What Happens When You Put A PAL/SECAM VHS Tape In An NTSC VCR

Title Says It All!

[@GregoryAmicar57]

As homer did say in that one episode of The Simpsons don't buy tapes in the UK because they don't work in our VCRs

[@BKDBrian2]

In which episode?

[@GregoryAmicar57]

The Regina Monologs episode

[@bobskie321]

Video head rotates at one rotation per frame which means that the NTSC head rotates at 29.97 per seconds while PAL rotates at 25 per seconds. I made an experiment by slowing down the head drum with my finger and I saw a viewable picture on PAL tapes on NTSC VCR but in black and white and the speed is still fast. I don't do it for more than few seconds or it could damage the VCR. I also have to adjust the V-Hold of TV to prevent the picture from rolling (Not all TV have V-Hold).
But when it comes to the opposite like viewing NTSC tapes on PAL VCR means you have to speed up the head drum which is impossible to do by hand. I'ts more common in Europe than in the US to have VCR which are multi system and can play both PAL and NTSC so it's okay for most of them to buy NTSC tapes from the US and bring back home but not the other way around unless if you have a multi system VCR & TV.

[@laalpattharkedevata]

i once tried channel 69 on my grandma's crt tv and it's a b&w copy (staticky) of channel 68 and there is a picture in the static and sound was like HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF BUT i saw the picture, just lines drawn in the static but if i go onto channel 0 (or even 70) it's AV/COMPOSITE (it is called av in my country (poland)) but some channels have static by dots or lines

[@Bro-cx2jc]

@@laalpattharkedevata I don't think you were seeing an incompatible region channel, I think the signal was just bleeding badly into channel 69 which wasn't being used by any station at the time. I've seen similar things on my old TVs.

[@jensschroder8214]

Viele Eurorecorder hatten NTSC-Playback, teilweise wurde ein nicht Standard gemäßes NTSC ausgegeben, ein Röhren-TV hat das aber wieder gegeben.

[@cdgngj11]

I have a VHS of this ultra rare 1983 UK tv series "Rocky Hollow" which included 8 5-minute episodes. It did the same thing listed there.

[@zsin128]

cool

[@sarahreaume6659]

the reason why a pal tape does that is because a lot of the PAL tapes aren't really compatable with NTSC VCRS the closet would either be a Pal VCR or a multi regional VCR which plays all regions

[@emitain8408]

Fun fact: to hear the audio at the proper speed, slow down the video by about 20%. (Although slowing it down by 25% can trick your ears as well.)

[@zsin128]

cool

[@Rennyputansu650]

back in 1990: go on a trip
U buy a pal movie
Go home and play it
Movie: have a sezur haha

[@Bro-cx2jc]

Me: Well that's not nice

[@strikehun2006]

If it's played on a multisystem VCR it works perfectly fine.

[@HalonPoisoning]

"What happens when you put a PAL/SECAM tape in an NTSC VCR"
An epileptic seizure.......that's what happens!

[@thealternativej7994]

That's what visually happens, but in technical terms, because these PAL VHSs are only recorded at 50 Hz, that means the video timing is incompatible with the NTSC's 60 Hz, producing the effect you see here. However the audio can still be heard, albeit at 60 Hz. However there may be some trickery out there to run a PAL VHS on a NTSC player...

[@HalonPoisoning]

Maybe if you were to run it off an audio based power supply outputting 120 volts AC and playing a 50hz tone through it ahahahahaha.

[@thealternativej7994]

***** I don't know about a audio based power supply, but down-stepping the 60 Hz to 50 has my mind thinking....hmmm....

[@actualtutorials1302]

Adjust the V-Hold
Even modern CRTs should have the dial internally... It'll be b&w tho due to diff color carriers
But mucking around inside a CRT without the proper knowledge can LITERALLY kill you.

[@supermariof0521]

And the audio speeds up.

[@Tombola1993]

The Disney Piracy Advert on the LIlo and Stitch tape sounds like it's on helium.

[@dead-pw1ve]

Hearing the FACT promo on the Home Alone VHS being sped up is so funny for some reason. My Harry Potter: Chamber Of Secrets 2003 UK VHS has that promo too but i'm used to it being normal

[@MrTransalpin]

Servo CTL track is not the same between 625 lines and 525 lines.
If you have an american VCR with NTSC/PAL-M, and PAL-N standard, use PAL-N to play European tapes, picture will be black and white, but CTL track is well playing and HIFI sound may be good played with B/W picture.

[@tharii314]

When hearing that audio, I feel it's playing a bit faster.

[@assholecritic7466]

Yes, because an NTSC tape moves faster on SP mode than on PAL.

[@Bro-cx2jc]

20% faster, to be almost exact.

[@wightman1987]

The sound and picture quality will not be magical if you put a PAL/SECAM tape in an NTSC VCR. For real entertainment it has to be an NTSC video in an NTSC VCR.

[@cruncher8357]

Or a SECAM VHS in a SECAM VCR

[@marioalexanderski9598]

@@doctordothraki4378
Well, it should.

[@Bro-cx2jc]

@@doctordothraki4378 This will have a stable image and correct sound, but the color will be in black and white.

[@coachbowe_VR-rj8]

It can play fast on NTSC vcr if is a PAL

[@CartoonPhreak]

What the freak?
You need a descrambler for your TV which plays PAL/SECAM videos in your NTSC VCR

[@MrTransalpin]

Old SECAM VHS players in France may not play NTSC VHS tapes.
On my SECAM VHS tapes pre-recorded tapes, end of tape with movie, is unrecorded, i have recorded video sequences, in NTSC in SLP/EP modus in final tape.
I have selected NTSC CVBS modus on my DVB tuner, and recorded pictures with a JVC polystandard deck.
If SECAM movie is not playing, however, NTSC sequences are normally playable on NTSC VCR and NTSC on PAL 60 Hz.

[@KaciCooperations]

Put it 0.75x speed and it sounds normal but funny pitch stills there.

[@kmay5193]

that home alone vhs pal did not sound nice

[@3specialGaming]

5:21 20th Centure Fox

[@clubneutronersunited]

You need a multi region VCR,my dear friend..that's why the VHS playback doesn't even work on Region 1 VCRs it's because you have Region 2 VHS tapes.

[@stantwitterfan7863]

I’m from Britain and I remember that promo

[@AussieTVMusic]

you can play an ntsc tape in a pal vcr.

[@Spielen_Videos]

I think it would have the same effect as this.

[@pixelbeta1130]

They are some PAL VCRS that can play NTSC VHS

[@Bro-cx2jc]

@@Spielen_Videos Maybe a few, but most PAL equipment (TVs, VCRs, DVD players) are meant to be compatible with NTSC regions as well, something that America didn't bother doing until like a decade or so ago, and only with TVs. You'd be hard-pressed to find a VCR from an NTSC region that could play PAL tapes. There's a few out there perhaps, but I doubt you'll find one.

[@alexlippert1424]

00:52 Telephone beep sound on a Columbia TriStar Tape?
04:51 Telephone beep sound on a 20th Century Fox Tape?

[@asbaDoce]

Alex Lippert Great observation man!

[@laalpattharkedevata]

it is an error so it sounds like that

[@robertcarldecker]

Alex Lippert crazy especially since 20th Century Fox was recently acquired by Disney!

[@srirachaegg2518]

@@laalpattharkedevata It's not due to error, it's called DTMF. You can hear this on many commercial tapes, especially Disney. It had to do with providing coded information to the recording/authoring equipment during the tape manufacturing process.

[@ifblossom]

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[@joyange1]

FUNNY! I put a PAL DVD onto a NTSC DVD player and the video played just fine.

[@DataWaveTaGo]

joyange1 Some will do that, but not all.

[@Canleaf08]

+DataWaveTaGo because of the region code... Some European systems won't play American discs, because of different regional codes. And European DVD players won't recognize Closed captioning... Remember, you can only change the region code on your DVD drive for four times, before it becomes permanent... Some systems do not even allow changes changes to the region codes...

[@DataWaveTaGo]

CanuckLeaf And some early DVD players (I had a few way back) had no codes. They played PAL and NTSC. That could also have been part of the electronics decoder. The PAL looks a bit jittery since it runs at a slower frame rate.

[@coachbowe_VR-rj8]

Allways never put in a PAL VHS IN A NTSC VCR!

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

If you have PAL VCR to use with NTSC CRT TV, then buy PAL CABLE, RF adapter, RF TO HDMI (PAL-B/G, PAL-I, PAL-D/K/SECAM-B/G,SECAM-D/K/NTSC-M/PAL-M/PAL-N analog TV tuner to HD 720P/1080P) and HDMI2AV (must be set to NTSC).

[@susanwade1895]

I forgot. I have the ALF Volume 2 VHS. If i put it in the NTSC VCR it did the same thing

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

For 8mm small VHS Tapes? What happens if PAL recorded video cam to be played on NTSC videocam or NTSC recorded video on PAL videocam?
BTW, I got my PANASONIC NTSC 8mm videocam.
Most digital videocams are NTSC/PAL compatible.

[@laalpattharkedevata]

i was playing smb1 pal on nestopia/virtuanes on ntsc and it worked perfectly fine

[@KodytheRedFox]

If you put a PAL VHS in a Toshiba NSTC VCR, you'll get a clear picture. But it's black and white and the audio is sped up.

[@susanwade1895]

I uploaded a video called “What Happens If You Put The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh UK VHS in an NTSC VCR”

[@chevycaprice87]

Hmm, in Russia many VCR's support all standards NTSC\PAL\SECAM. Because Soviet VHS standard was SECAM, modern Russia standard is PAL.

[@laalpattharkedevata]

when you try to play in emergency alert system.

[@KaciCooperations]

it's like a local access alert screen.

[@mazingman3695]

Trust me, the sound is WEIRD!

[@SuperMarioLoudHouse]

Yeah! It sounds like Chipmunks!

[@regularyugoslav8188]

That‘s because the head of the VCR is spinning faster than a PAL VCR head.
PAL VCR‘s have a rotation speed of around 24 spins per second whilst NTSC VCR‘s have a rotation speed of around 30 spins a second, that‘s also why PAL VHS Tapes have longer timestamps, because the tape is rotating slower.
In conclusion: Head‘s spinning faster than the tape was intended to be played at, and that pitches the audio up

[@diyshow888]

Trust me, the aliens can watch this

[@KaciCooperations]

Trust me! This this thing can't run accuracy in American VCR!

[@coachbowe_VR-rj8]

4:51 phone noise

[@susanwade1895]

Also what happens when you put a ALF Animated Series German Tape Into American VCR

[@laylaglobal80]

Hi, does the TV system matter? Is there such a thing as European TV and North American TV?

[@ryantoomey611]

Why don't you also try putting an NTSC tape in a PAL VCR?

[@DelphoxGaming712]

Funny you should ask, because some PAL vcrs had NTSC compatibly.

[@smailcatic7610]

you need a worldwide vcr wich automatically converts all modes Pal ,Secam ,mescam, n Pal,m Pal and Ntsc ,,that VCR convert input or output to eny tv in the world play or record, ,,

[@susanwade1895]

Request for me: “What happens when you put a alf Cartoon Uk vhs Tape in a NSTC VHS Player”

[@jasonl5967]

I have got NTSC VHS tapes here in the UK and they play great on all 3 of my VTR's, it's not down to the VTR's struggling to play them, but how the TV's handle the NTSC signal, I got 2 LCD TV's that can cope with NTSC with no trouble. I would have thought that NTSC VTR's would handle PAL ok too,

[@xaverlustig3581]

VCRs sold in Europe/UK from the 1990s onwards typically had NTSC playback, often also full PAL and SECAM. European VHS machines from the late 1970s/early80s were PAL only, so with one of those you'd have static. The reverse is not true in North America. Most VCRs sold there were only NTSC until the end of the format.

[@painting55]

I get audio but no visual

[@Sebastian-xy3xk]

That is because NTSC is 60hz and PAL is 50hz, audio is basically Universal around the world

[@palsecamntsc3748]

Et voilà pourquoi les pixels entrelacés existent...
Ça fait du 55 Hz dès qu'on rajoute de la SéCàM ptdr

[@ashippey30]

Can you try to request me to do some videos please along with other UA-cam users I love that have VHS tapes?

[@PhirePhlame]

But what if it's connected to an HDTV (which can receive PAL signals)? Will it be better? Worse?

[@Bro-cx2jc]

It will still be the same. The bad signal isn't happening because the TV is NTSC. It's happening because the VCR is NTSC. The VCR and the TV are both in NTSC, so they're compatible with each other. Thus the TV is accurately showing everything correctly that the VCR is giving to it; it's the VCR itself that's having all these problems, because the tape it's playing is in PAL.
To fix this problem, you need to use a PAL VCR with the PAL tape. This will generate a proper playback. However, then since the TV is still in NTSC, it will not properly show the signal coming out of the PAL VCR, even though the VCR is now working perfectly with the tape. The signal you get will have the correct pitch audio and play at the right speed, and there will be an actual picture on the screen rather than static, but it will be a black and white picture (due to NTSC and PAL color frequency subcarrier mismatch), and unless the TV has an auto vertical frequency holder, the picture will still be scrolling infinitely (due to the mismatch between the 50Hz PAL signal and the 60Hz of the TV itself).
Finally, if you take that scenario, but use an HDTV, even if it's in NTSC, most NTSC HDTVs nowadays can properly show PAL inputs. So you'd likely get a fine reception from a PAL VCR playing a PAL tape. But no matter what TV you're using or where it's from, playing a PAL tape on an NTSC VCR (unless the VCR is compatible with multiple regions) will result in a terrible looking signal like the one in the video.

[@coachbowe_VR-rj8]

That home alone tape you played was from 2002

[@finno123456]

20th century fox high as fuck🤣😂

[@cm603]

Can this be used for subscription TV?

[@gavinandtucker6585]

Would it work on a magnavox vcr

[@samuelselby5698]

You cannot play UK pal tapes on US vcr's get a worldwide vcr's and you can play everything from Europe, Japan, Middle East, UK and USA format tapes all on the same machine.

[@susanwade1895]

My NTSC VHS of Wallace and Gromit Couldn’t Play In a PAL VCR Format Either

[@Bro-cx2jc]

@@susanwade1895 It's funny to see old equipment that isn't capable of just manually "rejecting" the thing you're trying to play, like DVD players were capable of doing. Thus the old equipment like VCRs were forced to actually play the content no matter how erratic it would sound XD

[@LePenguin]

That's why I watch VHS tapes of The Magic Roundabout on my TV on UA-cam

[@paulbennett7757]

Will playing a PAL VHS like this do any damage to the tape? Could I use an NTSC VCR to simply rewind or fast forward the PAL tape safely?

[@Bro-cx2jc]

There's no reason it should damage the tape. Physically they're built the exact same; the only difference is the speed of the data. Rewinding and fast forwarding a PAL tape with an NTSC unit should be fine, but will be accomplished faster than normal.

[@jangoligth]

it's not a region free vhs reader

[@leahjackson3077]

i have heard a few vhs players than can read both ntsc and pal but not many

[@isaacwright2247]

But what happens if you tape over it in the U.S. with a piece of tape on the square hole?

[@therealvhsandcdbrony2000]

I Have Tried That Before. If You Tape Over A PAL VHS Tape Using An NTSC VCR, The Recorded Over Part Of The Tape Will Work Properly On An NTSC VCR.

[@TheJaHa5]

Yeah, I got a VHS tape in London last year (for 50p), and when I came and played it here (in Trinidad), I got the same results. I am doing a bit of research to see if there is a way I can hack the system and make it work... lol!

[@jeder6915]

maybe something like region free vcr?

[@TheJaHa5]

Maybe...

[@Bro-cx2jc]

I think by manually slowing the VCR head like someone else said you can see it, but there's apparently something about the frequency at which the VCR is operating that causes this.
VCRs in NTSC will operate at 60Hz, while VCRs running at PAL will operate at 50Hz. This explains the 20% audio speedup in the video here, as well as the mismatched picture.
If you hooked your VCR up into a power converter that forced it to run at 50Hz, it might work as intended...for a few seconds...before blowing up due to the different voltage lmao
I don't think there's any way to make it work properly. Even if you could change the frequency of operation in a way that didn't damage the VCR with overdone voltage (heck, I don't know but maybe even just the change in frequency could damage it, I'm not sure how it works), you'd still get a black and white picture with a slightly distorted (stretched) image.

[@IAmTheBrandonH]

there's still sound

[@Estrelaaaaa]

I had same problem.
I see now
I ordered a vcr from Amazon and I thought that my cassettes are so old and for that it is not clear.... But now I will try to find a multisystem vcr and see... I hope it will work. I have some memories in my video cassettes hopefully I can bring them back

[@Bro-cx2jc]

If your TV has a V-hold knob, you can make the picture more viewable that way too.

[@ultragamerman4504]

... I did not see that coming...

[@SuperMarioLoudHouse]

This is why I don’t collect UK/PAL VHS tapes

[@UkSus192]

If you live in america/japan

[@finno123456]

If you had a sony video recorder most of Sony video recorders play ntsc and pal

[@susanwade1895]

My 4 PAL Tapes Cannot Play In An NTSC VCR

[@GustoTheGamer]

my pal vcr plays ntsc tapes

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

You mean PAL PLAYBACK?
Brazillian VCR plays PAL-M 3.57 , NTSC 3.58 and PAL 4.43 perfectly.
Try to play Brazilian VHS tape to an American or Japanese VCR and play Argentine PAL-N 3.582 VHS tape on European PAL player.

[@MrTransalpin]

Most of European VHS decks have NTSC PB on Pal 60 Hz. CTL track switches automaticly
PAL-M and PAL-N tapes are good playing but picture is B/White. HIFI Sound works good.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

+BAISIN Christophe In Russia, Sony PAL/SECAM VCR cannot play NTSC Tapes. If you play NTSC tapes on PAL VCR = Vaporized effect as the pitch getting slow, screwed sound.

[@MrTransalpin]

In Russia the PAL/SECAM VCR uses MESECAM mode, not France SECAM. These decks 2 heads cannot play NTSC tapes, However 6 heads( DA 4 Video+ 2 HIFI), may playing NTSC tapes with HIFI sound, only in SP modus. NTSC HIFI SLP/EP tapes are played with only linear sound. Audio dub is possible( erasing linear track, without modifications for video and HIFI sound)
S-VHS GRUNDIG VCR can playback NTSC tapes on PAL 60 525 lines, but NTSC HIFI tapes are played back( or audio dub), only with linear track.

[@hayleywaalen2612]

Chipmunks and Squirrels are invading your VHS tapes

[@etcetera36]

Phones be like 0:52

[@MassShadow9935]

Don’t do this which a c116 YOU WILL BLOW A FUSE

[@laalpattharkedevata]

00:52 and 04:51 why 2 telephone beeps?

[@KaciCooperations]

The machine when makes the vhs video program from the factory that's why it makes a sound starts.

[@vtassos]

Do vice versa

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

What the crap!? Why does your screen look so squished? It’s way too short, surely? Is this the difference the extra 100 likes make, because my PAL TV is a fair bit taller.

[@daltonscott5420]

This vhs tape cost like £ 10.99 uk pounds

[@ivanofthelogos101]

Announcement Lesson: Don't Put These PAL/SECAM VHS Tapes Into The VCR Or NTSC VCR, Becuase Your VCR Is Going To Explode And After Your VCR Exploded. Then Your VCR Will Be Dead. So, You Need To Get A New VCR On Your Birthday Or Christmas.
Now, That's All With The Lesson Announcement Folks! Now, But A Heart If Your Love My Comment. But I'm Not A Brony, Doc. And That's All Folks!

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

Ivan OfTheLogos Why Do You Type Like This Go!Kid

[@susanwade1895]

Ivan OfTheLogos Larson Petty did it

[@whatisthisthatstandsbefore9469]

Why is the screen static?

[@whatisthisthatstandsbefore9469]

Geez, not need to shout.

[@marioalexanderski9598]

Incompatible signals.

[@andrewdeen1]

Its more than infuriating that it isn't indicated ANYWHERE on most tapes what region code they are in.

[@susanwade1895]

My 5 PAL VHS Tapes Cannot Play In The NTSC VCR

[@Aevilbeast]

LOL, Now you gotta admit it's pretty ironic that the only part you can hear and make out is a PSA talking about piracy and how "If you want the real experiance...You gotta have the original!"... (@2:53 if you want to hear what I'm talking about)

[@ashippey30]

I'm sorry, but your VCR reels are dirty. Try cleaning them with a VCR Cleaning Tape.
Get it?

[@laalpattharkedevata]

SECAM means SECOND CAMERA (to people who don't know)

[@davidannett3322]

actually no it's french for "Sequential colour with memory". google is useful.

[@neilforbes416]

Never mind showing the package or the cassette itself - just load and play. The image on the screen will tell us what you're trying to prove. The rest of it is just fiddlefarting about, and that's why I've given you the thumbs-down...TOO MUCH FIDDLEFARTING AROUND INSTEAD OF GETTING ON WITH YOUR DEMO!

[@ifblossom]

Shut up dumb cowboy god! 🙄😒

[@BasraJatt5]

its not the VCR, your behind its almost 2015 get a Bluray disc and a player, VCRs are history

[@jamesjones4396]

Amritpal Basra ----------Thejoke --------------->>
--- You ---

[@dewanalam55]

Amritpal Basra Lmfao you took the b8.

[@PSKResearch]

Blu-ray is obsolete. Everybody records in h264 mp4 format, or other h264 formats. We put our h264 mp4 videos on hard drives or ordinary DVDs. You can easily fit 2-4 crystal clear 1080p HD movies on a standard, ordinary single layer DVD.
So in the blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war of over a decade ago, Blu-ray may have won on the store shelves of physical department stores, but today there is at least 10 times more HD mp4 video on ordinary DVDs than on blu-ray.
BD players & disks are for people who still think they need to spend a lot of money on a player device, & medium to play video. Most people these days download their video, copy a stream, record right off the air or cable, or copy from friends & family.
But VHS was obsolete well over a decade ago. I can fit an hour of VHS quality video on about 60-80mb of file space in modern mp4. That means I can fit about 27-38 VHS tapes on a single 4.7gb (4.3gb usable) ordinary DVD in h264 mp4 format.
Many modern players, TVs, most computers, tablets, laptops, & phones will play mp4. So they'll play on almost everything.

[@PSKResearch]

Eribetra: I was replying to a string of rude & outragous comments recently made by YOU. But now all those comments have suddenly disappeared. I'll assume the rude posts were either deleted by you or the channel's owner. So I just deleted my replies to your deleted comments also.
It is quite common for replies to comments on UA-cam to be inconsistent, & nonsensical because some of them were deleted, but leave no notification that replies are to a deleted comment.
Ideally if a comment is deleted, you'd think the replies to a deleted comment would also be deleted, or a notification should be above the replies saying the comment was deleted. But UA-cam don't work that way.
For those who haven't noticed, Eribetra is a 13 year old kid who gets his kicks trolling around channels, posting stupid stuff to start arguments, then edits or deletes his comments to make whoever replied to them look silly.
This makes your channels look bad because you see angry comments that don't seem to make sense, because they were replies to something Eribetra posted but later edited or deleted.
Look up his account. He's a little trolling kid who gets his kicks this way. I suggest you block or delete him from your channels until he grows up in about 5-8 years, & stops plaing these goofy troll games.

[@eribetra]

Amritpal, stop fighting! Blu-ray is already obsolete, and VHS is still used to this day. I still have watchable VHS tapes, well, "watchable" I mean. Of course VHS is obsolete, but it's still fun, unlike Blu-ray, because it's not a disk format. And Glaceon, you are wrong too. You don't even know if he is Indian, let alone his P.O. box! You're right in that VHS is still used, but computers are ALSO being used... Also, how would you make a VHS tape out of melted Blu-ray discs? And your secret network of VHS collectors aren't real, and you didn't raid any Blu-ray factory. But if it is real, then I would call the police, and well... but it isn't real. Also, take a photo of the 300+ VHS tapes, or it isn't real. But I happen to really have a secret gang of mine, and I'm going to track the exact location of you two. I've already gotten the number of your house, so say goodbye. You're dead, Glaceon Zionker.
that last part is fake

[@alschannel5349]

It doesn’t really make any sense because they are all cassette tapes they should work on everything