pal to ntsc

[fisheye]

YES.... i probably have a gig in NY... Small detail, I live in belgium... Does anyone knows a way to do all my stuff in pal; two laptops, a dvd player, a MX 50 and convert the signal in to NTSC... All help apriecated


Thx

Fisheye

[fisheye]

thx for the fast reply *****

So you are saying to use the input (pal) of an vhs player (who plays pal and ntsc) and output (ntsc) to projector

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Thx


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[LEVLHED]

you need a PAL to NTSC converter to do this, you can't just hook a PAL signal to a NTSC VCR...but you might want to check if the beamers will accept PAL as-is, mine does.

[LEVLHED]

be careful if you're buying a VCR for this...you need to make sure it will in fact convert between video standards...the cheaper ones may PLAY the different standards, but won't actually change the output to another standard.

[petewarden]

Most cheap (sub-professional) multi-standard PAL vcrs actually display NTSC tapes at 60Hz rather than 50Hz, and rely on modern TV's ability to sync with an 'incorrect' frequency. I've heard this 60Hz version described as pseudo-PAL and it means you can't record the signal on another vcr. Did you have a chance to see if the projectors handled this gracefully J?

As far as PAL to NTSC, unlike the reverse situation, most US NTSC vcrs will _not_ play PAL tapes. You have to shop around to get an NTSC output VCR that will take PAL tapes. Eg http://www.world-import.com/sv5000.htm

I know this is essentially what you're saying about dual-standard vcrs *****, but it's important to emphasise that you can expect most euro vcrs to handle NTSC, but you have to hunt for US vcrs that will cope with PAL.

While I'm at it, here's an interesting cheapish universal converter that I've been meaning to check out:
http://www.standardsconverter.co.uk/featurec.htm

[eXhale]

Originally posted by petewarden
Most cheap (sub-professional) multi-standard PAL vcrs actually display NTSC tapes at 60Hz rather than 50Hz, and rely on modern TV's ability to sync with an 'incorrect' frequency. I've heard this 60Hz version described as pseudo-PAL and it means you can't record the signal on another vcr.

Hmm that would explain why some of the NTSC tapes I have play fine on my TV but cannot be captured on my computer :(