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Viewing NTSC DVD's.
Just bought a couple of DVD's from the local charity shop and got them home only to find out they are region 1 and my DVD player wont play them.
I have looked on eBay and have seen a gadget that will mod the DVD player to make it region free. Just wondering what the quality is once you get them playing. As NTSC is a different standard to pal is the resolution and screen picture worse? If its worse then back to the shop they go.
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Just bought a couple of DVD's from the local charity shop and got them home only to find out they are region 1 and my DVD player wont play them.
I have looked on eBay and have seen a gadget that will mod the DVD player to make it region free. Just wondering what the quality is once you get them playing. As NTSC is a different standard to pal is the resolution and screen picture worse? If its worse then back to the shop they go. ![]() |
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Might be worth seeing if they play on your PC unless you want to spend out on a region hack/converter.
Note that most PC DVD players can change regions but only a couple of times and then they lock to the last used region. - there are region unlocks to get around that as well. Software could be used to remove the region coding and then you burn a non region version, albeit at the same NTSC quality, which should play on your home DVD player. Assuming you have a PC with DVD recorder of course. Have a look at this http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2026504 |
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Thanks Graham for that info. I think I will sell them on as the gadget is around £20 and hardly seems worth the effort. Think I will just check next time what region they are before buying.
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Might be worth seeing if they play on your PC unless you want to spend out on a region hack/converter.
Note that most PC DVD players can change regions but only a couple of times and then they lock to the last used region. - there are region unlocks to get around that as well. I tried them on the PC first. That's when I realised they were a different region. I wont bother changing the region as one of the films is almost 4 hours long and would rather watch from the comfort of the lounge rather than in front of the PC.
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Thanks Graham for that info. I think I will sell them on as the gadget is around £20 and hardly seems worth the effort. Think I will just check next time what region they are before buying.
If you have a modern TV the frame rate will not be an issue Many DVD players can be hacked for free to make them region free using a remote control. Google Region Free Hack for my DVD player make and model |
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Many DVD players can be hacked for free to make them region free using a remote control. Google Region Free Hack for my DVD player make and model |
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I have tried that but my model (panasonic DMP BD75) needs an extra remote gadget to fix the issue.
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That's quite common. Buy one from anywhere on the internet, use it for the code and return it under the distance selling regs
![]() ![]() Also its eBay so not sure that still counts. |
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Bit naughty.
![]() Also its eBay so not sure that still counts. Can't you connect your PC to your TV ? |
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best way around is either find a region free code for your dvd ALLEGEDLY or buy a region free dvd player ..... or even take them back to the charity shop and get replacements!
i would have noticed them as R1 myself, since i did some time in charity shop
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Normally all you need is a specific universal remote control. You can generally buy from anywhere. Having now have identified the model, I see it's not as simple as that.
Can't you connect your PC to your TV ?
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I have never had any problems with a region free DVD player when watching NTSC DVDs.
The thing with me is I'm not a fan of NTSC, I'm just so used to the PAL format. The picture quality is so much superior to me. |
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I know it's a bit late as OP no longer had DVDs but for future reference, there is a freeware package called "DVD region killer" that bypasses the region lock on PC DVDs so you do not use up your 5 changes. Also works if you have used up 5 changes.
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I know it's a bit late as OP no longer had DVDs but for future reference, there is a freeware package called "DVD region killer" that bypasses the region lock on PC DVDs so you do not use up your 5 changes. Also works if you have used up 5 changes.
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Or you could just use VLC, which will ignore any region coding, to play them on the PC.
I was unaware VLC could bypass region codes but admittedly I have never tried it. Do you have to copy DVD to hard disk first? I assume windows 10 has same issues re. mpeg2 and dvds. Will need to check. |
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Interesting point - especially for users of windows 8+ which does not provide an mpeg2 codec for windows media player. This was (allegedly) to avoid licensing charges.
I was unaware VLC could bypass region codes but admittedly I have never tried it. Do you have to copy DVD to hard disk first? |
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