Can you play American DVDs on Dutch DVD players?

North America uses NTSC colour encoding at 59.94Hz, while Europe uses PAL at 50Hz. Additionally, US DVDs are zoned to prevent them being used in other parts of the world. To play a US DVD on a Dutch system, you need: 1 An NTSC compatible DVD player 2 An NTSC compatible television 3 A multi-zone DVD player. The only way to establish if you have all three is to check the manuals for each.