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From: rogue@cellar.UUCP (Rogue Winter)
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Subject: Re: Why don't European consider NTSC?
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Date: 4 Apr 91 15:35:43 GMT
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pwb@newt.phys.unsw.OZ.AU (Paul W. Brooks) writes:

> In article <4267@bnr-rsc.UUCP>, mascot@bnr.ca (Scott Mason) writes:
> >In article <164@netw23.uucp> val@netw23.uucp (Oberon Kenobi) writes:
> >>
> >>P.S.:There are other locations besides America where NTSC is used.  Japan f
> >>      instance.
> >
> >I thought that Japan is also PAL. Can someone else comment?
> > 
> Can't comment on Japan, but Australia is PAL. Since PAL is a superior
> system to NTSC, maybe the Americans should consider changing over to a
> global standard than their regional idiosyncracy :-) :-) :-) !!
> (oops - thermal underwear ON)
> 
> 
> Paul Brooks        |Internet: pwb@newt.phys.unsw.edu.au

The Japanese television system runs on NTSC.  This is part of what accounts 
for the prevalence of Japanese animation fans in the US as opposed to 
animation from other countries.  American format VCRs can be run directly in 
Japan without having to translate PAL signals to NTSC.