product information & compatibility

All Ticket to Ride, Perren, TG Trains and Van den Burg products are in PAL format. Region free (0).  

Further notes below on north American compatibility.

Since January 2012 all new Ticket to Ride  titles have also been produced BluRay format - region free (0). On the product page DVD or BluRay is selected using the "format" drop down box.

Video snippets are added to the product pages- to view the entire collection visit http://www.Tickettoriderailway 

      DVD and BluRay compatibility in North America.

  • Regions format and players
  • Region 1 USA, Canada, US Territories
  • All Region 1 DVDs are NTSC format. Many north American players are still NTSC region 1 only.
  • Region 0 (region free) DVDs can be PAL or NTSC format. Ticket to Ride, Perren, TG Trains are all PAL format
  • The latest models of DVD players sold in north America are usually NTSC & PAL  compatible.              
  •  TVs
  • Some North American TVs play NTSC only.
  • The latest TVs in north America play both 50Hz (European) and 60Hz (US) probably High Definition sets.
  • BluRay  discs
  • To be able to play Blu-Ray discs,  you need a HDTV (High Definition Television), a multi region Blu-Ray Disc Player, HDMI cable and a Blu-Ray Disc.  Please note that BR players are also capable of playing standard DVDs.
  • Summary
  • The requirements for North American customers to watch PAL DVDs are:
  • a multi region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV system;
  • or be willing to watch the movie using a pc/laptop DVD ROM drive (pcs are not format dependent.

        If you would like a sample disc to try on your system please complete the request form.