I recorded some TV in france and brought the video home. When I play it through my video, there is picture and sound, but no colour. They are french video cassettes, bought in France. Has anyone any ideas how I can get the colour to work without buying a french vcr? Thanks.
2006-10-14 02:24:24 · 10 answers · asked by rb1_kenobi 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
I doubt it will ever work since it is likely to be a SECAM recording (UK uses PAL), and virtually no TV manufacturer makes SECAM compatible TV's for the UK market. You may be able to buy a device to convert the signal to PAL, I wouldn't know where from though.
Those Frenchies had to be stubborn and have their SECAM TV system! Just about everyone else in Europe uses PAL.
2006-10-14 02:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but it will be in black and white, not colour.
The French system is called SeCAM for Sequential Colour And Memory.
Our system is called PAL for Phase Adjusted Lines.
The two are more or less compatible, but colour is lost in conversion from one to the other.
There are two other widely used systems.
MESeCAM is the version of SeCAM that gets used in the Middle East
And NTSC which stands for National Television Standards Comittee (or never the same colour) is used in USA, Japan, Canada etc.
NTSC isn't even slightly compatible with PAL or SeCAM.
It needs some major conversion hardware in order to view its signal on a European TV.
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2016-10-19 09:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
any modern tv would veiw all types of broadcast, but the VCRs nowadays are compatible with both secam and PAL
soo if your vcr isnt compatible with both then you need a new one or just look for a freind that has one. watch them there and save yourself money.
if you want to buy an new one try e bay or CASH converters, cheap quality stuff .
good luck
2006-10-14 02:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by kimzzooo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mmmmm......I think if you buy a Goodmans VCR/ Telly combo you can set them to SECAM....have a look in Comet and see.
2006-10-14 05:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by prakdrive 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the french broadcast in secam and we are pal so unless you buy a secam video and tv you cant
2006-10-14 02:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not, all those French videos are rubbish!
2006-10-14 04:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi im not very good with those things, but have u tryed your scart lead or if that dont work give it a wack, it worth a go but mo proimses
2006-10-14 02:34:09 · answer #8 · answered by STACEY B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-10-18 11:55:02 · answer #9 · answered by Hairybolux 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-14 07:19:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋