Laserdiscs - PAL and NTSC



Hi guys hope you can help me. Have just moved from London to New York and bring with me a load of PAL and NTSC discs. In London used the Pioneer CLD-925 as it has both PAL and NTSC play and PAL output. Seems that will not work in the US (I have a Sony XBR-600 TV and the 9000ES amp).

So my question is a) is there a high end player here in the US that I can use to play all my discs on my system and b) if I'm out of luck and I need to ditch the PAl discs is the CDL-99 a good bet?

Many thanks in advance,

Cheers, Tim
timjgrant
The CLD-97 is the best US player. The HLD-X9 is the best player in the world but very expensive. Neither will play PAL discs. The one you have I believe is the same as the CLD-704 except for PAL playback. Why won't the one you have play here?
I can't answer your questions; however, I can tell you this:

All the Sony televisions sold in the US are hardwired for NTSC. If you bought your Sony TV in the US, it will not display pictures from a PAL source. You will need to convert PAL to NTSC.

Some DVD players can do internal PAL-NTSC conversion. I don't know about Laserdisc players. There are outboard PAL-NTSC converters on the market.
Tim,

You could purchase a dual system TV (PAL/NTSC). Try this company in New York; www.220voltappliances.com , or www.eastwestintl.com in Houston. They sell a range of brand name TVs designed to operate at 110/220V with PAL or NTSC signals. You then have the option of taking the TV with you if you go back to the UK at some time in the future.