[vdr] Re: DVD patch: NTSC and PAL60

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Andreas Schultz wrote:
> 
> Hi Lauri,
> 
> Lauri Pesonen wrote:
> 
> > Hi list,
> >
> > related to the DVD patch for VDR:
> >
> > I think I read a posting on the list about a new release of the DVD patch
> > and someone commented that the patch could only replay PAL-DVDs (I
> > couldn't find the article with the sites search function)
> >
> > I also read through the DVB API document a while back, and today I
> > connected the two and remembered that the API doc mentioned an enum called
> > videoSystem_t, which defined the output format for the video device.
> >
> > I searched the list archive and found an article about VDR0.84 where
> > someone was wondering whether the DVD support for vdr0.84 could be set up
> > to provide output as PAL60 rather than NTSC. Ralph Metzler answered that
> > it was not possible since "it" (the card, the driver, ...?) had no PAL60
> > mode.
> >
> > Have things changed between July and December? Is there now a PAL60 mode?
> >
> > I bought my DVD player in the spring of 1999 and bought all of my discs
> > from tha states in the beginning since they where so much cheaper and the
> > extras were better. Because of that I have some 30 R1 discs. I'd be happy
> > to sell my DVD player once I get my DVB card and if VDR/the DVB card is
> > able to provide the same image quality. But R1 disc support is a must
> > since otherwise I can't watch half of my films :(
> 
> The DVB card still doesn't and probably never will support PAL60.
> However, it does play NTSC just fine. RC1 DVD should be playable, as
> long as your DVD drive reads them. I have no clue wether the current
> code will correctly configure the card for NTSC or not. I have only RC2
> PAL DVD to play with.
> 
> Andreas

I can confirm that DVD support for VDR does play RC1 NTSC DVDs over the DVB card
(tested with "Starship Troopers" and "X-Men").
The tv set, however, must be capable of displaying NTSC.

Klaus
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