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stoogedog · 04-26-2016, 02:50 PM

hi, I have a question about a vcr. will the following vcr play pal as well as vhs from Europe: Hitachi FX8000EM Full Multi-System European Stereo/Bilingual System 6 Head VCR ?

I have some vhs from England that I just received and am looking for a vcr that will play these vhs tapes I received as well as PAL tapes. please let me know. your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. thanks

KyleThaddeus2015 · 04-26-2016, 03:36 PM

There shouldn't be a problem playing British tapes on a European VCR. You can't play PAL tapes in a NTSC VCR, though.

stoogedog · 04-26-2016, 03:38 PM

so this machine:

Hitachi FX8000EM Full Multi-System European Stereo/Bilingual System 6 Head VCR

will play European vhs and PAL tapes?

KyleThaddeus2015 · 04-26-2016, 06:56 PM

Yes.

stoogedog · 04-26-2016, 09:52 PM

thanks for your quick reply. it is greatly appreciated.

Videoranger007 · 05-02-2016, 07:48 PM

It will play them but it wont display properly (black and white, rolling picture, etc.) on an NTSC television set unless its capable. You need a signal convertor in that case.

stoogedog · 07-10-2016, 06:51 PM

hi, thanks for replies. got this signal converter off of ebay: 1080P PAL/NTSC/SECAM to PAL/NTSC MINI Bi-directional TV Format System Converter for $15 it does not convert the signal to play. if i connect aiwa HV-MX1 multi system directly to tv, i get a clear b&w pic and nice audio. if i connect aiwa vcrf to my dvd recorder, i get a split picture (bottom of pic at top of screen above a black line across pic and top of pic below). when i use the above mentioned converter there is no signal recognition at all. i have been doing some research and believe i need a video enhancer. please advise. any and all information would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Plarocks · 02-07-2017, 04:34 PM

Hey Stoogedog,

Yeah, the PAL and NTSC thing is a bit tricky.

My advice is to just use a DVD Recorder that will record in PAL.

I have a Lite On LVW-5005 unit. In the setup menu, when I select "TV Type" is PAL, the Lite On flips everything over to PAL format.

No, the signal with not look right on your NTSC TV while you are recording the tape to DVD. But, if you then play the recorded disc on a Region Free DVD player that converts PAL DVD's to NTSC, your disc will look great.

Good luck,

Peter

04-26-2016, 02:50 PM	#1
stoogedog Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 747	Technical vcr question hi, I have a question about a vcr. will the following vcr play pal as well as vhs from Europe: Hitachi FX8000EM Full Multi-System European Stereo/Bilingual System 6 Head VCR ? I have some vhs from England that I just received and am looking for a vcr that will play these vhs tapes I received as well as PAL tapes. please let me know. your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. thanks

04-26-2016, 09:52 PM	#5
stoogedog Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 747	thanks thanks for your quick reply. it is greatly appreciated.

07-10-2016, 06:51 PM	#7
stoogedog Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 747	signal converter please read and advise hi, thanks for replies. got this signal converter off of ebay: 1080P PAL/NTSC/SECAM to PAL/NTSC MINI Bi-directional TV Format System Converter for $15 it does not convert the signal to play. if i connect aiwa HV-MX1 multi system directly to tv, i get a clear b&w pic and nice audio. if i connect aiwa vcrf to my dvd recorder, i get a split picture (bottom of pic at top of screen above a black line across pic and top of pic below). when i use the above mentioned converter there is no signal recognition at all. i have been doing some research and believe i need a video enhancer. please advise. any and all information would be greatly appreciated. thanks

04-26-2016, 03:36 PM	#2
KyleThaddeus2015 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2015 Location: Chicora, Pennsylvania Posts: 248	There shouldn't be a problem playing British tapes on a European VCR. You can't play PAL tapes in a NTSC VCR, though.

04-26-2016, 03:38 PM	#3
stoogedog Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 747	so this machine: Hitachi FX8000EM Full Multi-System European Stereo/Bilingual System 6 Head VCR will play European vhs and PAL tapes?

04-26-2016, 06:56 PM	#4
KyleThaddeus2015 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2015 Location: Chicora, Pennsylvania Posts: 248	Yes.

05-02-2016, 07:48 PM	#6
Videoranger007 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 02, 2016 Location: USA Posts: 606	It will play them but it wont display properly (black and white, rolling picture, etc.) on an NTSC television set unless its capable. You need a signal convertor in that case.

02-07-2017, 04:34 PM	#8
Plarocks Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Feb 01, 2017 Location: Dumfries, Va Posts: 4	Hey Stoogedog, Yeah, the PAL and NTSC thing is a bit tricky. My advice is to just use a DVD Recorder that will record in PAL. I have a Lite On LVW-5005 unit. In the setup menu, when I select "TV Type" is PAL, the Lite On flips everything over to PAL format. No, the signal with not look right on your NTSC TV while you are recording the tape to DVD. But, if you then play the recorded disc on a Region Free DVD player that converts PAL DVD's to NTSC, your disc will look great. Good luck, Peter