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semig · 02-02-2002, 03:28 PM

I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on this for me....

I'm currently thinking about purchasing a region free NTSC/PAL DVD player. My question is this, while the player can handle PAL stuff, does my TV have to be able to handle this format as well?

I have a Mitsubishi WS-55819 and haven't been able to find in the manual if it can handle the signal.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Shawn

Kimmo · 02-02-2002, 04:25 PM

If a NTSC/PAL DVD player works the same way as it's VCR counterpart, you don't need a special TV. All the video translation is done before it hits the TV. I have one of those VCRs, a Samsung, and it works just fine with tapes from Europe. The TV is an older Panasonic GAOO.

02-02-2002, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
semig Supporting Actor Join Date: Jan 2002	NTSC / PAL question from a newbie I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on this for me.... I'm currently thinking about purchasing a region free NTSC/PAL DVD player. My question is this, while the player can handle PAL stuff, does my TV have to be able to handle this format as well? I have a Mitsubishi WS-55819 and haven't been able to find in the manual if it can handle the signal. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Shawn

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02-02-2002, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kimmo Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Da Innernet	If a NTSC/PAL DVD player works the same way as it's VCR counterpart, you don't need a special TV. All the video translation is done before it hits the TV. I have one of those VCRs, a Samsung, and it works just fine with tapes from Europe. The TV is an older Panasonic GAOO.