Whats the difference from NTSC and PAL? Newbie question

aforonda · 2006-04-22, 01:02

So i'm making my first attempt at building a mp box and i'm deciding on tuners, ive got my eye on the haupauge 500 dual but what is the difference between NTSC an PAL? If it makes any difference i'm a DirectTV subscriber in California.

thanks,
Adolfo

ybear1962 · 2006-04-22, 01:33

Hi Adolf,

Germany does not have NTSC, it's a PAL country! ':lol:'
Oh....Sorry! I only read your post quickly. I see it's Adolfo! '

' Please excuse my Aussie humor. If your in the US, NTSC is your TV format....so you DON'T need to worry about PAL. Unless of coarse through your tuner card you are going to be recording video tapes and the like from Europe, Australia etc. But we have got nothing worth recording anyway! ':roll:'
I think these days most cards will support both NTSC & PAL depending on what software and drivers your using.

Cheers, Yogi.

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aforonda Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whats the difference from NTSC and PAL? Newbie question So i'm making my first attempt at building a mp box and i'm deciding on tuners, ive got my eye on the haupauge 500 dual but what is the difference between NTSC an PAL? If it makes any difference i'm a DirectTV subscriber in California. thanks, Adolfo

2006-04-22, 01:33	#2 (permalink)
ybear1962 Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Auzzzie Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whats the difference from NTSC and PAL? Newbie question Hi Adolf, Germany does not have NTSC, it's a PAL country! ':lol:' Oh....Sorry! I only read your post quickly. I see it's Adolfo! '' Please excuse my Aussie humor. If your in the US, NTSC is your TV format....so you DON'T need to worry about PAL. Unless of coarse through your tuner card you are going to be recording video tapes and the like from Europe, Australia etc. But we have got nothing worth recording anyway! ':roll:' I think these days most cards will support both NTSC & PAL depending on what software and drivers your using. Cheers, Yogi. __________________ AMD 64x2 3800+(O/C 2.7ghz), GSKILL 2x512mb, DFI L/P NF4 U/D, XFX G/F 6800GS(256mb), WD-74G RAPTOR x2, WD-160G x2 (ALL STRIPE NV-RAID), PIONEER DVR-109, LITEON/SONY SHOW-832S, WINFAST DTV1000t, SILVERSTONE LC-17s, MCE-2005 E/V REMOTE, XP-PRO SP2, .NET CLR V2.0.50727, SAMSUNG SP50L3HX 50" DLP Hi-Def R/P WS (DVI-HDMI, Native 1920x1080), ViewSonic 19" LCD 1280x1024 running NV DualView Mode....Now I'm running out of room!

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