Can a CDROM game in US NTSC format be played on UK pc?

[Dont mention Talk Talk !!]

There is a game called pet vet 3D that I can only source on Ebay from the US, my kids want to play it on my PC , but I know its in NTSC format and not PAL. Would this format render the game unplayable on my PC here in the UK seeing as it is CDROM based ?

James

[Rik]

No idea, tbh, James. Is it also regionalised?

[RA-1972]

This might help . http://www.hometechanswers.com/codefreedvd/code-free-players.html

[Dont mention Talk Talk !!]

RA , its not for dvd viewing, its a cd based game for usage on pc.

James

[RA-1972]

I think they still read the cd the same way ie movie or game !!!! i might be wrong .

[RA-1972]

I have found this too mate . Reading it i dont think it matters .
http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26188612

[madasahatter]

Don't think that the CD Rom will have trouble playing the disc -think the problem will be if it can output the signal to your monitor in a way that it can display ie it will possibly be juddery, or black and white etc

[Dangerjunkie]

There should be no such thing as an "NTSC" or "PAL" PC game. The term should only be relevant to games for consoles as they output video to display on a regular TV. Your PC monitor has a range of resolutions and refresh rates it supports and these should have nothing to do with TV standards at all. I'd be far more worried if I had Vista that it wouldn't work.

As long as it's not mega bucks I would go for it

edit: http://www.viva-media.com/product_info.php?products_id=75&osCsid=31052b1643e28ba0b5331dec27dd9748 I see no reason why this shouldn't work in the UK.

[esh]

Dangerjunkie is right. CDROM have no region protection, and PAL/NTSC is *only* for console games, because the consoles directly output to TV. It does not matter for PC monitors.