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From: zahid@neptune.AMD.COM (Zahid Ahsanullah)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: PAL <==> NTSC converters
Keywords: Ack! Pft.
Message-ID: <627@neptune.AMD.COM>
Date: 27 Jul 88 16:14:09 GMT
References: <10034@e.ms.uky.edu> <2922@nicmad.UUCP> <10050@e.ms.uky.edu>
Reply-To: zahid@neptune.AMD.COM (Zahid Ahsanullah)
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In article <10050@e.ms.uky.edu> simon@ms.uky.edu (Simon Gales) writes:
>After reading several responses, the overall opinion seems to be that 
>the cost of such a converter is the limiting factor (over $20k).
>
>Ok, forget a converter.  But I do have some more questions...
>
>How about sources for PAL (european) standard video equipment?
>I would like to look at cameras, camcorders, and/or vcr's.  
>
>Are there cameras (preferably color) that can produce both PAL & NTSC?  
>It seems that this should be simpler than a converter, since the signal
>source is neither PAL nor NTSC. (?)
>
>Can a videotape produced on a PAL vcr/camcorder be played back on an 
>NTSC one?   I would think so, but I've been wrong before ;-].
>

You can buy three system vcr's and tv's and SONY for one makes em.
The three systems are namely PAL, SECAM, and NTSC and to view programs
recorded in any one of these, both the tv and the vcr have to be in the
same mode. My mom has one of these babies which she bought in Europe nad
it works like a charm. The VCR cost $500, the tv around the same.
For the camcorder question, no, you can't switch between systems. The
colour in this case turns out funky (very purple). I'm mainly talking
about playing back material recorded on a PAL camcorder through a vcr
set in NTSC mode. Wish I could tell you where to buy these equipment
in this country.
				regards
				Zahid