02-01-2005, 05:05 PM
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VHS incompatability
Has anyone ever heard of VHSs (mmm...magnetic media) from the UK being incompatable with players in the US?
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02-01-2005, 09:01 PM
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It is not S-VHS or Super VHS? Even in the US you need an S-VHS player to play an S-VHS tape- they won't work in regular VHS machines. I don't know if they have the equivelent of region-codes or different format for VHS in Europe so it might not work anyways.
Edit: I forgot about PAL vs NTST formats- unless you have a UK player and TV it probably won't be watchable here.
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02-01-2005, 11:46 PM
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I was about to say that we are NTSC here and the standard in europe and elsewhere is PAL. I have a tape from Japan that my step-father bought for me when he was over there that I have never been able to watch. And yes, I do believe its an adult video.
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02-02-2005, 12:19 AM
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Do you know anyone in the military that's been overseas? I bought a multisystem TV and VCR while I was in Germany. I can watch any videotape from anywhere.
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02-02-2005, 08:51 AM
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I know back in VN, we used multisystem VCRs to watch tapes from all over the world. I think you could find those here too.
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02-02-2005, 11:54 AM
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or go to your local camera type place and get it converted to ntsc for a few bucks.
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02-03-2005, 11:37 PM
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hmm...didn't realize there were differences. Thanks for the info. My wife wants to purchase a VHS that is unavailable here or one that Disney hasn't made in many moons.
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