Difference between ntsc and PAL dvd`s

[Spaceritual]

Hi all ,

I hope I have the right place to post this question..

I want to buy the latest Avengers( 17 disk Emma Peel episodes with previously unseen episodes) dvd box set but so far it is only available in NTSC region 1 format...if i play it on a region free dvd player and my PAL digital telly will the quality be really bad?

Can not find any info on a region 2 relase at all....


thanks

John

[Trash Man]

PAL has a slightly higher resoultion than NTSC, but this depends on the DVD. Some NTSC discs maybe enhanced NTSC, in that case they will have a higher resoultion than a standard PAL DVD. In the same way some PAL DVD's maybe enhanced PAL, in this case they have the highest of all DVD resoultions. (not inc HD-DVD ofc)

Having said all that, you won't notice much if any difference between PAL and NTSC DVD quality.

[Funkstar]

of course, your TV will have to handle the NTSC signal being sent by the DVD player. Many older sets don't.

[directhex]

NTSC DVD resolution: 720 x 480
PAL DVD resolution: 720 x 576

NTSC DVD framerate: 24 or 30 or a mix of both
PAL DVD framerate: 25

[Spaceritual]

Hi all and thanks,

Already ordered the box set now , my newest telly is an Evesham 32'' Alqemi S LCD TV. Hopefully this will work fine-ish?

The strange thing is , at least to me , the price difference between USA and Uk prices .Europe prices for the avengers box set seem to be about £100-120 and sometimes more...USA it works out at £50 even if i can done for 17.5% vat its a big saving

[directhex]

Originally Posted by Spaceritual

Hi all and thanks,

Already ordered the box set now , my newest telly is an Evesham 32'' Alqemi S LCD TV. Hopefully this will work fine-ish?

The strange thing is , at least to me , the price difference between USA and Uk prices .Europe prices for the avengers box set seem to be about £100-120 and sometimes more...USA it works out at £50 even if i can done for 17.5% vat its a big saving

yeah, but interlaced NTSC content is always a let-down compared to PAL

[Funkstar]

The NTSC colour space is a little different to PAL, so thanks can sometime look a little odd, usually a little on the orange side. I think things are better than they used to be however.

[Spaceritual]

Originally Posted by Funkstar

The NTSC colour space is a little different to PAL, so thanks can sometime look a little odd, usually a little on the orange side. I think things are better than they used to be however.

Luckily the best Emma Peel avengers were the black and white ones so this will not be a problem I hope

John