Standard "VHS Tape" refers to the size and type of tape. However, there are three main formats (the way the signal is recorded on the tape), and they are NOT interchangeable. The format used in the United States, Canada and Japan (among others) is called "NTSC." Western Europe and Australia use a system called "PAL," and Eastern Europe and France use "SECAM." Please find your country under one of the headings below to determine which format will work in your VCR.
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| Antigua Bahamas Barbada Bermuda Bolivia Burma Canada Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guam Guatemala Haiti Jamaica Japan Mexico Midway Islands Nicaragua N. Mariana Island Panama Peru Philippines Puerto Rico S. Korea St. Kitts Suriname Taiwan Tobago Trinidad United States Virgin Islands |
Afganistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Australia Austria Azores Baharain Bangladesh Belgium Botswana Brazil Brunei Canary Islands China Cyprus Denmark Dubai Ethiopia Faroe Islands Finland Ghana Greenland Holland Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jordon Kenya Kuwait Liberia Madeire Malaysia Malta Mozambique Nambia Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nigeria N. Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Paraguay Portugal Qutar Romania Singapore South Africa S.W. Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Turkey Uganda U. Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay West Germany Yugoslavia Zambia |
Bulgaria Congo Czech. Dijibouri Egypt France French Guiana Gabon Germany Greece Guataloupe Guiana Republic Hungary Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Lebanon Libya Luxemburg Madagascar Martinique Maurtitus Monaco Mongolia Morocco New Caledonia Niger Poland Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Syria Tahiti Tunisia Zaire |