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I wanna buy Ocean's 11 on DVD(region1) but is there much difference in the picture quality between a Region 1 DVD and a Region 2 DVD?
I know there is *some* difference but is the difference so big that I might as well wait for the Region 2 release.
Before you ask..Yes my player is Multi Region and I have tried a region 1 DVD on it before but that was an old Cartoon(rock on Transformers) and it looks exactly the same as my Region 2 DVDs.
anyways enough babble. Please someone help.
I wanna buy Ocean's 11 on DVD(region1) but is there much difference in the picture quality between a Region 1 DVD and a Region 2 DVD?
I know there is *some* difference but is the difference so big that I might as well wait for the Region 2 release.
Before you ask..Yes my player is Multi Region and I have tried a region 1 DVD on it before but that was an old Cartoon(rock on Transformers) and it looks exactly the same as my Region 2 DVDs.
anyways enough babble. Please someone help.
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Yep I'm a lucky gal, my player has a switch at the back for NTSC and AUTO... yay me!
I'm glad to see you read the whole post properly.....
Especially the part which says I have an Xwave LB900 ;)
Especially the part which says I have an Xwave LB900 ;)
Bonus wrote:
> I'm just lucky and made sure I could source an all region DVD player
> which let me set it up exactly the way I wanted.
Which player do you use bonus?
> I'm just lucky and made sure I could source an all region DVD player
> which let me set it up exactly the way I wanted.
Which player do you use bonus?
Righty then, this is a funny question to answer because many people will tell you they know the truth, but ignore them, and listen to me......
Region 1 DVDs are encoded in NTSC format.
Region 2 DVDs are encoded in PAL format.
However, most multi-region DVD players are very clever inventions and you'll never notice the difference.
If your lucky, your DVD player will let you select an output mode. I have an Xwave LB900, and it does exactly that. I can chose PAL, NTSC or Auto.
If I chose PAL, every DVD played in the system will playback in PAL mode, however, because the DVD is encoded in NTSC it will skip every couple of seconds, because of the difference in the format, although most DVD players can work around this so you never notice it.
If I chose NTSC, every DVD will playback in NTSC (less lines, higher refresh (60hz)).
If I chose auto, the player will detect what format the disc is in, and play it back in this default mode.
In terms of picture quality, the difference is noticable on most systems. The colour quality is the most important thing. NTSC playback doesn't support as many colours as PAL, and as an effect will have a washed out look when playing back DVDs. This is down to the way that the TV displays the information on the screen and nothing to do with the actual DVD or the DVD player.
Now, some DVD players will also give you the option of playing back in PAL60. Which is basically PAL but with a refresh rate of 60hz rather than 50hz. This allows NTSC DVDs to play on a PAL format colour system but keep their 60hz refresh.
In the end, most of these options will be unavailable to you, and your DVD player will have set defaults for each scenario.
I'm just lucky and made sure I could source an all region DVD player which let me set it up exactly the way I wanted.
Region 1 DVDs are encoded in NTSC format.
Region 2 DVDs are encoded in PAL format.
However, most multi-region DVD players are very clever inventions and you'll never notice the difference.
If your lucky, your DVD player will let you select an output mode. I have an Xwave LB900, and it does exactly that. I can chose PAL, NTSC or Auto.
If I chose PAL, every DVD played in the system will playback in PAL mode, however, because the DVD is encoded in NTSC it will skip every couple of seconds, because of the difference in the format, although most DVD players can work around this so you never notice it.
If I chose NTSC, every DVD will playback in NTSC (less lines, higher refresh (60hz)).
If I chose auto, the player will detect what format the disc is in, and play it back in this default mode.
In terms of picture quality, the difference is noticable on most systems. The colour quality is the most important thing. NTSC playback doesn't support as many colours as PAL, and as an effect will have a washed out look when playing back DVDs. This is down to the way that the TV displays the information on the screen and nothing to do with the actual DVD or the DVD player.
Now, some DVD players will also give you the option of playing back in PAL60. Which is basically PAL but with a refresh rate of 60hz rather than 50hz. This allows NTSC DVDs to play on a PAL format colour system but keep their 60hz refresh.
In the end, most of these options will be unavailable to you, and your DVD player will have set defaults for each scenario.
I'm just lucky and made sure I could source an all region DVD player which let me set it up exactly the way I wanted.
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> And they got it from various games/shows calling monkeys either Mojo
> or Jojo, so they stuck them together, great eh?
For some reason I keep hearing it in Police Chief Wiggums voice? ...
I think I'm confusing it from a episode where Wiggum sings out of tune to some rotweillers to make them angry, before releasing them to help pacify a rioting Springfield (though in the end they just attack Wiggum)... I dunno???
It made me laugh when I saw your name anyway... :)
> And they got it from various games/shows calling monkeys either Mojo
> or Jojo, so they stuck them together, great eh?
For some reason I keep hearing it in Police Chief Wiggums voice? ...
I think I'm confusing it from a episode where Wiggum sings out of tune to some rotweillers to make them angry, before releasing them to help pacify a rioting Springfield (though in the end they just attack Wiggum)... I dunno???
It made me laugh when I saw your name anyway... :)
No, it's from the first episode of Powerpuff Girls I ever saw
And they got it from various games/shows calling monkeys either Mojo or Jojo, so they stuck them together, great eh?
And they got it from various games/shows calling monkeys either Mojo or Jojo, so they stuck them together, great eh?
MoJoJoJo... is your name from the Simpsons?
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Sony, and no, not all DVD players are multiregional, because mine
> isn't, it's region 2 only
And some of them only allow you to change regions a set number of times before they lock
> Sony, and no, not all DVD players are multiregional, because mine
> isn't, it's region 2 only
And some of them only allow you to change regions a set number of times before they lock
Mystique wrote:
> MoJo..whats you're DVD player then?
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Sony, and no, not all DVD players are multiregional, because mine isn't, it's region 2 only
> MoJo..whats you're DVD player then?
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Sony, and no, not all DVD players are multiregional, because mine isn't, it's region 2 only
Res€vilfan wrote:
> PAL=More lines, better resolution
>
> NTSC=Better refresh rate, smoother presentation
>
> Conclusion=NTSC is better, why? 95% of games come from the NTSC format
> and get struck by large borders and 17.5% slowdown in the PAL
> conversion.
>
> I rest my case :-)
None of which is really true...
PAL = more lines, better picture quality
NSTC = faster refresh
Conclusion PAL is the better system. Games distributors should stop being so cheap
> PAL=More lines, better resolution
>
> NTSC=Better refresh rate, smoother presentation
>
> Conclusion=NTSC is better, why? 95% of games come from the NTSC format
> and get struck by large borders and 17.5% slowdown in the PAL
> conversion.
>
> I rest my case :-)
None of which is really true...
PAL = more lines, better picture quality
NSTC = faster refresh
Conclusion PAL is the better system. Games distributors should stop being so cheap
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