Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrba!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: Beta VS VHS - multi-standard considerations Message-ID: <134@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 19:40:30 EDT Article-I.D.: cadovax.134 Posted: Fri Sep 21 19:40:30 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 02:51:23 EDT References: <211@CSL-Vax.ARPA> Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 22 VHS decks also exist that are dual format (PAL & NTSC etc.) and may actually be cheaper if they don't have the name SONY on them. However, having a dual format deck of EITHER type dosen't mean you can play PAL tapes on an NTSC television or vice versa. A dual format T.V. will be necessary. You also will not be able to give (or copy) tapes in the wrong format to friends who have single format decks. Personally I detest this multiple-format situation. I live in L.A. and don't plan to move to Europe, but I'd love to see tapes of stuff from European T.V.. In order to do so, I'd have to buy European or multiple format VCR and T.V. which I can't really justify. Come to think of it though, Japan is NTSC.... I wonder how I might locate a Japanese pen-pal (video-pal?) that we might trade tapes? Unfortunately I don't speak Japanese, but music videos might be interesting anyway. I'm sick of the mindless tripe called American T.V.. Keith Doyle {ucbvax,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd