Sesame Street/Pooh and the like

[dan e. downey]

Thanks for the info.
DD

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>From: Richard Robin <rrobin at gwu.edu>
>To: SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
>Subject: Re: Sesame Street/Pooh and the like
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:11:58 -0500
>

>Sesame Street videos are easily available in Russia. I have not seen them in
>the U.S., (i.e. Kamkin's-DC or street stores in Brooklyn) perhaps because of
>copyright issues. But you might want to try the usual sources:
>http://www.rbcvideo.com and http://www.russianshopping.com. Since
>Russianshopping has some of their stuff shipped directly from partners inside
>Russia, maybe one of the partners has it.
>
>BUT... The question is, does anyone have it in the U.S. NTSC TV standard?
>Chances are if you find it through Russianshopping, it's sure to be NTSC. But
>an NTSC version might be hard to find. If you are willing to risk ordering
>directly from Russia, you'll probably end up with a PAL version of the tape.
>(All VHS tapes sold for the Russian market are in PAL, while all over-the-air
>broadcasting is done in SECAM.) Playing a PAL tape in the U.S. requires one of
>three things:
>
>1.  Using a PAL-capable VCR and a PAL-capable TV. Many universities provide
>access to multi-standard equipment that can do this.
>2.  Play it on a multisystem-converting VCR. These VCRs can play PAL onto a
>"normal" NTSC U.S. market TV. They also allow you to copy the tape onto a U.S.
>NTSC VCR. (The resulting copy is American NTSC). These VCRs cost $400-$500. 3.
>Alternatively, you could take the tape to a commercial service and have it
>converted. ($15-$40 in most U.S. cities).
>
>"dan e. downey" wrote:
>
>> Dear Seelangers:
>>
>> Would someone please relay to me any information/update on availbility of
>> videos of Sesame Street, Winny the Pooh and/or close matches in Russian?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Dan
>> dedowney at narrowgate.net
>
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