help!! how do i play a PAL dvd in usa

[skituner]

i just got back from england where i bought Clarkson Shootout
im dying to watch it but of course i forgot the fact that it is PAL so i doesent work in my dvd player
are there anyways that i could watch it???

*btw i got tons of pics of england. ill post them as soon as i can

[T-Bird]

well you can watch it on your computer without any trouble at all otherwise you have to get a PAL DVD player and TV good luck with the later.

[PATo355]

Im told that you can rip the DVD change the format to NTSC and burn it into dvd , is that right?

[T-Bird]

yeah but you have to get the proper software to convert it which you will probably have to pay for, I've tried free ones before and they always disapoint.

[DMbaseball1604]

yeah I've done it with Dr. Divx...and it that works great...but yes you do have to pay for it

[No.1]

Hmmm.... get a a MULTIREGION Player or hack for your model

I live in the UK... PAL.... and play loads of NTSC discs on my PAL TV and multiregion DVD Player.

i am not sure if a PAL dvd would play on an NTSC TV Set

Here is a DVD Hack guide... using the remote to set your player's region from 1/2 to Region 0

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

[TT]

The problem dude is that while here most of our TV set can play both NTSC and PAL vids, we can just hack our DVD players (like I did of course). In the US their TV can't read the PAL signal even if the player can play it

[No.1]

^^^
I thought that may have been the problem. :roll:

That's shit then

I suppose playing on your PC (maybe using a card with TV-Out) is the only viable solution

[T-Bird]

or using one of those new 30" displays from Mac

[No.1]

^^^

Hmm... £2500 :shock: ... the Ultimate computer screen

[SFDMALEX]

Yes a PAL DVD can be played on an NTSC TV. "PAL" DVDs just has a slightly higher resolution, but it can still be played. Dont forget that its all MPEG 2 anyway.

One solution would be to get an xbox, chip it, and install a multi region DVD player in it.

Second would be to watch on your TV through your computers TV-OUT.

[T-Bird]

Originally Posted by thenumber1 ^^^ Hmm... £2500 :shock: ... the Ultimate computer screen

And the best part is you have to have a special video card to view the damn thing because of the pixel count

Originally Posted by Apple Store Dual Link DVI The 30-inch Cinema HD Display* requires the next level of DVI connectivity — dual link to drive the massive amount of pixels to the screen. And the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL graphics card delivers, with the most advanced graphics engine available. This card, designed specifically to support the dual link DVI connection, delivers 2560 by 1600 resolution. Even better, it can drive two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays*, giving you the ultimate creative canvas.

[skituner]

what about ps2
do think that i would work??

[No.1]

Originally Posted by T-Bird Originally Posted by thenumber1 ^^^ Hmm... £2500 :shock: ... the Ultimate computer screen And the best part is you have to have a special video card to view the damn thing because of the pixel count

And... to work with a PC requires an adapter... £50+

[T-Bird]

nope same deal with the PS2 ask TT he has both versions