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Conference hydra::dejavu

Title:Psychic Phenomena
Notice:Please read note 1.0-1.* before writing
Moderator:JARETH::PAINTER
Created:Wed Jan 22 1986
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2143
Total number of notes:41773

1049.0. "OUT ON A LIMB" by YUPPY::GEMERTM () Wed May 10 1989 12:43

    Can anyone help?
    
    I am trying to get a VHS PAL videotape of Shirley MacLaine's 
    miniseries OUT ON A LIMB. Here in Britain it has not yet been
    televised (as far as I know) and I'm pretty curious!
    Suggestions?
    
    Meta Gemert
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1049.1I have a copy of it, however...MISERY::WARD_FRGoing HOME--as an AdventurerWed May 10 1989 13:5513
    
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         My girlfriend's brother came back from over a decade in 
    Britain over a year ago and he told us that they don't have the
    same format for tv there.  Is this so?  Do you have "American"
    (Japanese?) VHS?  If so, I have a copy of the series (complete
    with commercials, of course.)  I now have access to a super VHS
    vcr so that I can probably copy the tape without losing too much.
    So, maybe we could work something out?  
    
    Frederick
    
1049.2PAL vs NTSCREGENT::WAGNERWed May 10 1989 14:069
    He is refering to the lower level make up of the scanning signal
    of the video.  The PAL standard is used in Europe and the NTSC standard
    is used in the USA.  The two are totally incompatable.  Unless somebody
    in the USA would happen to have a PAL recorder, just copying a VHS
    formatted tape from one to another would be of no use if both recorders
    are on the NTSC standard.
    
    Ernie
    
1049.3yes, pleaseYUPPY::GEMERTMThu May 11 1989 07:009
    I know the problems NTSC versus PAL. When one plays NTSC on a PAL
    machine there isn't a lot to see. Conversion here in Britain is
    very expensive (#60 per recorded hour). However, I know quite a
    few people who have a machine that plays both so indeed I would
    be very interested in having an NTSC version, Frederick, so name
    your price! Thanks ever so much.
    
    Meta
    
1049.4Well, where are you?MISERY::WARD_FRGoing HOME--as an AdventurerFri Jun 09 1989 17:149
    Meta,
       
        I have tried to contact you via vaxmail but since you haven't 
    responded I don't know what's going on.  In any case, as per our
    previous discussions, I have the tape ready for you.  Please contact
    me and I will arrange to mail it to you.
    
    Frederick