saml Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Well, according to the Pani I currently own 42PV60A manual, it can handle PAL and NTSC source. Just wanted to find out if anyone in PAL region mainly NZ & AU connect a NTSC source with good result. Reason I am asking is bec I have my eye on Canon HV20 camcorder. In NZ, it is around NZ$1650 and the price on http://www.pricejapan.com/front/e_good_info.php?code=308&category=9 is NZ$1000. Enough saving for me to buy an authoring software, extra battery and tapes. However, as it is NTSC. BTW, anyone brought a camcorder from pricejapan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I have used the PA60 with a DVD player playing out in NTSC (not PAL60) and it works just dandy, no issues at all. I would expect the PV to do like wise. Modern digital panel displays have few if any limitations in this area. Dont forget that NTSC is significantly lower resolution than PAL, so all your recordings will be forever trapped in low res. Camcorders are not the most reliable of consumer products, due to the compact nature of the tape mechanisim they are prone to problems, so warrenty would be a major concern to me. Cannot comment on pricejapan, never used them, but do know of others with positive results price wise, but some have been burnt when attempting to get repairs under warrenty. Cyril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saml Posted October 14, 2007 Author Share Posted October 14, 2007 cyril;50497 wrote: Cannot comment on pricejapan, never used them, but do know of others with positive results price wise, but some have been burnt when attempting to get repairs under warrenty. Cyril This is what I worry most. Guess I'll wait a month or two as Canon is releasing a new camcorder HV30 and the old model price should drop as its no longer the top model. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafman1553552676 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I own the same Panny panel as well as a lot of NTSC DVDs. The two work fine together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quentin Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I wanted to buy the same camera as you do. There is an excellent forum that you can read. www.hv20.com and the following thread talks about NTSC vs PAL http://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?t=758 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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