[MPlayer-users] In an NTSC world, can DVD drive play non-NTSC discs?

[Kichigai Mentat]

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On Dec 1, 2005, at 19.03, Alphonsu Pugh wrote:

> For reference:
>  i686-pc-linux-gnu, kernel 2.6.14
>  MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.4.3
>  Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPI Model DVD-117 0104
>  nVIDIA GeForce FX5500
>  XFree86-4.5, nvidia driver "nv"
>  19in. LCD monitor, SONY SDM-S94, 1280x1024, DVI-D connected
>  USA, NTSC
>
> Everything works perfectly. Thanks.
>
> QUESTION:
>  Assuming
>   - no problems with the Region Code
>   - same output device (i.e. the PC monitor above, NOT a TV set),
>
> can my DVD-ROM play a non-NTSC, regular (original) DVD,
>    say a Hungarian (SECAM?) or a German (PAL) movie disc?
Actually, I think the only places that use SECAM are in Africa, and  
I'm not too sure there's a SECAM standard for DVDs.

Anyway, though, assuming you're using your computer, no reason it  
shouldn't. PAL and NTSC are just ways of constructing the picture.  
The frequency the screen refreshes at (60 Hz for NTSC, 50 Hz for  
PAL), the lines of resolution (Can't remember the exact numbers on  
this one) and framerate (30/1001 (29.97) for NTSC, 25 FPS for PAL).  
This only matters if we're outputting to a "dumb" display, A.K.A. a  
TV. But, your computer knows what your monitor's resolution is, and  
you can scale, and framerate output is *never* a problem on a  
computer (Only when it's too high and your system is too slow, but  
current standards are easily handled by computers as old as six years).
>
> Thank you very much.
>
>
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