Posted by Justin on 06/03/06 17:03

Jay G. wrote on [Sat, 3 Jun 2006 06:52:26 -0500]:
> On 29 May 2006 12:43:47 -0700, SoHillsGuy wrote:
>> There's no "region coding" in VHS, at least in the same created
>> differences on DVDs. The differences in VHS had everything to do with
>> broadcasted picture lines. Differences in country standards created
>> incompatible tapes. The difference in DVDs is created purely to
>> control the market.
>
> Not true. DVDs are still created in two very different video formats, PAL
> and NTSC. The difference is that DVD players are much more capable of
> converting between the two formats than VCRs ever were. Even in VHS days,
> the difference in video formats only largely affected the US. Countries
> that primarily used PAL often produced VCRs and TVs That were capable of
> displying both formats.

The multi format VCRs were a very recent phenomena, mid 90s. Available
on a large scale anyway.

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