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  1. 9th Jul 2006 16:18 #1
    Vidonizer
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    I bought a VHS tape on Amazon.UK which looks fine (tape edges are good etc) and I have tried to play it on 3 different VCR's but the picture is distorted so badly I cant make anything out at all, not even a ghostly image although on my best machine I did see Madonna at the beginning of the tape in a ghostly rolling image with audio. I tried tracking to the extreme on both ends on all 3 machines with no imporovement. I read soemthing about UK VCR's running on 60 Mhz and US machines on 50 Mhz and I am wondering if the speed of the tape is not the culprit. Does anyone know if commercialy pre-recorded tapes (Madonna Concert) made in the UK run at a different speed?

    I dont think tracking is the problem.

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  2. 9th Jul 2006 16:45 #2
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    UK = PAL format
    US = NTSC format
    PAL & NTSC are not compatible with each other.
    You cannot watch a UK VHS tape on your US VCR.
    If you get a PAL VCR, you still cannot watch it on your US TV.
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    There are multisystem VCR decks available, for around 350-400 dollars ...

    http://www.barrel-of-monkeys.com/graphics/prod/multisystemvcr/multisystemvcr.shtml
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  4. 11th Jul 2006 02:22 #4
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    Originally Posted by Xylob the Destroyer
    PAL & NTSC are not compatible with each other.
    Unless you are here in Europe....we can play anything....
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