In reply to "PeggLeg" who wrote the following:
> I've been watching this sit here with no answers, so I will try to give
> you as much as I know. I'm not sure that will help much.
>
> In article <9upjeblbb5mf7aatu6ajosa5dnj9gqn4sb@news.giganews.com>,
> Colonel Buckshot <buckshot@buckshot.com> wrote:
>
> > I know this is not a discussion group, but WTH.
> >
> > I have a region-free BluRay which handles standard disks in both PAL
> > and NTSC, and plays both NTSC (30fps) and PAL (25fps) media files.
> >
> > Since I don't know anyone with a standard off-the-shelf US standard
> > BluRay, I thought I'd field the question to people who probably know.
> >
> > Will a US BluRay player properly play UK standard media files, mp4,
> > mkv, avi, etc; or will they refuse to play them, or play them with a
> > messed up video display? I know that playing a PAL disk (even if
> > region neutral) on a US DVD player on an NTSC television delivers a
> > choppy image.
>
> I'm pretty sure that it depends on the unit that they have...and how
> much they are willing to spend! The unit that I am looking at, for
> instance, will play ALL (they claim!) of the formats (codecs) that you
> mention and more. However, it costs $499.00 U.S., so it ain't cheap.
> That means that NOT a lot of folks will own one. Also, it isn't a
> Blu-Ray or a DVD. It is called a "disc player", meaning that it will
> play ANY disc, DVD or BluRay or CD etc. It's called an Oppo and it
> sounds quite good. Most players, however, probably don't have all of
> those bells and whistles, hence the hefty price.
> >
> > I know US BluRays won't play UK standard disks, but not sure about UK
> > standard media files. I figure with all the UK files here and a great
> > number (I'm sure) of US downloaders, someone will probably have dealt
> > with the issue.
>
> I haven't tried one yet, but from the sound of it, I'm hoping that it
> will do exactly that, as that is what the site implies. I'm hoping to
> be able to play my archive discs in it. Standard players may, but you
> would have to go to the makers site and check. You would think that
> BluRay would have more ability but I think that the BluRay people are
> trying to narrow the field a bit, like they did at first by claiming
> that BluRay would not play DVDs, then when it looked like they might
> lose the race, they 'suddenly' found a way to make them play them.
>
> I know that I haven't answered your basic questions but I couldn't
> stand seeing the post just sit there. Maybe a quick check at the
> maufacturers site will give some help. I realize that they all try to
> make their unit sound like the best, but read between the lines.
>
> It would be nice if someone who really knows would put in a line, eh?
> I'll stifle...
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Colonel Buckshot
> >
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>
>
> PeggLeg
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Choppy playback can be a problem for both PAL and NTSC formats.
NTSC stuff tends to be a bit choppy on certain UK machines but a simple config
change will almost always work. I change my players output(all of them) to 1080p
60htz and passthrough for the sound.As long as your TV can display the same res
then everything will be peachy.All your PAL stuff will play without chopping
too.
I suggest folks who live across the pond play with their output settings and see
what works for them.
As for the media files posted here. The container is the importand thing. If the
container is say MKV then you should be able to play the file on a machine
capable of playing said format anywhere in the world.
Just a word of warning. PCs and MACs can update their codecs easily so if
someone encodes with a newer codec the chances are good for you to be able to
update to include that codec. Not so your stand-alone. I have a media player
that is fast coming to the end of it's useful life because it's not supported
anymore. You need to think about that before you spend 500 odd $s on a machine
that might be out-dated in a couple of years time.
RIB.
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