Info and forum posts by 'cjohnson6'

RE: I need the truth on NTSC, R1, SCART connections and the rest

Mike,

Excellent reply, and so quick!

I now understand the differences between PAL and NTSC and the colour encoding.

Thanks

RGB is the way to go providing the telly can handle the different frame rates. By fully wired SCART I assume you mean connections that include the RGB and composite signals ( plus the CVBS / RGB on pin16 ). Just one question on RGB, is the sync on green? I didn`t see it anywhere else on the pin out.

Thanks again.

RE: I need the truth on NTSC, R1, SCART connections and the rest

PUG,

Thanks for the `practical` input. My next step is to purchase a R1 disc and see what happens.

This item was edited on Thursday, 5th December 2002, 14:00

RE: Suggest good quality £700 TV from comet please

Sorry to sound like a cynic, but I`d be tempted to sell the vouchers at a loss and buy the telly from John Lewis.

Reason is, ( and I don`t work for John Lewis ), their prices are usually better AND they don`t force a 5 year insurance plan ( warranty ) down your throat because they usually throw one in for free ( No 11 Downing St might have just changed all of that ). PLUS, now this is the really good bit, they do actually fix your telly when it goes wrong! Strange through this may sound, Comet have been known to have problems in this area.

AND, as a bonus, if you don`t like the telly, they`ll come and collect it and bring you a different model.

Now this all seems too good to be true....but believe me it really is!

I`ve done this with tellies, washing machines, ovens, etc etc, you name it, John Lewis ( for me ) is the ONLY place for things you plug into a wall socket!

I need the truth on NTSC, R1, SCART connections and the rest

MY MISSION: The desire to purchase R1 discs.

MY PROBLEM: I`ve got a Toshiba SD220E ( believed to be multi-region, and if it`s not, thanks to this forum, I know how to update the firmware ). I`ve also got a Philips 28PW5324 telly. Now then, the DVD outputs pure NTSC when playing R1 discs and the telly only accepts PAL. So, the RF connection is out the window. Also knowing that the original cine frame rate is 24 fps and the PAL scan/frame rate is 50/25 and the NTSC scan frame rate is 60/30 blah blah blah blah......

MY PERCEPTION: ALL DVD is mpeg encoded. MPEG encoding process dictates that the file is written with the region signature i.e. PAL or NTSC, by juggling the frames ( 2 scans this time, 3 scans the next ) or speeding up the moovy ( 25/24ths) .....

MY QUESTION: Does the SCART RGB connection get around these apparent incompatabilites? If so HOW does this work. Isn`t the video via the scart the same frame rate as the native video system ( PAL or NTSC ) or am I just being extremely thick???

MY DEMANDS: I just want a straight answer. No waffle.

Thanks to all that subscribe to this superb site. ( Patronising sod aren`t I ).

This item was edited on Thursday, 5th December 2002, 04:00