Output to create Region 2 PAL DVD Problem

I recently completed a 35 minute sequence, with my Audio/Video settings for sequence set as DV PAL 48 Khz. I exported a QT movie set at DV PAL 48 Khz. I then used this file with Roxio Toast set to PAL to burn a DVD. The burn was done on my G4 Powerbook, which is currently set to REGION 1. When the DVD was complete, it plays perfectly on a televison monitor connected to a REGION 2 DVD PLAYER. BUT, it seems that it won't play on a computer where the DVD drive is set to region 2. The error message is something like: "Unrecognizable DVD." Did I make an error in the FCP output? What might be the source of this problem? Any suggestions on how to use this FCP QT output to create a DVD that will play via a computer as well as a DVD player for region 2?

Pamela:
Something else. I cannot found in my Toast 7 settings any reference to "region" in DVD settings. I'm pretty sure that Toast (and even iDVD) creates region free video discs.
Video standard (PAL or NTSC) has no relationship with region settings.
DVDs from Europe are PAL and region 2 but those are independent settings when authoring the disc: PAL content doesn't mean "automatic" region 2.
In pro authoring applications (like DVDSP) you can set the region to anything you want no matter the video standard (PAL or NTSC).
EDIT
Just to confirm that iDVD creates Region Free discs:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2679283&#2679283
Hope that helps !
  Alberto

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