SECAM & Panasonic Projector

6 May 2006 5:30 PM

Charles Goodman

I'm considering the purchase of a Panasonic projector, the PT-AE900U. In
part, I would be buying the projector for its multi-system capabilities. I
have a job that will have me going to a different country every 2-3 years.
I'm goingt to Argentina in December, but have no way to know which countries
I'll be going to beyond that. The PT-AE900 does have PAL-N, so I believe it
will work in Argentina, but I'm wondering about SECAM countries. The
projector specs says that it supports SECAM, but it doesn't specify what
types of SECAM. Can I make any assumptions based on this? Does anyone know
which flavors of SECAM it will/won't support?

Thanks in advance for any help/info.

Best regards,
Charles Goodman

10 Jun 2006 6:46 PM

Wolfgang Schwanke

[posted and mailed]

"Charles Goodman" <goodman.charles@comcastdontspamme.net> wrote in
news:ULOdnR2x7ac4QMHZnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@comcast.com:

> The PT-AE900 does have PAL-N, so I believe it will work in Argentina, but
> I'm wondering about SECAM countries. The projector specs says that it
> supports SECAM, but it doesn't specify what types of SECAM. Can I
> make any assumptions based on this? Does anyone know which flavors of
> SECAM it will/won't support?

According to what I find on the net, this projector doesn't have a
tuner, so you'll have to provide it with a video signal from a separate
tuner compatible with whatever the standard is where you happen to be
staying. (For example you could use a VCR bought locally). That means
you'll feed it baseband video. Luckily all varieties of SECAM are the
same in baseband. The differences concern video and audio modulation of
over the air signals only, which the separate tuner that you'll have to
provide will take care of.

Regards

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