Denon DVD-2200 PAL playback problems?
 

I recently got a Denon DVD-2200 (US model)

When playing region 1 NTSC DVD's the picture looks fine.
When playing PAL DVD's the picture is shifted to the bottom of the screen so much it cuts off the bottom of a widescreen movie.

The same problem shows up through component and composite outputs, and on two different monitors.
The PAL DVD plays fine on my Pioneer DV-588A.
This is both before and after applying the firmware lordsmurf links to.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Any suggestions?

There are several ways that NTSC players can choose to playback PAL.
- One of the worst methods adds geometric distortion.
- Another terrible method deinterlaces.
- Yet another just adds ghosted frames.

The best DVD player method adds ~5 frames, without changing audio. The motion is somewhat less smooth, but it's better than screwing up the geometry, the interlacing, or adding ghosting.

The ideal PAL > NTSC method requires Avisynth, or a similar method. Rip the disc, convert, re-author. Of course, this takes time, and may not be worse it just to watch a movie.

The Denon just uses subpar conversion, it seems. Many "no name" players are like this. Only some of the higher-end (and higher-priced) players from Pioneer, Toshiba, Sony, Samsung, etc, tend to use the better methods. At this late date, DVD players are out, and Blu-ray players are in. The Samsung, for example, cannot player a PAL disc, but a PAL video streamed to it plays flawlessly.

Thanks.

I'm surprised the Denon uses subpar conversion since it would have cost more than the Pioneer when new.