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From: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: PAL/NTSC ?
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Date: 22 Nov 89 14:45:44 GMT
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Reply-To: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King)
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In article <43000004@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu> wheeler@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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>The Apple (UK)/BBC joint videodisc project "Ecodisc" is recorded in PAL.
>I have a NTSC laserdisc player (Sony LDP 1500).  Am I simply out of luck,
>or does anybody have a suggestion on how to solve this problem (other than
>buying a PAL player)?  Thanks in advance.

Your only solution to this problem is to buy a PAL capable player, but
this does not necessarily rule out playing NTSC discs on the same player.

In the industrial market, the Sony LDP-3600 can play both PAL and NTSC
LaserDiscs when used with a multi-standard monitor.

In the domestic market, the Sony MDP-515 with play both PAL and NTSC
LaserDiscs when used with a multi-standard monitor.  The Pioneer
CLD1450 will play both PAL and NTSC LaserDiscs on a PAL monitor.

So now you know what to choose for your next LaserDisc player :-)
Hope this info helps.

Regards, Bevis


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