The
UK, Europe, Australia, etc
use the 625 line 50Hz PAL system. Japan, USA and Canada
use the 525 line 60Hz NTSC system. ... For example, a basic European
DVD player (PAL
Region 2 only)
will be able to play a Japanese disc (NTSC
Region 2), but not a US (NTSC
Region 1) disc.
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