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From: stone@bunker.UUCP (Mike Stone )
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Subject: Re: PAL <==< NTSC converters
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Date: 29 Jul 88 17:05:43 GMT
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In article <3280@tekigm2.TEK.COM> pavelz@tekigm2.UUCP (Pavel R. Zivny) writes:
<In article <627@neptune.AMD.COM< zahid@neptune.AMD.COM (Zahid Ahsanullah) writes:
<<
<<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.
<<..... Wish I could tell you where to buy these equipment in this country.
<<				regards
<<				Zahid
<
<	I'd think that a SONY service center would tell you.
<
<	Pavel

	I wish that were true, Pavel, but I'm afraid they usually (at
least from my experience) have no knowledge of products that are not made
for this country.  Most multi-system equipment is made for the
European or Middle East markets (most have PAL and/or SECAM tuners and
only NTSC playback).  One must remember that most people in this
country have no idea that PAL or SECAM exists (in fact, many have
no idea that other countries exist :-)) so the market for multi-
system products is limited, in addition to the fact that our neighbors
both have NTSC.  There are several outlets in NY, although I can't name
any off the top of my head.
	BTW, Zahid, I'd like to know the maker of the VCR and TV that
your mother paid about $1000 for.  You can hardly buy good NTSC
equipment for that price here, much less multi-system.  And prices in
Europe (in $) are generally a bit higher than here!

-- Don Miguel de la Piedra