PAL DVDs on PS3?

[Thorn2k]

I read a couple places that the PS3 allows the PAL format now due to an update?

Its late and I didn't do a whole lot of research on this yet.. but, I found a VERY good deal on the Phantasm Sphere box set and its only $30 shipped, new. But, the disks are PAL. I can't find a new NTSC version it seems.

I may still get it and convert the disks to NTSC with my PC. But, I'd rather not if I can avoid it.

[richieb1971]

Surely all PAL discs are region 2 and 4. If your machine is region 1 for DVD it still will not work.

I would not buy any PAL discs for use on a US PS3.

[4K2K]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Surely all PAL discs are region 2 and 4. If your machine is region 1 for DVD it still will not work.

I would not buy any PAL discs for use on a US PS3.

No they can be region 0 (ie. region free) too, just like Blu-ray titles can be "all regions" too.

[bhampton]

Sony's newest players (S370, 470, 570) are sometimes cheap on sale ($119 recently) and can be made region-free without much trouble.

Two of my neighbors just bought those players this past weekend and I helped them with setup.

I want to pick one up too because of the region-free DVDs and also because they play SACDs.

Edit- I used to make MP4's out of my region 2 DVDs and put those on the PS3's hard drive but that's ultimately not practical, I would rather have a region-free player available to use.


-Brian

[jawsfan1975]

I tried various PAL dvd's I have and non of them played on my PS3.

[Blacklac]

There is a sticky at the top of the page about players that support PAL. Some convert 50hz to 60hz and some output 50hz as is.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-pl...atibility.html

[Thorn2k]

Thanks for the info..

Damn I REALLY want one of these movie sets. Might just buy it anway to have it since its only gonna be about $15 after some money I have left in paypal. Makes it easier to justify that way.

hmmm.. oh well.

[Clark Kent]

Region A Sony PS3s will never support PAL video, it is used as a form of price control so Europeans do not import them cheaper than purchasing a Region B PS3.

The only Region A PS3 models to support PAL are from Hong Kong, but they are more costly than buying one in America.