[P1] DVD region codes?

[Brian Pearce]

> Are you sure? It's my impression that DVDs are not NTSC, SECAM or PAL.
> They contain digital data. The only difference between the Regions is 
> the
> regional coding. It is the PLAYER that converts the digital data to
> signals that the TV can use. As an example, the same DVD region covers
> all of Europe, though the UK uses PAL and France uses SECAM.

I'm sure...I know from practical experience. It seems like it *should* 
work that way (and in fact, the digital nature of the information is 
probably what makes DVD players with reasonable onboard standards 
conversion so affordable), but it doesn't. (I'm not sure how the 
Eurpoean region is set up, though I do know that multi-standard 
equipment is far more common there than it is in the US.)

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