I have lived for the last 2 years in the US and built up a collection
of DVDs bought there.  I am about to move back to the UK and want to
be able to play them through a PAL TV.

I know about region coding, 120/240v etc, but need to know if I need a
DVD player that will convert the video output to PAL.  If so are there
any tips about what would make one better than another and where to
get one?

I have a PAL TV set and I have used several Cyberhome DVD players so
far. None of them had any problems with NTSC DVDs (besides, they are
not expensive at all). I also have a Philips DVDR 610 DVD recorder
that plays the NTSC DVDs perfectly with my PAL TV set.

Scriptor

you shouldn't have any real problems, esp. with new dvd players as
scriptor has experienced. however if you do run in trouble perhaps you
could purchase a tv which does pal and ntsc. but this sort of defeat
the purpose of the original message

There's an interesting article at
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.19 and you can get loads
of useful info from http://www.videohelp.com.  If you've got a modern
TV it's unlikely you'll have any problems.

Ian G.