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4x3 fullscreen and 4x3 letterbox PAL formatted discs look fine when viewed on standard televisions. The chipset converts PAL to NTSC properly. However, it can not downconvert 16x9 PAL formatted discs for proper viewing on standard televisions. You get the same ffect as if you set your DVD...

Just an update for those wondering about 16x9 widescreen PAL formatted discs... Yes, the player can not downconvert them for proper viewing on a 4x3 TV. But if you have a TV with a 16x9 mode, then you can view them in the proper dimensions. I just picked up the Toshiba 27AF43 with 16:9...

NO DVD MUST BE IN THE PLAYER. Leave disc tray closed. Turn on machine. With remote, slowly press MENu, 1, then, 9 When a service menu appears, press the UP arrow to highlight REGION and press ENTER. Then press 0 then ENTER again. Press OPEN/CLOSE and insert disc.

No, it can downconvert it to stereo or stereo surround. I just have my unit hooked up to a TV and am using the TV speakers only.

Actually, it does decode the DTS signal. Downconverts the 5.x/6.x soundtracks to stereo just fine. Tried it with many DTS DVDs such as Battle Royale, Driven(R3 HK), Angel Eyes(R3 HK), Minority Report, U-571, and Final Destination 2...just to name a few.

Here are three good reasons for importing DVDs: 1. Title availability. Some places just have the films you want whether they be special edition or movie-only. Ed Wood is openly available in the UK with a very nice classy cover. In The Name of The Rose is freely available in Brazil. 2...

The player is set to output to NTSC TVs out of the box. PAL to NTSC conversion is automatic.

There is no warranty card. Just the remote, video cables, AC cable, battery, and manual. Oh, and of course, the DVD player.

I just got one today. A very excellent low-budget player. It does PAL to NTSC conversion with no distortion and it does decode DTS soundtracks out of the box. The region modification only has to be done once and you place the player in standby mode to keep it. Tried out Battle Royale...