region 1 or pal, better picture?

PAL has more lines of resolution,NTSC is faster frame rate.PAL discs definitely look better.

it depends on the quality of the film to tape to dlt transfer. in theory, PAL is superior(more lines of resolution).....in practice its a title by title, region by region, fiasco. the brand of the dvd company(for indy stuff) is the most important thing to follow...their reputation. even the majors do not always use the same source material.....sounds like audio, huh

Many DVD players will play both PAL and NTSC discs but the issue is whether your TV will accept the PAL signal. You need to have what's called a 'multi-system' TV.

I have a couple of pal dvds and the pictures are pretty clear as compared to some of the NTSC ones I have. I'm sure that picture quality will vary between variuos dvds.

Elizabeth, as I mentioned, my dvd player will play pal discs. I guess the real question is, will I lose picture quality when using the pal dvds. I have one pal and it does not look very good. I suspect its not the best disc so I wanted some opinion on how they compare overall.

I would like to correct Elizabeth about the different systems for TV. She stated that Japan uses SECAM, not true. Japan has the NTSC system just like the USA and Canada. Sorry Elizabeth. I really like your comments on Audigon, but in this case, you're wrong.