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Dan Uneken January 7th, 2004 05:18 AM
PAL-M in Brazil
 
Does anyone know whether a VHS tape made in Spain (PAL B/G) can be played in Brazil (PAL M)? Any idea what these differences mean?

Thanks!

Frank Granovski January 7th, 2004 05:29 AM
No. The frame rate is different.

Brazil's PAL is basically NTSC. It is much easier to convert NTSC to Brazil's 60 fields per second PAL via a multi-system VCR---but I'm not even sure if you'd have to convert (from NTSC to Brazil's PAL). With "normal" PAL to Brazil's, you do have to convert---unless it's a multi-system TV or M.S. VCR is used.

Dan Uneken January 7th, 2004 05:36 AM
Thanks Frank!

I should have asked this immediately, but do Argentinia, Paraguay and Urugay (PAL N) also have 60 fields p/s? Why do they call these systems PAL?

Frank Granovski January 7th, 2004 05:39 AM
As far as I know, only Brazil has this funny PAL system, where NTSC cams are actually used.

Rob Lohman January 7th, 2004 11:58 AM
It looks like PAL-M is an NTSC signal on a PAL frequency.


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