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Question about recording UK tv programmes
Hi I am just wondering if this is possible - a couple of my friends have offered to record the omnibus episodes of my fave soaps (sad I know hehe :o ) - and send them over once or twice a month - I am just wondering if they will work tho.....
I know I bought a video tape over there last year that works in my UK video but not sure if it goes the other way too. Thanks! Getting excited now - last day at work today :D |
Exciting isn't it?? :D
When do you fly out?? |
Just booked a flight for next Wednesday (21st) - once again I've taken a chance - but I don't have much choice as I MUST start work on the following Monday and need a few days to get a car and my apt sorted out.
I was at the Embassy on the 8th and they said 5 working days (not inc Easter) to me for the visa - so I am figuring counting Tue-Fri as 4 and then Mon as 5 - then I should get it on Tuesday. I hope !!! :scared: I managed to get my flight with Air Miles and I am just waiting on Aberdeen Airport coming back to me with permission for my cats to fly with me ! :D :D :D I am trying to think of all the things I should pack and CDs I should buy that I can't get out there LOL - like Maltesers and Munchies lol. When do you guys leave? Where is it you're off to again? |
What visa are you coming over on?
Just in case you don't already know this, your very first thing to do after arriving is to go to a Social Security office with your passport/visa and apply for a Social Security number. My husband did on the day of arrival....after a 22 hour flight we dumped our suitcases in the serviced apartment, crashed for an hour then straight off to the SS office - he just looked it up in the Yellow Pages! You don't exist in the States without a Social Security number. It took about a week to arrive....hope you have an address! I have a feeling your videos won't work unless you have a multi-system TV which accepts the UK PAL signals.....but someone else here will know for sure. Good Luck! :) |
Originally posted by Englishmum What visa are you coming over on? I get in late on Wednesday night - so first port of call is to pick up apt keys on Thursday am and straight down to the SS office! Thanks! :D |
You can find your local Social Security office here...
http://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/fol/fol-home.html Good luck flying out. I took my two cats with me and they were fine. |
Re: Question about recording UK tv programmes
Originally posted by Lesley1020 Hi I am just wondering if this is possible - a couple of my friends have offered to record the omnibus episodes of my fave soaps (sad I know hehe :o ) - and send them over once or twice a month - I am just wondering if they will work tho..... I know I bought a video tape over there last year that works in my UK video but not sure if it goes the other way too. Thanks! Getting excited now - last day at work today :D |
Re: Question about recording UK tv programmes
Originally posted by Oggie Oi! No, they will not viewable in the US unless you buy a PAL to NTSC converter. |
Re: Question about recording UK tv programmes
Originally posted by ironporer Could you explain that in idiot language (for the technically challenged) please? My wife would also like to be able to view Spanish TV shows (recorded in Spain on a European VCR) on our American TV/VCR. The following is an excerpt from WHATIS.COM concerning the technical difference between a PAL and NTSC system: The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) was responsible for developing, in 1953, a set of standard protocols for television (TV) broadcast transmission and reception in the United States. Other standards were adopted in the rest of the world. The NTSC standards have not changed significantly since their inception, except for the addition of new parameters for color signals. NTSC signals are not directly compatible with computer systems. An NTSC TV image has 525 horizontal lines per frame (complete screen image). These lines are scanned from left to right, and from top to bottom. Every other line is skipped. Thus it takes two screen scans to complete a frame: one scan for the odd-numbered horizontal lines, and another scan for the even-numbered lines. Each half-frame screen scan takes approximately 1/60 of a second; a complete frame is scanned every 1/30 second. This alternate-line scanning system is known as interlacing. PAL is short for Phase Alternating Line, the dominant television standard in Europe. The United States uses a different standard, NTSC. Whereas NTSC delivers 525 lines of resolution at 60 half-frames per second, PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half-frames per second. Many video adapters that enable computer monitors to be used as television screens support both NTSC and PAL signals. So basically... it is recorded on a different format, one will not play on the other...... You can buy a vcr that plays both formats though for a little more money... The following is a link thats show the format for each country. http://avconvert.com/video/world_tel...standards.html |
Re: Question about recording UK tv programmes
Originally posted by honeymommy The following is an excerpt from WHATIS.COM concerning the technical difference between a PAL and NTSC system: The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) was responsible for developing, in 1953, a set of standard protocols for television (TV) broadcast transmission and reception in the United States. Other standards were adopted in the rest of the world. The NTSC standards have not changed significantly since their inception, except for the addition of new parameters for color signals. NTSC signals are not directly compatible with computer systems. An NTSC TV image has 525 horizontal lines per frame (complete screen image). These lines are scanned from left to right, and from top to bottom. Every other line is skipped. Thus it takes two screen scans to complete a frame: one scan for the odd-numbered horizontal lines, and another scan for the even-numbered lines. Each half-frame screen scan takes approximately 1/60 of a second; a complete frame is scanned every 1/30 second. This alternate-line scanning system is known as interlacing. PAL is short for Phase Alternating Line, the dominant television standard in Europe. The United States uses a different standard, NTSC. Whereas NTSC delivers 525 lines of resolution at 60 half-frames per second, PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half-frames per second. Many video adapters that enable computer monitors to be used as television screens support both NTSC and PAL signals. So basically... it is recorded on a different format, one will not play on the other...... You can buy a vcr that plays both formats though for a little more money... The following is a link thats show the format for each country. http://avconvert.com/video/world_tel...standards.html |
If you're thinking East Enders or Corrie... then you need not bother with a Video... simply get a decent internet connection here and download them... they are normally available the day after they were shown.
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Originally posted by USBound If you're thinking East Enders or Corrie... then you need not bother with a Video... simply get a decent internet connection here and download them... they are normally available the day after they were shown. |
Originally posted by USBound If you're thinking East Enders or Corrie... then you need not bother with a Video... simply get a decent internet connection here and download them... they are normally available the day after they were shown. Thanks |
http://www.slr.tzo.com:6969/
a decent connectin....hmm... well if you get more than about 20Kb/second you'll be fine for downloading these overnight. I get around 200-300Kb (slowest connection I could get) from most of these... note.. its Bittorrent... need to install the bittorrent app before attempting to download. |
Originally posted by USBound http://www.slr.tzo.com:6969/ a decent connectin....hmm... well if you get more than about 20Kb/second you'll be fine for downloading these overnight. I get around 200-300Kb (slowest connection I could get) from most of these... note.. its Bittorrent... need to install the bittorrent app before attempting to download. If this works, I will be able to blackmail my husband to do all the housework etc. in return for corrie a couple of times a week! |
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