Kuni D
There seem to be some magazine reviews out there stating this player has NTSC PS, but my manual makes no mention of it (UK player from RS). Unfortunately I have no R1 disks so can not check for you.
However, Uncle Eric has reported that it will do NTSC PS as standard and is offering a powerbuy that may include some kind of PAL PS upgrade. See the Powerbuy forum for details
Phil