#European VHS
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Chris,
Does the European VHS PAL video tapes fit into a American VCR? I think there is
a hardware difference.
Jurgen
>>>Chris,
Does the European VHS PAL video tapes fit into a American VCR? I think there is
a hardware difference.
Jurgen<<<
The Tapes are the same, other than the European tape holding a bit more tape,
as PAL runs a bit faster. I bought many tapes in Germany for use in my American
VCR. I liked having that bit of extra tape.
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Juergen,
the video tapes are the same size world wide.
Regards Leonard
Jurgen,
There is no physical difference between VHS PAL and NTSC except tape length.
Regards,
Gary
Euro VHS tapes fit mechanically into US VHS machines but the PAL scan rates
make pre-recorded stuff useless. In fact I accidentally bought a PAL
pre-recorded tape of Yosemite Nat Park and all I got was garbage. 8^)
Bob
Nolo Press Tech Support
<<Does the European VHS PAL video tapes fit into a American VCR? I think there
is a hardware difference.>>
Not a normal VCR, no. What I have is a VCR that will change speed and
format for PAL, NTSC, SECAM, and a list of others. It'll work. I have some
music videos from Germany that play great on it.
Waiting till Motorola decides to release that 68060.
Chris Shepard: 030/50 A2000 with Toaster 4000 & MacIIfx via Emplant.