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From: OLE@SRI-NIC.ARPA (Ole Jorgen Jacobsen)
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Subject: PAL/NTSC/SECAM et al
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Date: Thu, 13-Mar-86 18:31:40 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 13 18:31:40 1986
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The cheapest solution to this problem is to get a multi-standard
VCR and TV. These are (naturally) somewhat more expensive than
ordinary (or "regular" as you say in this country...) systems,
but for about $1700 you should get a very satisfactory setup
(that is a TV and a VCR). 

However, if you have friend in another country to whom you want to
send tapes, then they will need a similar setup. There doesn't
seem to be any alternative to this, you can have tapes transferred
(for about $100/hour of tape), or buy your own digital converter
for around $100.000. Multi-standard systems seems to be the way to
go.

PAL is 625 lines at 50 field per second, by the way (and the colour
is wonderful).

Ole

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