Re: AppleColor RGB and VCR?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Paul Schlyter <pausch@saafNOSPAM.se> wrote:

> In article <956218548.85071@inv.ihug.co.nz>,
> Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz> wrote:
>  
> > In article <8dlfui$19b$1@merope.saaf.se>, pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul
> > Schlyter) wrote:
> > 
> >> In article <956138319.317663@inv.ihug.co.nz>,
> >> Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> SCART is a standard for interconnecting video devices, . It's been around
> >>> for a while (20 years?) but it's not very common.
> >> 
> >> WHAT?   Virtually every TV and VCR sold today have SCART connectors....
> > 
> > Depends where you live. I know it's common in Europe (possibly because it
> > was originally a European standard), but in New Zealand most TVs and videos
> > still don't have it, which is definitely a shame.
>  
> Well you can always import your TV sets from Europe.  You do use PAL,
> 625 lines 50 frames/sec, don't you?

Ah, but which version of PAL?  There are at least three standards for
the broadcast format, which vary in the frequency offset from the video
to the audio carrier.  I know that NZ and the UK are different.  (I
think the UK uses PAL I, while NZ uses PAL B/G.)

A UK TV will work fine with a NZ VCR as long as you use A/V connectors,
but it won't be able to get both picture and sound via the RF connector
(or use its internal tuner). 

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David Empson
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