Posted by
Paul Bowers on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Australian-UFO-DVD-discs-are-all-region-tp1509927p1509956.html
Maybe I'm admitting my old fartism tendencies here, but we never used to
have to worry about plopping down a thin vinyl disc and scratch it with
a needle to make sounds. No, I'm not a DJ.
Even during the VHS/Beta wars there wasn't that much confusion.
Now what do we have? VHS, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, regional code lockouts,
DMCA-based laws, etc. Buy into one technology today, maybe see it
evaporate tomorrow.
I'm in my mid-40s and I don't leach, I pay real money for what I want; I
can afford to. And I know about downloaders abusing, but those are
people that wouldn't have bought in the first place. Plus, many of them
are people that just want to be able to say they "own" something -
appreciating it often is the least of their pride.
I resent the fact that some media companies may cripple a bought-for
copy of a piece of work that I already paid for 20 years ago. I'm now
updating my collection slowly. I guess that's what happens when you're
an old fart.
Aaargh, offtopic rant over.
Paul
Ron DeMedeiros wrote:
> Many of the LCD sets made by Sharp sold in the USA can
> play the PAL format.
>
> --- Marc Martin <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>>> Most new TV's will convert PAL/NTSC and vice-versa
>> automatically as the
>>> same chip is used world-wide. Older televisions
>> will need convertor.
>>
>> maybe this is true for most parts of the world...
>> however, in the USA,
>> I think most TV sets sold (even today) don't
>> recognize PAL. I think
>> this is a special feature which must be sought out
>> specifically.