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[rcs]

Thank you Cybersoil. That's why I come to this forum, to learn. I didn't know there was a counter. I only knew about the regions. My DVD player was useless when I found out there was no switch to PAL. For now, I've got a portable DVD player that actually plays the disc. Picture qual is not HD obviously because of the DVD player and RCA jack I'm forced to use.

Sorry for the techno babble folks, but for those who are HD buffs, you might be interested in playing the DVD on your HDTV to get a big screen picture. PC rez is awesome for you gamers, but sometimes bigger is better. At first, my PC was the only thing I had. Desperation set in and I just tried my portable DVD player and viola. Alizee was on my 53". Heaven.

Cybersoil, have you tried the DVD on Best Buys new Blu-Ray player (by Samsung)? Again, sorry for babble. I just need assistance. Merci!

[Spartan500]

rcs what portable dvd are you using if not Im gonna get my friend to let me watch the dvd(when I get it) on the bestbuys dvd players and HDTVs. Plus the customers will get to enjoy Alizee.

[rcs]

I thought it was a piece of junk $100 Mintek DVD player. But hey it works. If it plays on the Samsung Blu-Ray at Best Buy, I'm gonna ask if they can put it up on the multi-display TVs across the wall! FREE EXPOSURE for Alizee. Just one problem Blu-Ray or not, Cybersoil is right when you talk about the regions. If Blu-Ray is coded for 1 only, then you need that portable (or whatever else works) to hook up to the HDTVs at Best Buy. In that case, go for the biggest screen they'll let you.

[nurvonic]

u guys are kool. sorry for the sarcasm

[Spartan500]

Originally Posted by nurvonic

u guys are kool. sorry for the sarcasm

Its kool sarcasm is GREAT and thanks rcs i think Im gonna have to get that POS DVD player.
in case you didn't get it GREAT is supposed to be sarcastic LOL

[Ben]

Originally Posted by cybersoil

This is because the real PAL encoded Alizee DVD is made for Region 2 (Western Europe, Japan, South Africa) and not for Region 1 (US & Canada.)

All three legit copies of the DVD I have from Amazon.fr are PAL Region 0 (Region Free), and play fine on a PC without any added software. They're from the initial pressing with the cardboard slipcover, though. Dunno if they changed the Region after that.

[dvtq]

humh, i dont know but pc read all. dont need any soft
and with video cards at this time , i always change my monitor by my Wega .
find on universal.fr but dont have any info about code or region.

Originally Posted by rcs

Cybersoil, have you tried the DVD on Best Buys new Blu-Ray player (by Samsung)

No, I haven't but most, if not all, modern DVD players that are made for televisions (not computers) have a PAL decoder chip built-in so they can watch PAL DVDs. I can watch my European region encoded PAL DVDs on my cheap DVD player (for TVs) that I bought from Costco, with no problem at all. Again, any modern DVD player (made for TVs not for PCs) should play the Euro DVDs with no problem. By modern I mean within the last 2 years or less.

Alizee's concert was one of the first to be shot in Hi-Def. A computer screen running with a resolution of 800x600 is considered Hi-Def and Alizee's concert will look magnificantly super sharp on them. But to see the concert in full clearity on a TV set you would need both a Hi-Def DVD Player and a Hi-Def TV set. When I showed Alizee's virtual concert at La Crème Brûlée, back on Dec 16th, I projected it on a 12 feet wide wall at 800x600 and it was super, super sharp. Everyone couldn't believe how sharp the video was, you could even see her individual eyebrow hairs.

Like I said in an earlier posting, by using my Bose speakers and an amplifier, a laptop and a projecter it was almost like being there. The crispness of the quality sound, the beautiful bright and vivid colors, the sharpness and clearity and talent of both Alizee and her team were enough make you believe that you were actually at the concert. Man, it was great! So was the Jenifer Bartoli virtual concert and the Les Enfoires virtual concert. But for about 1 hour before each of the concerts I showed various French live performance videos, including "J'en ai Marre" and other Alizee videos. Everbody loved Alizee! I even had a few people ask me about her. Yep... "J'en an Marre" and J'ai Pas Vingt Ans" gets'em every time!!!!

Originally Posted by dvtq

humh, i dont know but pc read all. dont need any software
and with video cards at this time , i always change my monitor by my Wega .
find on universal.fr but dont have any info about code or region.

As far as I know, they are not yet making PC DVDs that will view multiple regions codes for any length of time without having the region counter eventually being locked down. But who knows... I may be wrong. I suggest that you read this webpage http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm it should explain it all, more or less.


-Cybersoil

[RMJ]

Originally Posted by cybersoil

http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm . This is because the real PAL encoded Alizee DVD is made for Region 2 (Western Europe, Japan, South Africa) and not for Region 1 (US & Canada.) This program will automatically switch the region back and forth as needed (in the software) so the DVD will play without a problem.

The DVD is region free (or coded for all regions or coded to be region 0. I don't remember right now and I'm too lazy to check it out). If you look at the back of your DVD cover, it will say 'toutes zones' which translates to 'for all regions'.

It is in PAL format. But that doesn't mean it's R2. Don't mix regions and color formats. For example, Europe has PAL color standard and is region 2. Japan on the other hand has NTSC color stand (like the USA) but is still region 2. Japanese DVD's works in Europe, if the DVD supports NTSC color format decoding or the DVD and the TV supports native NTSC. Japanese DVDs plays on American DVD players (NTSC, region 1) fine if they aren't region locked or if they can change the region from menu.

Originally Posted by cybersoil

Alizee's concert was one of the first to be shot in Hi-Def. A computer screen running with a resolution of 800x600 is considered Hi-Def and Alizee's concert will look magnificantly super sharp on them. But to see the concert in full clearity on a TV set you would need both a Hi-Def DVD Player and a Hi-Def TV set.

The original never released material of the En Concert was shot at high definition.

The DVD is normal low resolution DVD. The DVD format is starndard PAL 720x576 @ 25FPS. It is not high definition. DVD does not even support high definition formats.


High Definition formats are 720i (1280x720 interlaced), 720p (1280x720 progressive), 1080i (1920x1080 interlaced) and 1080p (1920x1080 progressive).

DVD is 720x576 (PAL) or 720x480 (NTSC), and can be progressive or interlaced. That makes it Low Definition format. The En Concert DVD is 720x576 progressive (but it's badly done and it has interlacing errors).

HD-DVD and HD-TV won't change En Concert any from the normal DVD and TV, since it's done for low definition standards. Running it on LCD panel or LCD projector can give you artificial feeling of more sharpness over the CRT TV, CRT monitor or CRT projector simply because of the technology used in LCD which creates sharper image (but unfortunately the image has color and contrast problems).

You can study more about DVD and High Definition from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_video

I was going by what I read. It may not be a Blu-Ray or HD DVD but the genuine article is super, super sharp in clarity (as compared to normal American DVDs) and everyone asked and thought it was HD.

You're right about the Alizee DVD, after looking at the cover it says it is set for all zones, probably because she has fans all over the world and they weren't concerned with releasing the DVD on different dates but most of my other European DVDs are set for region 2.

The only reason they have DVD zoning is to help prevent piracy; they want to be able to release a DVD in Europe (for example) and not have it releasable (watchable) in the US until they decide (for various reasons) to release it here themselves. But with the way technology has been going, pretty much anyone nowadays can blast past region locking protection. Got that from Leoville, the big-wig of Technology in Los Angeles.

DVD Specifications:
Please ... please go into more detail... you didn't insert enough specifications, not enough so that I could understand the underlying technology in its entirely. Please insert the 900 page DVD specification manual here along with pictures, audio recordings of lectures, 10,000 links to reference sites backing up your findings, and the names of at least 10 human beings to reference and prove that you're not a bot.


-Cybersoil