the software decoder, but that's true for any disc, not just a PAL disc. I've got an Athlon 1900, 256mg of RAM and a GeForce 3 Ti200, running PowerDVD XP. As long as your machine can handle the decoding, the PAL conversion shouldn't present a problem.
I've also watched region-free PAL discs on my iMac and that has handled the conversion with no problem, as well.
I've also watched region-free PAL discs on my iMac and that has handled the conversion with no problem, as well.
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As this seems to have been asked and answered, I think it is safe to close rather than moving to the Computer & DVD-ROM Forum which would be its natural home IMO.
The threadstarter is, of course, free to seek additional input there; perhaps by bumping a pre-existing thread if the information you seek hasn't already been posted:
Benedict
The threadstarter is, of course, free to seek additional input there; perhaps by bumping a pre-existing thread if the information you seek hasn't already been posted:
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Benedict
