Does anyone know what happens if a black and white television manufactured in USA (presumably supporting only NTSC) tunes into a PAL channel? Would I still be able to watch the picture in black and white and hear the audio (e.g. normal functionality), or would the picture be scrolling and distorted? What about the audio?
Various Google search yields different results. Some say that PAL is compatible with older black and white sets while some others say I will get a scrolling (but recognizable pictures). My research reveals that early black and white TVs had 405 lines, those manufactured later in the US had 525 lines (NTSC) and others had 625 lines (PAL). But I could not find any conclusive results about the backwards compatibility with PAL signals.
Any advice is appreciated.
Various Google search yields different results. Some say that PAL is compatible with older black and white sets while some others say I will get a scrolling (but recognizable pictures). My research reveals that early black and white TVs had 405 lines, those manufactured later in the US had 525 lines (NTSC) and others had 625 lines (PAL). But I could not find any conclusive results about the backwards compatibility with PAL signals.
Any advice is appreciated.
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