Does Blu-Ray player work on PAL format discs? - Blu-ray Forum

ferrarigirl45 · 12-30-2006, 07:57 PM

I have a movie that is only available in PAL format (not NTSC). Will a Blu-Ray DVD player read it? Many thanks.

thunderhawk · 12-30-2006, 10:45 PM

Erm... Is it a DVD? Or a BD?

Don Blish · 12-31-2006, 02:14 AM

I have a Sony BDP-S1 player purchased in the U.S. It does a great job on Hollywood BluRay releases and my own DVD+R discs. I had converted a few of my projects to PAL for European friends, and not suprisingly, they do not play in my BDP-S1. While there is a scaler in firmware that could theoretically take any size up to 1080x1920, I suspect they skip 576x720 primarialy to "protect" Hollywood content by region.

12-30-2006, 07:57 PM	#1
ferrarigirl45 New Member Member since:Dec 2006	Does Blu-Ray player work on PAL format discs? I have a movie that is only available in PAL format (not NTSC). Will a Blu-Ray DVD player read it? Many thanks.

12-31-2006, 02:14 AM	#3
Don Blish Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles	My U.S. model BDP-S1 will not play PAL discs I have a Sony BDP-S1 player purchased in the U.S. It does a great job on Hollywood BluRay releases and my own DVD+R discs. I had converted a few of my projects to PAL for European friends, and not suprisingly, they do not play in my BDP-S1. While there is a scaler in firmware that could theoretically take any size up to 1080x1920, I suspect they skip 576x720 primarialy to "protect" Hollywood content by region.

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12-30-2006, 10:45 PM	#2
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	Erm... Is it a DVD? Or a BD?

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