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julie_m · 14th May 2019, 2:41 pm

Blank cassettes are physically interchangeable between PAL/SECAM and NTSC recorders, though the recording time will be incorrect due to the different tape speeds; a T-180 will give nearly 4 hours on a PAL recorder, whereas an E-180 will give only just over 2 hours on an NTSC recorder.

14th May 2019, 2:41 pm	#13
julie_m Dekatron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby, UK. Posts: 7,735	Re: New VHS Tapes. Blank cassettes are physically interchangeable between PAL/SECAM and NTSC recorders, though the recording time will be incorrect due to the different tape speeds; a T-180 will give nearly 4 hours on a PAL recorder, whereas an E-180 will give only just over 2 hours on an NTSC recorder. __________________ If I have seen further than others, it is because I was standing on a pile of failed experiments.