[ale] RE: OT - DVD player NTSC/PAL Region Free

[Jeff Lightner]

Hmmm - never got an answer and looking through email yesterday I'm not
sure if the original got through.  Maybe it was flagged as spam?

Anyway I ended up buying one on line and it got here overnight as
promised (they charged me more for the shipping than the DVD player but
oh well...).   It was the 514 model instead of the 237.

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From: Jeff Lightner 
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:30 AM
To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
Subject: OT - DVD player NTSC/PAL Region Free

Anyone know of a place in the metro area where I can find a DVD player
that does NTSC & PAL video and is Region Free (or at least does Zone 1 &
2 DVDs)?   

Not looking for hi-def.  (For use with a TV not a computer.)

I have a friend going back to France on Wednesday.   She'd like to get a
U.S. DVD Player because having lived her many years she has quite a few
zone 1 DVDs.   After some research I found that in addition to the
regions BS done by the motion picture studios there is also a different
video standard in U.S. than most of Europe.  NTSC or PAL.  (More
interestingly apparently France has its own standard called Secam but I
gather that French TVs will actually do both PAL and Secam and she has a
TV made in England anyway.)

Shockingly enough none of the big manufacturers specify any of this on
their boxes at the stores.   I did find a couple of unknown brands, Coby
and Telectronic(I think) at H.H. Gregg that did at least say they did
NTSC/PAL.   For what she was originally looking for that would do it.
(She knows about the power difference and has converters.)   I figured
I'd go the extra step and find one that was Region Free so she can play
both her US and European DVDs.

I see these on line but due to the short time I'd like to find a local
one I can go and pick up.   Ideally it would be one of the smaller units
as she'll need to pack it in her luggage.  The Coby 237 looks like it
would fit the bill.   The Coby 224ss is the one I saw at H.H. Gregg but
it isn't region free.   There is a Pioneer model for $$$ that looks like
it would fit the bill as well though it doesn't look like it is as small
as the Coby one.
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