WHY CAN U CONVERT NTSC VHS TO PAL BUT NOT NTSC DVD TO PAL?

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 01 May 2006, 07:24

Come on all you technology experts fill me in.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 01 May 2006, 09:12

You can...

Use a DVD player (multi region) and scart it up to a DVD record (multi region).

Have the NTSC disc in the DVD player, set the DVD to PAL mode.

Have the DVD recorder in PAL mode - put in a blank DISC.

Play on the player, record on the recorder.

What you have recorded is a PAL version of the NTSC disc.

Easy.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 01 May 2006, 09:14

i have about 500 ntsc dvd disk i keep all of them dont bother converting them. would rather keep the quality.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 01 May 2006, 09:18

REAL_DEAL wrote:i have about 500 ntsc dvd disk i keep all of them dont bother converting them. would rather keep the quality.

I do that aswell, there is little point converting as most DVD players (and tele's) in the UK play NTSC Disc's fine.... But it is possible if you want to do it.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 02 May 2006, 07:33

stujones wrote:You can...

Use a DVD player (multi region) and scart it up to a DVD record (multi region).

Have the NTSC disc in the DVD player, set the DVD to PAL mode.

Have the DVD recorder in PAL mode - put in a blank DISC.

Play on the player, record on the recorder.

What you have recorded is a PAL version of the NTSC disc.

Easy.

Na it doesnt work like that it wont be a PAL copy...

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 02 May 2006, 09:12

overhand_right wrote:
stujones wrote:You can...

Use a DVD player (multi region) and scart it up to a DVD record (multi region).

Have the NTSC disc in the DVD player, set the DVD to PAL mode.

Have the DVD recorder in PAL mode - put in a blank DISC.

Play on the player, record on the recorder.

What you have recorded is a PAL version of the NTSC disc.

Easy.
Depends on the machine you have purchased I guess - when I put this into a my PC DVD drive it says "disc format - PAL" and it plays on DVD connect to an old TV that cannot play NTSC stuff in colour or full screen. When playing this disc it is full screen and colour.

Just saying my experiences.

Na it doesnt work like that it wont be a PAL copy...

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 08 May 2006, 10:24

Interesting.... any more opinions????

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 09 May 2006, 08:51

Come on all you technology geniuses