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Topic: Can I play NTSC tapes on...
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Muncher666
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posted 11-19-2000 07:18 AM
Hi there..I have a PAL vcr, but a TV that has NTSC playback. The video doesn't seem to support NTSC tapes, but I'm wondering if the fact that the TV supposedly has NTSC playback if I can play NTSC's on it??? Thanks,
Muncher. ------------------
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the Earth."
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Muncher666
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posted 11-20-2000 03:44 AM
...... as much as I hate doing this..
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EricM
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posted 11-20-2000 01:58 PM
If your TV "supposedly" has an NTSC option, then I guess it can. You just need an NTSC device to feed it a signal. |
Genocide
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posted 11-24-2000 07:03 PM
Ok, how about the other way around? If I have a PAL VCR capable of NTSC playback, do I need a TV capable of the NTSC signal as well?------------------
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Genocide
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posted 11-25-2000 03:30 AM
Anyone?------------------
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Fredrik Blom
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posted 11-26-2000 01:50 AM
Hi,I have a NTSC-enabled vcr and the tapes I've tried av turned out fine on my standard PAL TV-set. /Rico
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potmonkey
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posted 11-26-2000 08:27 AM
I have a PAL VCR and TV. If you hold down the play button on the remote, it switches to NTSC. If you have an NTSC tape in, it'll play it on the PAL TV. If you have a PAL tape in it'll look mangled. |
Muncher666
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posted 11-27-2000 05:02 AM
Alright. I'll restate myself. My TV when I first bought it had a sticker stating that it had 'NTSC Playback'. I have a normal PAL vcr. Is it possible that NTSC enabled vcr's change the signal to PAL to send to a PAL tv, while if it has no NTSC playing feature on the PAL vcr that it sends a NTSC signal to a the TV - and if it has NTSC playback it will play it back properly, and if it doesn't it won't? I hope that wasn't too much of a mouthful.Muncher. ------------------
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the Earth."
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Muncher666
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posted 11-29-2000 12:28 AM
Argh.. Not again.. Please - someone TELL me if I'm not being specific enough..
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EricM
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posted 11-29-2000 01:47 PM
I think I have deciphered your question.
A PAL only VCR will not output an NTSC signal if you try to play an NTSC tape.
I don't know anything about dual standard VCRs. It could be possible that they only output one kind of signal and do the conversion internally (eg. outputs PAL when you play a PAL or NTSC tape), or perhaps they output the type of signal that's on the tape (eg. PAL tape, PAL signal; NTSC tape, NTSC signal) and you need a TV that can handle both. Or perhaps it is all selectable. |
Muncher666
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posted 11-29-2000 02:19 PM
Ah! Yes, yes! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!Muncher. ------------------
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the Earth."
- Peter, Dawn of the Dead. |
Genocide
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posted 11-29-2000 06:53 PM
Screw this, why don't they just come up with a universal standard (UVS - Universal Video Standard) and then we dont have to worry about PAL, NTSC, SECEM, etc).------------------
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Muncher666
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posted 11-30-2000 01:20 AM
In a world without censorship - maybe. The reason why they came up with the different formats in the first place was to avoid certain things getting in to certain countries, much like DVD's are trying (and failing) to do now.Personally, I hate censorship and different format videos too. I should be allowed to watch my cute little cannibals, and let them eat, too!  Muncher. ------------------
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the Earth."
- Peter, Dawn of the Dead. |
EricM
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posted 11-30-2000 01:59 PM
The difference between NTSC and PAL is due to the different electrical systems. North America and Japan use 60Hz AC (60 fields per second = 30 frames per second) and Europe uses 50Hz AC (50 fields/25 frames). Secam was invented for censorship reasons, so us capitalist pigs could not rot the minds of the Communist block. |
