Question About PAL DVDs
 

I was looking at a DVD that is "(Region All and PAL Format)" and I do not know if it would work on my system or not.

I have a Cyberhome CH300 which is supposed to be, region free do-able, but my TV is just a regular American TV. If I could get the disc to play, would it be viewable on my TV (in decent quality)?


We also have a Philips dvd player in the livingroom... It is a model 642/37 manufactured July 04. I finally found a model number on the back of the player. This is good news, right?

The Cyberhome must be set to NTSC-output (region-all) which will provide your TV with the proper signal.

Voila...

Ciao,
Pro-B

So you're saying this might be a "go"???

If the DVD is region all or 0, the Philips should play it without having to do anything at all.

Sue

cool :)

...and more!

Setting up the Cyberhome at NTSC-output and "Region-ALL" will allow you to play any dvd, from any region 1-5, regardless of the encoding (PAL or NTSC), which will allow your "American TV" (:)) to handle it without any hassle. A quick search will provide you with the needed information as to how to properly set up your player.

Ciao,
Pro-B

The Phillips 642 can easily made region-free and also does PAL-NTSC conversion. I bought one for my parents who now live in Mexico as they were having problems playing the local R4 DVDs but still wanted to play all their R1 dvs. I tested it out for them and was able to play R2 PAL, R2 NTSC, R3, R4 in addition to R1s.

A little late to the show, but yes on both players. I've owned both and each of them were capable of playing R2 PAL, R2, R3 and R4 disks. I didn't keep them very long so I couldn't respond to quality of playback however ...