A dvd player model which will convert pal to ntsc ?

Any recommendations?

Im moving to the USA and am taking my region2 dvd collection with me.

I need to buy a dvd player to watch them on.

Ive looked at amazon who dont appear to supply multiregion players to the
usa, only to the uk?.

Any advice / recommendations would be appreciated

Thank you

 

Playing PAL discs in an NTSC player isn't usually a problem. Most of the
players sold in the US do this without a problem.

However, region coding is going to be an issue for you. Do a search of this
page (the only page I recommend on that site. LOL) before you buy any
particular model.

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdhacks.php

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Am i right in thinking the players in the us are slightly different to those
in the uk?.
ie power wise? and they are set to output ntsc not pal ?

Im thinking of buying a toshiba 330 from amazon.com. according to that site
I can make this multiregion via a hack.
I currently have one of these players bought here in the uk which is
multiregion but a uk model.

Forgive my ignorance, i'm unsure what works and what won't.

It also turns out most of your tv's of which ill be buying are all
progressive
scan to, so i should also consider a progressive scan dvd player!

 

dvd player!

The JVC's at 220Electronics have been highly regarded:

http://www.220-electronics.com/dvd/jvc600.htm

http://www.220-electronics.com/

Good luck!

 

"Mike" > Am i right in thinking the players in the us are slightly different
to those

One thing you need to be aware of is while many players will *play* a Pal or
NTSC format dvd, it may not have the onboard converter so the picture
displays properly on your tv or monitor. Surprisingly, many of the cheap
Hong Kong dvd players have this feature built in. The Daewoo S151 dvd player
for instance is all region and also has a Pal/NTSC onboard converter and
goes for under 100 bucks. It does not have progressive scan and it is a
"cheap" player that doesn't output as quality picture and sound as say,
higher end Pioneer, Toshiba or Sony dvd player but it will do the job.

Almost any dvd player can be hacked to provide playback of any region dvds
including the few that have onboard PAL converters, but to get a really
decent player w/progressive scan and top flight image and sound, you may
need to check out online sellers who do mods for the better "name" players.

T.B.

 

See:

http://www.gandhiappliances.com/codefreedvd1.asp

 

I bought a philips 724, it converts PAL to NTSC and is SUPER EASY to
make region free. Just punch in 1111 on the remote and then choose
region 0. As far as I remember it works with both 110 and 220 volts
and it has component/composite/S-Video outputs.

Keld Landin-Petersen.

 

Well, everything is different power-wise. We run on 110, you run on 220. I
can regale you with stories of American tourists suddenly discovering that
their hair dryer has become a flame thrower, if you like... <G>

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lol

 

Thanks for the input. Very much appreciated
Its the same here we have cheap daewoo etc players which seem to do
everything but
the picture quality is not as good as the pioneer/tosh/sony players.
I would like to buy one of these 3 brands because these are the 3 best for
dvd players imo.
I will probably be looking to buy a Rear Projection or Plasma screen, again
one of the above 3 brands.
Do you guys not have a couple of wellknown, reputable online stores you use
to buy your multiregion players from ?.
Here i the UK we have 2 or 3 where most people order their multiregion dvd
players from
one infact is amazon.co.uk but your USA amazon.com doesnt appear to supply
multiregion versions.

 

was ideally looking for a tosh, pioneer, sony, but will definately have a
look at this, thanks for the info.

 

Thanks .

At the top of the page though it says:

LOW PRICES Guarantee 220 Volt Appliances

These must be uk models?. Cheaper just to bring mine with me ;-)

 

Mike,
You guys on the other side of the pond have different gear available,
but of course it's all available on the web. I live in the US and have a
number of players, but for multi-region and/or multi-format I use a Momitsu
DVD-V880. It's an HK sourced machine and not only does PAL to NTSC, NTSC to
PAL, but it also has a progressive scan DVI output with a built-in video
scaler!!!! It also has the normal componant outputs for non-hdtv displays.
To be fair, I own some pretty nice (read expensive) players and the image
quality of the DVI output from the Momi' to an HDTV display, a projector in
my case, is incredible at either 720p or 1080i. This goofy little player
only cost's 220US and in many respects equals the image from a medium grade
standalone scaler. Un-effing-believable.
Here's the link so you can read about some of the stuff that is
available at low cost:
https://www2.setssl.com/~hivizone/dvdplayer/main_frame.htm
Welcome to America, or as they say in Ireland- "All the bloody best!"
Mike Davis

 

Jake,
Regarding playing PAL DVD's in the US.
I wonder if you could add some specifics to the generalized "Most of the
players sold in the US do this without a problem".
I have a (legally) region-free PAL DVD (from the UK) that I want to play
in the US on a US DVD player.
I have a Tenlab PAL/NTSC convertor box that enables my NTSC TV to
correctly display from a PAL source.
My Region 1 DVD player (Sony DVP-S300) refuses to play, saying "Playing
this disc prohibited by area limits"
My computer says that the disk is Region 1 thru 6

I wonder if the "most" is more like "most new" ... any examples of
current DVD players (Sony if you know) that you know play PAL would be
appreciated.

Thanks
Jon