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budagboy2
11-06-2003, 04:53 PM
Im not talking about The fast and the furious, im talking about the BBC ones. Anyway i just ordered the VHS from amazon.co.uk and when i tried to play the tape it was all static and the sound was very distorted. I tried in every player that i had in the house and nothing worked. Im wondering if the uk has different vhs tapes or something i dk. Also its not the tape player b/c when i tried another tape it worked fine, so if anyone knows what the problem could be could you help. thanks
TT
11-06-2003, 04:57 PM
Where are you from? If you're in US I doubt you can play european tapes on american VCR...
budagboy2
11-06-2003, 05:00 PM
Yeah thats what i was thinking that the uk had different tapes, i live in the u.s.
spicymustard
11-06-2003, 05:01 PM
yep europe is PAL and we have NTSC, and they dont work togeather. If you are from the US and bought a tape that is PAL you can buy a converter for $500 if you really want to watch the tape. The resolution is different to boot, that is why the top gear shows look streached tall on a computer screen
budagboy2
11-06-2003, 05:03 PM
Yea not really worth it, do you know if any1 has posted the vids?
PATo355
11-06-2003, 05:27 PM
The videos have been posted already , but if your VCR player is multizone , you can watch the movie ...

I guess you can get them too in amazon.com
budagboy2
11-06-2003, 05:35 PM
do u know if it would say it was multizone on the front of the vcr or the back
PATo355
11-06-2003, 05:36 PM
Check out your VCR model and then go to the brand web site , there you can find info

or use gOOgle.com :D
TT
11-06-2003, 05:40 PM
Well, if the VCR was multizone I doubt he would had problems...
budagboy2
11-06-2003, 05:41 PM
whatever if any1 has the link to the vids to download could you please help me out and psot them.
PATo355
11-06-2003, 05:42 PM
oh yeah ... missed that point ... seems like study and sunny days made me every day slower .... hehehe ...

Sorry

Well ... i guess you can take it to a friends house that has multizone equipment and record it on your standard vcr , that might work
TT
11-06-2003, 05:45 PM
whatever if any1 has the link to the vids to download could you please help me out and psot them.

Sorry dude, but the vids aren't hosted anywhere...
budagboy2
11-06-2003, 05:55 PM
dam was lookin foward to watchin them, hey shit happens
Jabba
11-06-2003, 07:20 PM
whatever if any1 has the link to the vids to download could you please help me out and psot them.

Sorry dude, but the vids aren't hosted anywhere...

Thanks TT....other group members take note of that example 8)
RC45
11-06-2003, 09:30 PM
Just buy a PAL-NTSC-SECAM selectable VCR. I have and it is a great.
budagboy2
11-06-2003, 09:50 PM
not gonna waste money on a new vcr, i havent watched a tape in like 5 years only dvds now
coombsie66
11-07-2003, 12:13 AM
Thanks TT....other group members take note of that example


already jotted that down in my rule book :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Nemisis8u
11-07-2003, 11:42 PM
You might be able to convert the tape at a video store. There is a place close to where I live that does it, you just give them the tape and they convert it. You might want to look around in your area. Look for a "european" video store. One that specializes in tapes in a different language they might do the conversion for you.
AlienDB7
11-08-2003, 12:05 AM
If your pc has a video cap card or a video-in on your video card, you may try connecting the vcr to it. For most cap cards, there should be an option to use PAL signal! The manual may say it's for NTSC only, but that's for the tv tuner part only. Not sure if it'll work when the tape is being played on a NTSC vcr, but doesn't hurt to try :)

If it doesnt work, you should get a cheap multi-system vcr. They should be less than $200 now, it's probably cheaper than getting a store to convert it for you.