Semi OT: PAL/NTSC Conversion

[JJMc 0]

EDIT: If you want to move this to tape trading, or anywhere else, feel free.

 

I'm looking to invest in some PAL conversion equipment as I do trades for PAL tapes on a regular basis and it's getting a tad expensive having them converted all the time. Anyway:

 

1)If I were to buy a converter and a PAL vcr, would I also need a TV that can display a PAL signal?

 

2)Would it be cheaper just to buy a multisystem VCR (one that can be used with any monitor)?

[Guest Razor Roman]

Just go with a multisystem VCR.

[JJMc 0]

Just go with a multisystem VCR.

Will those display a PAL signal on a NTSC television?

[Guest Razor Roman]

I've only ever seen one in action, and it did.

[Guest OnlyMe]

With NTSC on a PAL TV, the answer is "sometimes". I'd assume it's the same the other way around.

[JJMc 0]

Here's another question...if I just got a signal converter and put it between a normal (NTSC) VCR and the TV, would it display an NTSC signal?

[Guest OnlyMe]

What do you think it would do?

[JJMc 0]

What do you think it would do?

Um...I don't know.

 

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.. in either case, several people have told me that you need both a converter and a PAL deck to display a PAL tape on an American TV. But it seems to me that running a converter in the middle would do the job even without a PAL or multisystem VCR. I was just wondering if anyone knew, that's all. -Jim