Yes, they are. But that's like saying they're Mac or PC. The disc is the
same, it's the content that's different. The PAL content won't play on your
US TV, even if your DVD player is PAL-compatible, see?
on 5/18/04 7:27 PM, Rocky Frisco at rock@rocky-frisco.com wrote:
> Lew Palmer wrote:
>
>> Like someone else mentioned, the PAL compatibility only comes into effect
>> when you hook it up to the TV. It's the broadcast signal that determines to
>> necessary output format. The DVD disc itself is format neutral. So unless
>> you also have a PAL compatible TV, it does you no good.
>
> Now, I'm confused. I was under the impression that the discs are either
> NTSC or PAL or whatever. They sure label them that way.
>
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