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Old 11-16-01 | 02:29 PM
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Are VCDs coded for region?
Silly question maybe, but I've never had a vcd before...

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Old 11-16-01 | 08:56 PM
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Re: Are VCDs coded for region?
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Silly question maybe, but I've never had a vcd before...
A VCD is just a CD with certain types of movie files on it. They can not be region-encoded.
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Old 11-16-01 | 10:18 PM
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Old 11-17-01 | 02:10 AM
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But some VCDs can be PAL format
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Old 11-17-01 | 01:30 PM
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Originally posted by Trigger
But some VCDs can be PAL format
I didn't mention that because it doesn't really matter. ALL VCDs, PAL or NTSC, can play on all computers. And DVD player that can play VCDs, can play PAL or NTSC, no matter what type of TV you have. People watching PAL VCDs on an NTSC TV will notice that the picture seems slightly vertically compressed, that's all.
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If this isn't already part of a local FAQ perhaps it should be. I believe that the PAL (mostly non-) issue came up in previous threads also: <A HREF="http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152318" target=_blank">one, two

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