On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:04:54 GMT, "Scott" wrote:

>> I would avoid using PAL gear in NTSC-land for
>> TV/computer-viewing - the conversion problems
>> and quality loss are not worth it...

>Quality loss? PAL is higher res than NTSC. There shouldn't be any quality
>loss.

There is, in the conversion process... Those extra frames
have to come from somewhere - and the Mini-DV data rate
for both is the same. If you compare Mini-DV NTSC original
with PAL-converted-to-NTSC, the results generally favor
the NTSC original...

>But yes, if you ever decide to go the DVD-R/+R route, you'll be stuck with
>conversion problems.