RF NTSC to PAL and SECAM to PAL conversions

George Kourvaras wrote: What you are in need of is a video standards converter, and these are usually found under broadcast equipment. Input composite video is decoded into its constituent parts (luminance and either chrominance or component information), stored digitally, and regenerated with the encoding needed. PAL is an enhanced but incompatible version of NTSC, and SECAM is a wholy different encoding system, and I don't have the time or space to go into detail here. I do know of multistandard VCRs that will play back different system's tapes; whether that would work as a standards converter is unknown. For what you are seeking, you are looking at a substantial investment, probably far in excess of what a separate TV for each system would cost. Also, as you've found out, the horizontal and vertical scan rates vary. I do know that a black and white NTSC monitor will after a fashion display PAL video, albeit without color. My Amigas are set up for either 525/60 or 625/50 scan outputs, but they are also RGB separate outputs, and the encoding method becomes a moot point there. I'd say just keep a television set that is multistandard, or have separate NTSC/PAL/SECAM sets compatible with the computers you have, and the RF frequencies each needs. One television set that does it all is probably available, but more costly than the previous solution. Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO