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From: freed@adobe.com (Alex Freed)
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Subject: Re: Converting to NTSC from PAL
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Date: 6 Feb 91 19:16:47 GMT
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I used to design some PAL circuits ( color decoders etc.) so I want to
add a few comments:

1. Most TV's will lock on 50 HZ.

2. PAL signal will not activate color circuits in an NTSC TV because the
color carrier ( and reference burst) are at 4.43 MHz rather than 3.58
MHz.

3. There is a company in Florida called Instant Replay that make VCR's
capable of playing back PAL tapes ( and SECAM too) on an NTSC TV.
Still if you want a new TV, it will be cheaper to get a multisystem one
and the quality will be much better too.