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post #1 of 4
12/26/08 at 4:06pm
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Is it possible to play a PAL DVD (of a TV show from 1997-2000 era) using ZoomPlayer?

Will the normal DVD codecs do the job? Will it look ok and sound ok?

Unsure if this affects anything, but I've got an older MITS WS-65905 65" 1080i from 2000 that I feed a signal to from ZoomPlayer thru component.

It's based on an internal CRT that is particular about which frequencies. I have my screen setup as 720 x 480.

I'm using reClock to get sound to work, and also have no idea how PAL would affect this.

Wish there were a way to test it (any idea where I can buy a single PAL DVD?)
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post #2 of 4
12/26/08 at 5:35pm
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Is it possible to play a PAL DVD (of a TV show from 1997-2000 era) using ZoomPlayer?

Will the normal DVD codecs do the job? Will it look ok and sound ok?

Yes. Yes (all I've seen, at least). Yes, except you may have some judder if your output is 60 Hz.
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It's based on an internal CRT that is particular about which frequencies. I have my screen setup as 720 x 480.

Don't do that, as you'll lose detail.
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Wish there were a way to test it (any idea where I can buy a single PAL DVD?)

Download a PAL DVD test disc or other disc.
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post #3 of 4
12/26/08 at 6:37pm
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nm88 - "some judder"? These have lots of music and I'm on a 65" about 9 feet away. Can you qualify whether this would be 'acceptable' for someone used to DVDs?

For PAL, what resolution should I set my screen?

Do you know of a PAL DVD test disc?
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post #4 of 4
12/26/08 at 7:16pm
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nm88 - "some judder"?

Yes, because you're converting 25 frames or 50 fields per second to 60 per second, some duplicates have to be placed, in an uneven pattern, to fill the extra frames. This causes unevenness in motion (judder), just as watching a 24 fps film on a 60 Hz display causes judder (albeit of a different pattern).

If your display supports 50 Hz input, use that, and you will eliminate the judder.
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For PAL, what resolution should I set my screen?

1024x576 (for 16:9 content).
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Do you know of a PAL DVD test disc?

If you mean a disc to buy, there's a PAL version of DVE.

For download, just use Google, there are million options.
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