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Nifty Lifty 59th Post
Occasional Customer
"Another NTSC question"
, posted Tue 21 May 23:39
Sorry to bug you guys again about this, but I don't want to waste a load of cash on an American PS2 and find that I can't get it working. The TV I have IS compaitable with 60fps, so do you reckon it would be compaitable with NTSC hardware? The reason I reckon it would be is that really crap TVs wouldn't be able to handle that framerate, so surely it can cope with a signal change, right?
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ninjabastard
566th Post
New Red Carpet Member
"Re(1):Another NTSC question"
, posted Wed 22 May 03:44:
quote: Sorry to bug you guys again about this, but I don't want to waste a load of cash on an American PS2 and find that I can't get it working. The TV I have IS compaitable with 60fps, so do you reckon it would be compaitable with NTSC hardware? The reason I reckon it would be is that really crap TVs wouldn't be able to handle that framerate, so surely it can cope with a signal change, right?
Maybe. But you're TV might just be a PAL 60. I don't know enough about Euro TV's. But i do know that a good TV will handle Pal 50-60 and NTSC. So how much is the TV? And what's the model. So I can go check.
[this message was edited by ninjabastard on Wed 22 May 03:44]
sha-v 19th Post
New Customer
"Re(1):Another NTSC question"
, posted Wed 22 May 04:47
quote: Sorry to bug you guys again about this, but I don't want to waste a load of cash on an American PS2 and find that I can't get it working. The TV I have IS compaitable with 60fps, so do you reckon it would be compaitable with NTSC hardware? The reason I reckon it would be is that really crap TVs wouldn't be able to handle that framerate, so surely it can cope with a signal change, right?
If you connect the PS2 with a real RGB Cable it doesent matter if you TV can do PAL or NTSC, as long as your TV is able to display a 60hz (not fps :D) signal. Your TV must be able do display NTSC only in the case, that you connect the PS2 via RF or Composite.
Nifty Lifty 60th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(2):Another NTSC question"
, posted Wed 22 May 08:54
Thanks for the advice
tweleve 68th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(3):Another NTSC question"
, posted Wed 22 May 10:17
Yep. A proper RBG scart lead is what you need. Then just hope that the American or Japanese games you get are RGB compatible. But almost all of them should be.
Why is it not working at all, though? I hope you're using a step-down power transformer, to change your big 220V source into a nice 110V for the console.
If you're using composite (Red, White, Yellow) leads or composite with a scart converter on the end, then the picture may appear in black & white. But that's not your TVs fault. As long as the picture's steady, the TV is NTSC compatible.
"Another NTSC question" 
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