What if I'm recording a broadcast standard onto a video tape.
Video tapes come in a variety standards, each incompatible with the other.
To watch video tapes from overseas that are not the same video standard as your own, you'll need what is called a multisystem VCR and a multisystem TV, or a Digital Video Standards Converter and VCR, or a VCR with a built-in Converter. Different areas of the world use different video standards. Almost every area of the world has a mixture of video standards. Unfortunately, none of these standards are compatible with each other. A multisystem VCR has the ability to play video tapes of different video standards.