Hello. First time poster. I came across an ad on craigslist for a JVC VCR that has a German plug. I've been looking for a PAL compatible vcr as I sometimes find PAL videos in thrift stores and the seller said it plays both PAL and NTSC formats. Is this true? Also, is there an adaptor for a german plug vcr to adapt to US type outlets?
The model is HR-J787AM
Is this a good product?
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European VCR's are able to play PAL and NTSC tapes....but can your television view a "hybrid" signal? The signal thrown out by this machine will not be a true NTSC signal....which is what the majority of American TV's require....a genuine NTSC signal....and you can also probably forget about recording this signal to a DVD Recorder....VERY few can record a quasi or hybrid signal.
Take it from a "Yank in Europe" who was collecting PAL material
while still living in America.....what you are planning to do (view
PAL VHS tapes in America) is not easy.
Inexpensive, Multi-format VCR's are NOT the answer to your problem. -
Originally Posted by Moby2
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Just did some more research and found that you need to buy a PAL to NTSC signal converter as well. I'm thinking this idea of mine might get costly. I guess it probably doesn't make sense to spend a lot of money for the limited number of PAL tapes that might show up at second hand stores.
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You could use it to cap PAL tapes to a multi-standard computer capture card.
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