Neil Palfreyman
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
If a BluRay is authored using HD video filmed in 25fps and encoded in 50i format, rather than 24, 23.976 or 29.97 I understand that there should be no problem with playback in the UK or Europe, as players sold here have to be able to cope with 50i as well as the much more prevalent US standards of 24, 23.976 or 29.97p
However, I also understand that historically there was no such requirement in the US/Japanese player market and that 50i discs can’t be viewed in the US or Canada without a framerate converter built into the player. It will either send out a signal the display can’t show properly, or just default to a black screen. I'm also aware that framerate converters are getting more and more common.
Soooo ...the million dollar question I'm posing is: How much of a problem is this likely to be? Are there a lot of players around in the US that are incapable of playing 50i content or is it pretty much a non-issue these days?
However, I also understand that historically there was no such requirement in the US/Japanese player market and that 50i discs can’t be viewed in the US or Canada without a framerate converter built into the player. It will either send out a signal the display can’t show properly, or just default to a black screen. I'm also aware that framerate converters are getting more and more common.
Soooo ...the million dollar question I'm posing is: How much of a problem is this likely to be? Are there a lot of players around in the US that are incapable of playing 50i content or is it pretty much a non-issue these days?