Thanks for the input. I'll let our IT/media guys know the solution. Merle
******************************************************************* Merle J. Slyhoff V: 215-898-9013 Collection Development & F: 215-898-6619 Resource Sharing Librarian E: mslyh...@law.upenn.edu Biddle Law Library University of Pennsylvania 3460 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-3406 -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 12:55 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL question You'll be able to play this on a laptop, most likely. Otherwise, as Dennis has said, you'd need a code-free (all region) player gary > It just depends if you have a multi-system DVD player or not. In > Europe, they almost all are. in the United States, some are, but > usually you have to specifically purchase one. > > Best regards, > Dennis Doros > Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ > 07640 > Phone: 201-767-3117 > Fax: 201-767-3035 > email: milefi...@gmail.com > www.milestonefilms.com > www.comebackafrica.com > www.yougottomove.com > www.ontheboweryfilm.com > www.arayafilm.com > www.exilesfilm.com > www.wordisoutmovie.com > www.killerofsheep.com > <http://www.killerofsheep.com/> > Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook and Twitter! > and the > Association of Moving Image Archivists <http://www.amianet.org/>! > > > Follow Milestone on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms> > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Merle J. Slyhoff > <mslyh...@law.upenn.edu>wrote: > >> We had a request for a dvd from France. The company responded that >> it is in PAL Region 0. They seemed to indicate we would be able to >> use it here. >> Our IT department isn’t sure if it would work. Does anyone have >> experience using Region 0 dvds? Your help is appreciated. Thanks! >> And happy holidays to all**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Merle**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ********************************************************************* >> ** >> >> Merle J. Slyhoff V: 215-898-9013**** >> >> Collection Development & F: 215-898-6619 **** >> >> Resource Sharing Librarian E: >> mslyh...@law.upenn.edu** >> ** >> >> Biddle Law Library**** >> >> University of Pennsylvania **** >> >> 3460 Chestnut Street**** >> >> Philadelphia, PA 19104-3406**** >> >> ** ** >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, >> acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current >> and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It >> is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for >> video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between >> libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and >> distributors. >> >> > > > -- > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, > acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current > and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It > is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for > video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between > libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
