1) Are region 1 DVDs in NTSC resolution and region 2 in PAL resolution (in which case why the new names)?
2) If so, do multi-region players therefore scale between these standards in real-time?
From what I previously knew and what I have learned here, it seems as if:
a) the best possible LD>DVD transfer should start with a PAL LD, regardless of the eventual region/standard of viewing;
b) from there, an anamorphic DVD would be best for all 16:9 TV owners, a letterboxed DVD for most 4:3 owners;
Please correct me if I am wrong. Another question that then arises is:
3) Which is better for NTSC viewers, PAL disc played on multi-region player with player's real-time scaling or NTSC disc made from PAL transfer?
If the answer is, as I suspect, the latter, would this mean that any transfer would ideally exist in 4 versions (PAL AM, PAL LB, NTSC AM, NTSC LB)?
Once again, thank you all for sharing your technical know-how.