pavelz@tekigm2.TEK.COM (Pavel R. Zivny) (07/29/88)
In article <627@neptune.AMD.COM< zahid@neptune.AMD.COM (Zahid Ahsanullah) writes:
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<You can buy three system vcr's and tv's and SONY for one makes em.
<The three systems are namely PAL, SECAM, and NTSC and to view programs
<recorded in any one of these, both the tv and the vcr have to be in the
<same mode. My mom has one of these babies which she bought in Europe nad
<it works like a charm. The VCR cost $500, the tv around the same.
<..... Wish I could tell you where to buy these equipment in this country.
< regards
< Zahid
I'd think that a SONY service center would tell you.
Pavelstone@bunker.UUCP (Mike Stone ) (07/30/88)
In article <3280@tekigm2.TEK.COM> pavelz@tekigm2.UUCP (Pavel R. Zivny) writes: <In article <627@neptune.AMD.COM< zahid@neptune.AMD.COM (Zahid Ahsanullah) writes: << <<You can buy three system vcr's and tv's and SONY for one makes em. <<The three systems are namely PAL, SECAM, and NTSC and to view programs <<recorded in any one of these, both the tv and the vcr have to be in the <<same mode. My mom has one of these babies which she bought in Europe nad <<it works like a charm. The VCR cost $500, the tv around the same. <<..... Wish I could tell you where to buy these equipment in this country. << regards << Zahid < < I'd think that a SONY service center would tell you. < < Pavel I wish that were true, Pavel, but I'm afraid they usually (at least from my experience) have no knowledge of products that are not made for this country. Most multi-system equipment is made for the European or Middle East markets (most have PAL and/or SECAM tuners and only NTSC playback). One must remember that most people in this country have no idea that PAL or SECAM exists (in fact, many have no idea that other countries exist :-)) so the market for multi- system products is limited, in addition to the fact that our neighbors both have NTSC. There are several outlets in NY, although I can't name any off the top of my head. BTW, Zahid, I'd like to know the maker of the VCR and TV that your mother paid about $1000 for. You can hardly buy good NTSC equipment for that price here, much less multi-system. And prices in Europe (in $) are generally a bit higher than here! -- Don Miguel de la Piedra
ananth@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ananth Annapragada) (08/01/88)
I have been following this discussion for a couple of days, and didnt post a followup because I figured someone else would have thought about this already.... India is one of the countries that follows the PAL/SECAM systems, and Indian stores in any major city will stock multi-system VCR's. I've seen them in Chicago and Detroit. I am sure New York has them too. I wish I could remember the names of the streets on which the Indian stores in Chicago are, but I cant. The stores in the Detroit area are on Ford Road in Garden City. I am sure some Indian on the net will be able to tell you the locations of the Indian stores in other cities. I did price the systems once, they are around $900-1000.
jackm@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Jack Morrison) (08/01/88)
In article <...> (...) writes: [nesting overflow deleted...] ><<You can buy three system vcr's and tv's and SONY for one makes em. ><<The three systems are namely PAL, SECAM, and NTSC and to view programs ><<recorded in any one of these, both the tv and the vcr have to be in the ><<same mode. My mom has one of these babies which she bought in Europe nad ><<it works like a charm. The VCR cost $500, the tv around the same. ><<..... Wish I could tell you where to buy these equipment in this country. July 88 Video Manager, page 20, has an ad for the "Image Translator" VCR from Instant Reply, 2951 S. Bayshore Dr., Miami FL (305)448-7088. "It includes...special effects...VHS HiFi...lets you play or record in all 16 World Standards anywhere in the world on most TV sets or monitors; PAL, SECAM, and NTSC.... Exhibiting at CES-summer Chicago show." Hope this helps. I know nothing about it 'cept what I read in this ad. -- Jack C. Morrison, Jet Propulsion Laboratory "How am I typing? Call 1-818-354-1431, or mail jackm@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov"
zahid@neptune.AMD.COM (Zahid Ahsanullah) (08/06/88)
In article <3871@bunker.UUCP> stone@bunker.UUCP (Mike Stone (Dallas)) writes: > BTW, Zahid, I'd like to know the maker of the VCR and TV that >your mother paid about $1000 for. You can hardly buy good NTSC >equipment for that price here, much less multi-system. And prices in >Europe (in $) are generally a bit higher than here! > >-- Don Miguel de la Piedra Sorry guy, I made a mistake. The vcr was bought at Dubai international airport for $430 dollars and it's a Panasonic 4-system as it is called. The four systems are ntsc1, ntsc2, pal, and secam. There are vcr's that also decode the obscure NIR system the russians use but I've never seen one. The tv is a Sony 3/system Trinitron brought for just about $500 in London. I'll see if I can get the model numbers for you. best wishes Zahid BTW Sony also makes three system vcr's but I can't remember what they call these. A good guess would be 3/system as in their tv's.