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From: sef@drutx.UUCP (FarleighSE)
Newsgroups: net.analog,net.misc,net.tv
Subject: Re: TV & VCR standards
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 13:18:51 EST
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There are three video standards in the world.
(1)  National Television Standards Committee (NTSC).  This is the
     standard used in North America, most of South and Central
     America, Japan, and a few other countries.
(2)  PAL.  This is used in "Free" Europe and the Third World countries
     that they developed.
(3)  SECAM.  This standard is used primarily in Communist counties
     and the Third World countries that they developed.  One exception
     is that France uses SECAM.

Quality of copying NTSC to PAL comes down to how much you are willing
to pay for.

Scott Farleigh
AT&T Information Systems Denver