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Re: will Aussie video work in UK VCR?

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From: A. Marshall
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 19:44
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Anthony Horan wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:20:19 +1000, Ben Thomas
> <sickofspam@die.spammers.die.com> wrote:

<snip>

>>In Australia we have a PAL TV system. Is England's TV system different?
> Only in terms of the actual broadcast. PAL videotapes are identical
> across all PAL territories. If you make her a PAL VHS tape, it *will*
> work in England, as long as your mum isn't trying to use an Australian
> VHS machine on a UK television via the RF output :-)

Strangely enough (and as an added bonus)  - they'll work fine in Scotland, 
Wales, Ireland and the rest of the UK too.

<sigh> Why do people keep calling it England ? We lent them the monarch 
after all....</sigh>

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