From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!megatest!fortune!hpda!hplabs!hao!seismo!uwvax!pal
Newsgroups: net.video
Title: Video compatibility problems
Article-I.D.: uwvax.844
Posted: Fri Apr 22 16:28:10 1983
Received: Sat Apr 30 00:24:06 1983

I am thinking of buying a video recorder, but one thing bothers me.
I am from India, where the TV format is different from the one used in the
United States, it is one of the European/British formats, PAL/SECAM, I am
not sure which.  My folks back home sent me some video cassettes (VHS)
which I tried to play on a rented recorder here, but got garbage.
If I do buy a recorder, it *must* be able to record/play interchangeably
with my folks's machine.
Is the incompatibility in the TV or the recorder?
i.e. would purchase of a US fromat TV enable them to view my tapes?
Can I get a video recorder/TV that would work both places?
(Incidentally, VHS format is a must)

Any leads appreciated,
Anil Pal
U. of Wisconsin-Madison