UK Players Support both NTSC and PAL? - Blu-ray Forum

LordCrumb · 06-28-2012, 08:34 PM

Do all UK players support both NTSC and PAL?

If not, does anyone have a list of which do?

Prim · 06-28-2012, 09:03 PM

I don't live in the UK, but Norway share the same DVD and BD region code, and both PAL and NTSC support has been standard over here for the last 15 years or more. I would be very surprised if UK players didn't support both as a general rule.

EDIT: Since I have a dedicated DVD player for all my DVDs (have actually never played a DVD in my Toshiba BDX3100 BD player before now), I just tried a Region 1 disc, and it played fine, just like I predicted. So I really don't think this problem really exists in Europe and Australia (many, or at least some, Region 4 DVDs are in fact NTSC), but if you went the other way around and bought a player from the US/Canada, it would exist. My US PS3 for instance, won't touch anything with PAL written on it, but EU PS3's support NTSC.

LordCrumb · 06-28-2012, 10:20 PM

Thanks Prim!!

I'd still like to hear from any UK members though, just to be sure

Prim · 06-28-2012, 10:58 PM

No problem, I'm happy to help.

Since my Toshiba player is region free, I'd thought it would be best if I covered my a$$ completely here, so I tried the Australian release of Terror Firmer (which is region 0 and NTSC), and that played fine in my Norway-bought PS3 (which is identical to UK versions, and does not play Region 1 locked discs). I'm not saying that you do, but a lot of people confuse region locking with PAL/NTSC, which are two different things completely.

4K2K · 07-01-2012, 09:52 PM

My 2 Blu-ray players do. As far as I know, all UK Blu-ray players will (these days anyway - in the very early days of Blu-ray I think the UK PS3 might not have supported 1080/50i Blu-rays).

Also, to get a HD Ready badge in Europe, a TV must support both 50 & 60Hz I think.

In fact a lot of the extras on UK Blu-rays are 480/60i ("NTSC") or 1080/60i (if they're not one of the other formats) - or sometimes 1080/60i for the main content.

Note: This is different from region coding. It won't play if it's a different region code and if the player can't play that region.

06-28-2012, 08:34 PM	#1
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:948 DVD collection:97 Blu-ray reviews:12 Hardware reviews:1 Trading Score:24	UK Players Support both NTSC and PAL? Do all UK players support both NTSC and PAL? If not, does anyone have a list of which do? WANTED: WWE & RAW Magazines - 2002,2003 and 2004

06-28-2012, 09:03 PM	#2
Prim Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Norway Blu-ray collection:278 PS3 collection:20 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I don't live in the UK, but Norway share the same DVD and BD region code, and both PAL and NTSC support has been standard over here for the last 15 years or more. I would be very surprised if UK players didn't support both as a general rule. EDIT: Since I have a dedicated DVD player for all my DVDs (have actually never played a DVD in my Toshiba BDX3100 BD player before now), I just tried a Region 1 disc, and it played fine, just like I predicted. So I really don't think this problem really exists in Europe and Australia (many, or at least some, Region 4 DVDs are in fact NTSC), but if you went the other way around and bought a player from the US/Canada, it would exist. My US PS3 for instance, won't touch anything with PAL written on it, but EU PS3's support NTSC. Last edited by Prim; 06-28-2012 at 09:39 PM.

06-28-2012, 10:20 PM	#3
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:948 DVD collection:97 Blu-ray reviews:12 Hardware reviews:1 Trading Score:24	Thanks Prim!! I'd still like to hear from any UK members though, just to be sure WANTED: WWE & RAW Magazines - 2002,2003 and 2004

07-01-2012, 09:52 PM	#5
4K2K Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Region B	My 2 Blu-ray players do. As far as I know, all UK Blu-ray players will (these days anyway - in the very early days of Blu-ray I think the UK PS3 might not have supported 1080/50i Blu-rays). Also, to get a HD Ready badge in Europe, a TV must support both 50 & 60Hz I think. In fact a lot of the extras on UK Blu-rays are 480/60i ("NTSC") or 1080/60i (if they're not one of the other formats) - or sometimes 1080/60i for the main content. Note: This is different from region coding. It won't play if it's a different region code and if the player can't play that region. Last edited by 4K2K; 07-01-2012 at 11:00 PM.

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06-28-2012, 10:58 PM	#4
Prim Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Norway Blu-ray collection:278 PS3 collection:20 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	No problem, I'm happy to help. Since my Toshiba player is region free, I'd thought it would be best if I covered my a$$ completely here, so I tried the Australian release of Terror Firmer (which is region 0 and NTSC), and that played fine in my Norway-bought PS3 (which is identical to UK versions, and does not play Region 1 locked discs). I'm not saying that you do, but a lot of people confuse region locking with PAL/NTSC, which are two different things completely.