Sure no problem about keeping in touch!

If you want send me a PM and I`ll let you know my e-mail address or messenger contacts.

Yes, America also uses a different system for DVDs also - but if you code your DVDs with "0" - which my recorder seems to do automatically - it seems the DVDs also play fine in America.
I have a VHS recorder that can also play NTSC tapes, but I think to buy recorders over there which also play PAL is not exactly cheap.....