3 video tapes on Ebay

[I_am_the_Walrus]

I bought 3 video tapes on E-bay(Camel Trophy) and they were shipped over here from Great Britian.None of them play in my VCR,it looks like a tracking problem but no where I adjust it do I get a picture....just distortion.I can hear a little sound when they are playing,one tape when it plays the audio sounds like and old 33 1/3 lp cranked up to a 45 RPM record,it sounds like cousin it from the Adams family talking.And all of my other tapes I already have play fine.
Thanks in advance

 

[DUMBDOG]

Great Britan uses the PAL VHS standard. The United States uses the NTSC VHS format. They are not the same. These systems are not compatible.

 

[I_am_the_Walrus]

I wondered if that might something like that.
Thanks

 

[Hakim]

You can get them converted. The costs may run $5-10 per tape, so I don't know if it is worth it to you or not. Look in yellow pages for "video duplication" services.

 

[I_am_the_Walrus]

thanks again.