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Not OT VCR tapes overseas
Hi,
I read a post recently that mentioned a "donated quilting tapes." My guess is that these are VCR tapes of TV programs that we get here in the US. Do other countries have different VCRs or will my VCR tapes be able to be seen by quilters in AU, NZ, UK, etc? Thanks for any answers to this. Julie Richmond, VA |
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Yes, that's how I understand it, too.
.. In article , Lizzy Taylor writes wrote: Hi, I read a post recently that mentioned a "donated quilting tapes." My guess is that these are VCR tapes of TV programs that we get here in the US. Do other countries have different VCRs or will my VCR tapes be able to be seen by quilters in AU, NZ, UK, etc? I think I am right in saying we all use VHS these days, but the recorders in the various countries encode it differently. In the US you have NTSC, in the UK we have PAL and France they use SECAM. My particular VCR can play back from US tapes (but I can only record in UK format) but many older machines can't playback "foreign" tapes. HTH Lizzy -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I started off by writing...
In Australia we use the PAL but I just checked our VCR and printed on the front is PAL NTSC. I dont know if this means that tapes from USA work here or not. I do know that I have seen them with 'Zone 1" etc listed on the and Dh has said that some zones don't work here.... that's geting a bit technical for me vbg Friends that spent the last 3 years in Germany have recieved a German Kids video for Christmas so I guess they must work in Australia Dee in Oz "Lizzy Taylor" wrote wrote: I read a post recently that mentioned a "donated quilting tapes." My guess is that these are VCR tapes of TV programs that we get here in the US. Do other countries have different VCRs or will my VCR tapes be able to be seen by quilters in AU, NZ, UK, etc? I think I am right in saying we all use VHS these days, but the recorders in the various countries encode it differently. In the US you have NTSC, in the UK we have PAL and France they use SECAM. My particular VCR can play back from US tapes (but I can only record in UK format) but many older machines can't playback "foreign" tapes. HTH Lizzy -- Lizzy Taylor Heywood, Lancashire, UK 53:36:00N 2:06:00E http://www.thetaylorfamily.org.uk |
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I started off by writing... In Australia we use the PAL but I just checked our VCR and printed on the front is PAL NTSC. I dont know if this means that tapes from USA work here or not. I do know that I have seen them with 'Zone 1" etc listed on the and Dh has said that some zones don't work here.... that's geting a bit technical for me vbg Friends that spent the last 3 years in Germany have recieved a German Kids video for Christmas so I guess they must work in Australia Dee in Oz It all depends on what your VCR can handle, I believe most Aussie VCRs will play PAL and NTSC these days. Our VCR will play SECAM as well, but if it's from France it will only play in B&W. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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Thanks Melinda. It's something I have never had to deal with, so have never
taken much notice. Dee in Oz "melinda" wrote D&D wrote: I started off by writing... In Australia we use the PAL but I just checked our VCR and printed on the front is PAL NTSC. I dont know if this means that tapes from USA work here or not. I do know that I have seen them with 'Zone 1" etc listed on the and Dh has said that some zones don't work here.... that's geting a bit technical for me vbg Friends that spent the last 3 years in Germany have recieved a German Kids video for Christmas so I guess they must work in Australia Dee in Oz It all depends on what your VCR can handle, I believe most Aussie VCRs will play PAL and NTSC these days. Our VCR will play SECAM as well, but if it's from France it will only play in B&W. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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