American (NTSC) video transfer
Sep 6th 2005, 3:36 pm
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American (NTSC) video transfer
I was notified today that a VHS video I have had on order at Sendit.com is finally arriving - after nearly a year!
It's a deleted title, so you basically have to wait until a second-hand one is available.
The problem is that I have a feeling it might be NTSC, and in which case, what would be the cheapest way to play it or get it dubbed? I would rather not pay more than Dh200 - and I don't mind either buying a cheap NTSC VHS player if that's cheaper than a dub (I don't have a PAL VHS player either, so it makes little difference).
Anyone have any ideas?
It's a deleted title, so you basically have to wait until a second-hand one is available.
The problem is that I have a feeling it might be NTSC, and in which case, what would be the cheapest way to play it or get it dubbed? I would rather not pay more than Dh200 - and I don't mind either buying a cheap NTSC VHS player if that's cheaper than a dub (I don't have a PAL VHS player either, so it makes little difference).
Anyone have any ideas?
Sep 6th 2005, 5:13 pm
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Re: American (NTSC) video transfer
I had similar problem a couple of years ago I bought a cheapo (150 aed) video player (not recorder) from Carrefour which has NTSC playback on a PAL television
Sep 7th 2005, 6:33 am
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Re: American (NTSC) video transfer
Originally Posted by Vimto
I had similar problem a couple of years ago I bought a cheapo (150 aed) video player (not recorder) from Carrefour which has NTSC playback on a PAL television
Sep 7th 2005, 8:51 am
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Re: American (NTSC) video transfer
Originally Posted by secretdubai
Oh fantastic, thanks! That sounds perfect.
Sep 7th 2005, 10:00 am
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Re: American (NTSC) video transfer
Pretty much all VHS decks and TVs you can get here will handle both PAL and NTSC natively, without needing a standards conversion.
Sep 7th 2005, 10:39 am
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Re: American (NTSC) video transfer
Originally Posted by Zannie
Pretty much all VHS decks and TVs you can get here will handle both PAL and NTSC natively, without needing a standards conversion.
Sep 8th 2005, 6:51 am
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Re: American (NTSC) video transfer
Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers
Alternatively, Play the video on someone else's TV, and sit in front of the TV with a PAL camcorder.......and hey presto cheap NTSC -> Pal conversion!!!!
And then comes the tricky bit - converting to DVD for future use
I think I have the equipment to do this so it should be fine.
