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donaldheil · 05-15-2008, 05:51 AM

I kinda need an explanation for this.

I know that PAL is different from NTSC because it has more lines of resolution.

I know that this problem in HIGH DEFINITION doesn't matter, because the conversion to 720 p and up makes whatever is under that standard (e.g. 480 in NTSC) irrelevant.

With that in mind, I tried to play a PAL dvd (REGION 0) in my "REGION A" BLU RAY player, wihich upconverts to 1080p to a TV that supports that signal.

The question is: WHY AM I NOT ABLE TO WATCH THAT DVD, if the native resolution is upconverted?

The same would be applied to some bonus materials in some Region Free Blu Rays, in which you can see the main feature but not the PAL extras.

I hope that the answer is not too technical. Whatever, I want an answer.

Thanks-

05-15-2008, 05:51 AM	#1
donaldheil Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:539 Blu-ray reviews: 58	Technical question about PAL and Blu Ray upconversion I kinda need an explanation for this. I know that PAL is different from NTSC because it has more lines of resolution. I know that this problem in HIGH DEFINITION doesn't matter, because the conversion to 720 p and up makes whatever is under that standard (e.g. 480 in NTSC) irrelevant. With that in mind, I tried to play a PAL dvd (REGION 0) in my "REGION A" BLU RAY player, wihich upconverts to 1080p to a TV that supports that signal. The question is: WHY AM I NOT ABLE TO WATCH THAT DVD, if the native resolution is upconverted? The same would be applied to some bonus materials in some Region Free Blu Rays, in which you can see the main feature but not the PAL extras. I hope that the answer is not too technical. Whatever, I want an answer. Thanks-