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Thread: Playing English VCR tape in American VCR |
    
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 07:48 pm: |
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Hi
Can anyone help me. I have English VCR tapes and wish to play them on an American VCR as I now live in the STates as opposed to England. I currently cant play my English tapes and am being told I need a video converter or a multi system vcr. Can anyone be more specific as to what I actually need, good equipment to buy etc.
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Bronze Member Username: Videoguy
Post Number: 91
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 08:51 pm: |
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Yes, you do need a multi system VCR to view tapes made in England (PAL) on an American TV (NTSC). I have the Samsung Worldwide VCR model SV5000W (It’s the cheapest worldwide VCR I know of), I am personally not vary pleased with this unit but here is the link anyway:
http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&pr od_id=SV-5000W%2fXAA
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Bronze Member Username: Videoguy
Post Number: 92
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 08:57 pm: |
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David says Mitsubishi makes good VCRs but I don’t know if they have a worldwide model. |
Silver Member Username: Samijubal
Post Number: 892
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 12:34 am: |
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There are only 2 multi-system VCRs left that I know of, Samsung which is trash, and Aiwa which is expensive. There were others that you might be able to find used if you are lucky, Panasonic used to make them, I think I've seen Hitachi too. Most of them came from people in the military overseas. A converter won't do any good unless you have a PAL VCR, it won't work with an NTSC VCR. |
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