[SEL] OT...DVD,playable in the US

[peter ogborne]

Thanks Peter....we'll keep trying.
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Subject: Re: [SEL] OT...DVD,playable in the US


> On 04/04/07, peter ogborne <jopeter at omninet.net.au> wrote:
>> I have sent a DVD recorded here in Australia to a friend in the US .He is
>> unable to play it ,the message being that it is the wrong format.Any help
>> would be appreciated!
>> Peter Ogborne
>
> If the DVD is played on a PC, then it's not normally a problem as the
> TV element is not specific (PAL against NTSC or SECAM)
>
> Plenty of DVD player programmes on the net, or you can get DVD players
> that can be set to play one or the other. We bought a DVD player in
> the States a couple of years ago on one of our visits, it could be set
> up to play PAL or NTSC on the remote control. We also found a 'hack'
> on the web to make it 'Region-Free' so we can play any region DVD's on
> it.
>
> Peter
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