A full tri-standard system (deck and monitor) is expensive. You can buy a VCR made by AIWA for about $500-600 that works with any TV, and is fine. Do try eBay for used 0or highly discounted) equipment. good luck! At 10:01 AM 6/25/99 -0500, you wrote: >I need to purchase a VCR that will play PAL tapes and am finding it more >difficult than I thought. I can get one through my university at a >relatively high price, but am hoping there is a way to buy one direct for >less. Does anyone know of a store -- online perhaps -- that sells PAL machines? >University of Notre Dame >[log in to unmask] > >---- >Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the >University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu > RED DIAPER PRODUCTIONS 12 EAST 22 ST (11H) NYC, NY 10010 tel/fax: 212-598-0224 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]