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From: tohaapanen@watrose.UUCP (Tom Haapanen)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: PAL <--> NTSC videotape transfer
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Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 21:15:24 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 17 21:15:24 1986
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Reply-To: tohaapanen@watrose.UUCP (Tom Haapanen)
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All right, I have a followup to my original questions (thanx for the answers...)

* I now know I can use a NTSC VCR/NTSC TV combo in Europe, no problems.

* As far as I understand, I can't tape and play PAL on a NTSC VCR.  Is
  this assumption correct?

* Assuming I want to watch NTSC tapes, PAL TV and PAL tapes, I need
  a PAL TV, PAL VCR, NTSC TV and NTSC VCR.

* To eliminnate some of the duplication, I could buy a multi-standard
  TV and/or VCR.

OK, so those are my assumptions.  Several people told me that
multi-mode equipment is available in Europe.  My question is: is it
available in North America?  Here a cheap VCR cost about $400 ($300 US)
and $900 ($650 US) will buy a VHS Hi-Fi deck, while in Finland (where
my parents are moving, hence these questions) a cheap deck might cost
$1000 to $1200 CDN.  So if I could get a multi-standard deck here,
great savings could be effected.  VHS is much preferred due to its
strong predominance in Finland.

Can anyone point me to such multi-standard equipment (TV or VCR)?


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