I have PAL-M system not NTSC recorded in VHS. Does it works?
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I had one of these sony recorders. I could not get the thing to work right. It made 1 or 2 Dvds, & that was it. I sent it back, got my money back, & never used one again. I do not think it will covert the codec( the NTSC) format, but I'm not sure. Do you have a computer? If you do, There's a huge variety of dvd direct to pc coverter systems to chose from. I'd try that.
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My unit was NTSC-specific. Perhaps Sony makes a region-specific unit you could use.
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Hi F. Castellvi Granados, this Sony Camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder. It will not work under PAL system. -Ely
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According to the menu is will convert VHS to DVD but I have not used that part of the program... I use a program called USB TV Box which does as excellent job. Sorry, cannot answer your question. Robert
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Only if the VCR is a PAL model. A VCR head spins in sync with the TV format frame rate ... so a European VCR head would sweep over the tape (diagonally) 50 times per second and a North American VCR would sweep over the tape 60 times per second. Playing a PAL recorded tape on an NTSC VCR will just produce an out-of-sync mess that the converter will never be able to piece back together.So, No.
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Just tried it with a Region 2 DVD. It will play it, but the output on mine is set to be NTSC and my television will not read the PAL signal. I could hear the music that play on the menu, but there was no picture and an error message informing me the signal was incorrect appeared. This does not automatically convert the signal to NTSC. You would be better off buying a dedicated region free player for playback and use this for the HDD.
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Yes I believe it should. My NTSC TV is connected via an HDMI cable and PAL Pix (colors) and sound comes out fine on the TV.
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Mine is connected directly to the TV, don't even have cable! So I guess the answer would be "no". Just don't expect the VHS recorder to last longer than a couple months.
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Yep, I'm gonna second Paul here. It doesn't matter what format the tape is (beta, VHSC, etc.), as long as you have the AV out it will work just fine. This is by far the best device I've found. It cost more than some, because in this case, you actually do get what you pay for.
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Only NTSC since I bought the unit for the US. My understanding is that European versions would play pal.
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This thing does not work at all. If you are inputting a PAL signal, you theoretically should get a synced NTSC out. This thing does not work at all and has no sync circuitry.
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I am not sure either Mr. Turner. I bought this Device to.go.from VHS to.DVD and it has worked very well for me. The whole point of this device was to help get past the macrovision protection. Going in the direction you want, that obstacle doesn't exist.
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No, this will not work with analog video(VHS) out. Only rca audio, digital audio and component video. I am sorry if my previous misled anyone.
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I would guess that it is NTSC as I don't think the PAL system is used in the USA.
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Yes. Recording to VHS requires a converter box if your signal source is an over-the-air antenna (the DVD side of this unit is play-only).
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There is no reference to PAL in the setup, only NTSC., I'm sure if you are on PAL it will be PAL. But I can only say no PAL on my unit.
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This is inaccurate. PAL discs are converted by the player. I have one and tested it soon after it arrived. It works flawlessly on my NTSC-only TV. This player will play literally almost ANYTHING. Format, code, region, you name it.
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It all depends on which VHS-DVD recoder you have. here is a list fom their website, of those VHS-DVD recorders they know will work! Take a look, and if you find your model recorder, and click on it, there will be a drawing showing you how to hook up http://www.xdimax.com/grex/grex.html#CMP