Mellotronists

My Region 2, PAL format DVD arrived today. It plays fine on my el 
cheapo all region DVD player and on my computer. I think computer 
DVD drives don't care about picture format.

Nice video, although the mix could have been better. One treat is 
the beginning of Tower Struck Down where Hackett demonstrates his 
Optigan.

Bernie

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, jeffc@ wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, Bernie wrote:
> > 
> > > --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "mlcsixand78s" 
> <mlcsixand78s@
> > > ..> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Here some Mellotron/Novatron played by Nick Magnus. Steve 
even
> > > makes
> > > > reference to the mighty sampler when introducing the 
> piece...  ;)
> > > >
> > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18smQm7ESi4
> > > >
> > >
> > > Nice clip! As it turns out, Camino Records has the DVD, 
although 
> it'
> > > s in PAL format. Thank goodness for all region DVD players!
> > >
> > > Bernie
> > 
> > 
> > dvd "regions" are not the same as the video format.
> > regions are just a flag.
> > PAL/NTSC are incompatible video formats.
> > for example, there are region 2 PAL and region 2 NTSC discs.
> > there are PAL-capable players [i have one] and there are all-
> region players.
> > don't get a PAL disc unless you KNOW you can play it.
> > 
> > bypassing the regions is trivial, playing PAL in
> > NTSC territory is less so, but doable of course...
> > 
> > jeff [a/v geek]
> >
> 
> Many all region DVD players will accept either PAL or NTSC. Here 
are 
> a few examples:
> 
> http://www.hkflix.com/hardware/selector.asp?discs=&fid=53
> 
> Bernie
>