Posted: Oct 10th 2002, 8:19 pm
The standard here in Australia is PAL, but almost all recent TVs support NTSC. In fact, some DVDs sold here are in NTSC format because it's cheaper for distributors to use the material already produced in overseas NTSC markets (e.g. the US) instead of doing thier own transfer from the source material in a PAL format DVD (generally to the detriment of buyers, since PAL is visually superior).
For those with older TVs that don't support NTSC, many VCRs have a feature called "NTSC playback on PAL TV" (aka PAL60). One thing I'm not sure about is whether many DVD players have this feature.
There is perhaps a wider emphasis on NTSC support here in Australia than in the UK, since our relatively small market forces people to look overseas for titles unavailable here, many of which will come from the US and therefore be in NTSC format.
For those with older TVs that don't support NTSC, many VCRs have a feature called "NTSC playback on PAL TV" (aka PAL60). One thing I'm not sure about is whether many DVD players have this feature.
There is perhaps a wider emphasis on NTSC support here in Australia than in the UK, since our relatively small market forces people to look overseas for titles unavailable here, many of which will come from the US and therefore be in NTSC format.