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region 1 or pal, better picture?

My dvd player will play any region dvd. I know the specs for region 1 and pal are quite different. I have 1080 display and the player will upscale to 1080. Does anyone know which plays better quality picture overall? Some hard to find region 1 dvds are quite expensive and cheaper to order from UK in pal format. Any advice is appreciated.
blkadr
blkadr OP
731 posts
 
Elizabeth, as I mentioned, my dvd player will play pal discs. I guess the real question is, will I lose picture quality when using the pal dvds. I have one pal and it does not look very good. I suspect its not the best disc so I wanted some opinion on how they compare overall.
soundlock
101 posts
 
I would like to correct Elizabeth about the different systems for TV. She stated that Japan uses SECAM, not true. Japan has the NTSC system just like the USA and Canada. Sorry Elizabeth. I really like your comments on Audigon, but in this case, you're wrong.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Whoops! Glad you caught that.
I am always wanting to know!!
Ahh Soundlock? does that mean Japanese non-regional discs will play here in the USA?
(What about the 50hz 60hz...)
madhf
170 posts
 
I have a couple of pal dvds and the pictures are pretty clear as compared to some of the NTSC ones I have. I'm sure that picture quality will vary between variuos dvds.
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sfar
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Many DVD players will play both PAL and NTSC discs but the issue is whether your TV will accept the PAL signal. You need to have what's called a 'multi-system' TV.
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