PAL TV card on a North American system


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I recently came across an old PAL-BG TV tuner card (LifeView brand), and I was wondering if there is any way to get it to work on my North American system (NTSC in Canada).

Even if I can't get the TV feature working, would it still be possible to use it as an RCA video-in to capture video from an external source like a VCR? The card has S-Video as well as RCA video in the back.

Another concern I have about installing this card is hardware or power issues - would it even be safe to install this card in a North American system?

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i don't know about the ntsc vs. PAL, and i doubt it... however... you should definatly be able to use the line in function for it, as long as you have the correct drivers/software

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1) You can use the external inputs as they dont work on a tuner-aerial basis

2) Playing NTSC material on a PaL TV produces a Black-and-white picture, not sure about the reverse.

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it just has to do with the FPS, i can imagine it will work becasue PAL is just 25fps vs 29.97 on ntfs, so you may just miss a few frames. Also slight difference in resolution.

If it just pics up the analog signal, i should record it in pal fine, then again, i have never done this before

edit: if its a PCI card it will work fine in any computer regardless of location

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