[PRCo] Re: Charlie Houser

[John F Bromley]

FYI last time I looked US was 60 cycles not 50.  Typo?

I have two machines that play PAL tapes and I  can convert one to the other.
One machine plays PAL: tapes on a regular North American TV, the other is
purpose built with European plugs and converters.  Anybody wants a PAL tape
converted I'll do the work for $10 per tape plus shipping.

JFB the PAL guy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Charlie Houser


>
> For those of you who are unfamiliar with John's initials "PAL," it is the
> European standard for video tapes.  NTSC tapes sold in the United States
cannot
> be played on PAL VCR/TVs and vice versa.  Has to do with the number of
scan
> lines across the television screen, which in turn is in some way related
to the
> frequency of the electrical current used.  The US standard is 110-115
volts at
> 50 Hz (cycles).  The European standard is 220-230 volts at 50 Hz.
>
> There are firms which will take a PAL tape and convert it to NTSC.  I've
been
> told by Carl Schultz that Disney is one of the best.  Yes, that Disney.
If you
> only have one VCR tape in PAL, it would be fine to spend $20-30 to make a
NTSC
> print.  If you have an abiding interest in European trams, trains, and
> travelogues prepared for European customers, then it would be cheaper to
run
> right out and by a television set and VCR designed to work with the PAL
standard
> but on American current.  There is such a thing.  There are also
television sets
> and VCR players that can interchangeably work in PAL and NTSC ... I've
seen one
> in Carl Schultz's living room  Carl explained that they are commonly
available
> in certain stores in Washington DC which cater to the embassy staffers
from
> other countries.   I've no idea at all what happens with the newer digital
> schemes ... maybe one of you can tell me.  .
>
> John F Bromley wrote:
>
> > Thanks Ken but I have original PAL versions from long before Carl
offered
> > them.  As far as I know the originals are STILL offered for sale by Rail
> > Art, the Dutch-Belgian firm that originated them so were I you I'd do a
> > speedy about-face on the dubbing.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kenneth Josephson" <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 5:40 PM
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