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- From: mer@zurich.ibm.com (M.E. Rappoport)
- Subject: Re: Availability of PAL video8 tapes in US?
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- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.141049.24179@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 14:10:49 GMT
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- In <1k867lINN1qt@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> linda@psy.uwa.oz.au (Sarah Connor) writes:
- >
- >I'm coming to the US for a holiday in a few weeks and I'm thinking of buying a
- >camcorder here (Australia) to bring with me. (Maybe a Sony TR305 if that means
- >anything to anyone). What I wanted to know was is it possible to get blank PAL
- >video8 tapes anywhere in the US or will I have to bring as many as I'll need
- >with me?
- >
-
- You can use US video 8 tapes. Just note, that you will get less time than
- is stated on the outer wrapper. For example, if the tape says it runs for 90
- minutes in the us, it will only last about 2/3's of that time. Once a tape
- has been used in a US camcorder, you can not easily use it in a PAL
- recorder.
-
- M.E. Rappoport (MER@ZURICH.IBM.COM)
-