PAL to NTSC?????????

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 17 Mar 2004, 15:18

okay i got my orlin norris fight. but its in NTSC format. no problem forme, my video can play both PAL and NTSC.

but my bro in london wants to see the fight now. how do i copy a NTSC fight onto a PAL video?

is there a special kind of scart socket? anybody ever done it before? is it complex and is there a significant drop in picture quality?

questions, questions.

mrbassie · Post by **mrbassie** » 17 Mar 2004, 15:28

I've investigated this before, it's all but impossible. You can buy equipment for doing it but it's expensive and the transfer quality is apparently so so.

Most videos will play both anyway. I think even a pal only video will play ntsc but with the picture off centre, which can be remedied simply by using scart. (not sure about that last bit, I'm basing that on ntsc games consoles)

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 17 Mar 2004, 16:04

but what about all these video traders who sell top notch US imports? somebody had to convert them..........?

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 17 Mar 2004, 16:04

whats the name of the necessary equipment....?

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 17 Mar 2004, 16:06

http://www.maplin.co.uk/?userid=ARM_Kel ... dule=27967

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 17 Mar 2004, 16:07

adamiw wrote:http://www.maplin.co.uk/?userid=ARM_Kel ... dule=27967

actually. not sure if this means you can record ntsc to pal.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 17 Mar 2004, 18:57

I didn't think it was all that hard, my old trader had a conversion scart and his copies were all fine. Ask Red Dragon he should know, or given your history maybe not

I didn't think it would be all that difficult to be fair, but i could wrong.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 18 Mar 2004, 06:16

Probably best if you just lend him the NTSC tape. You can't copy unless you have two NTSC VCRs.
But like Mr B says, nearly all UK videos and TV playback NTSC tapes in Pal ( which is better quality than NTSC BTW ).
American traders will generaly only send you NTSC tapes.
Other than that, you'll have to pay a lab around £50-100 to do a NTSC-Pal conversion for you via an ADAC machine.
Or plonk down a few grand a buy yourself one 8)

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 18 Mar 2004, 08:09

i do have two VCRs that can play NTSC, but playing the NTSC in one and copying it onto PAL on the other doesnt work......... is there some kind of special scart socket.........?

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 18 Mar 2004, 20:51

Expensive, mate. Here's a link to the one I bought some time ago

http://www.mindlogic.com/CONV_TNLB_tr-10sp_DTL.shtml

You can get cheaper ones but they don't do a very good job.

PAL to NTSC?????????

PAL to NTSC?????????

You need a piece if kit to convert the NTSC signal to PAL