VCR question

[inqztive]

Trying to play a cassette recorded in PAL system. It doesn't play right. Using ATI VIVO card. Do I need a PAL VCR? Can't I play with the NTSC VCRs here?

 

[McCarthy]

Yup, need a PAL VCR. Might be able to borrow one from the college library, otherwise I wouldn't know where you might find one outside of a video production house that has one around for odd projects.

 

[NutBucket]

There's plenty of multi-system VCRs on the market. They can do conversion, etc. Not cheap tho. If you had a PAL VCR you can set the video in on the ATI to PAL and watch the stuff. I've done this b4 with my old AIW Pro.

 

[bozo1]

Don't know where you live but here, there are a number of companies that will convert it for you. Runs around $20.

 

[TunaBoo]

Should be less than 20

 

[inqztive]

Thank you all. I think college thing is the best solution for me at this time since I don't want to spend money on this.

 

[CheungMoKee]

I'm sorry if I come out sounding dumb but what is PAL? ... are they RCA jacks or the Cable box jack that u plug ur cable into? I think they call that thing Composite or sth?

 

[npc4]

I'm no expert on this but PAL is the video display format used in Europe and other places... it has a different resolution than NTSC (US, Japan, others) so they're incompatible.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: npc4
I'm no expert on this but PAL is the video display format used in Europe and other places... it has a different resolution than NTSC (US, Japan, others) so they're incompatible.

not only that but the framerates are fifferent...


I think we have 320x240 @ 27fps


Pal is 640x480 @23 fps...



3:2 Pulldown would be the answer...but then again you are dealing with a tape not DVD