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- From: Jason <tmr@cosine.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: NTSC vs PAL questions...
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 96 23:16:59 GMT
- Organization: Cosine Systems
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- Stephen Judd (judd@merle.acns.nwu.edu) wrote:
-
- : Yeah, BUT... :) it is more correct to say that the 1084 can display a 50Hz
- : signal. Unfortunately, the PAL color signal is encoded differently than
- : the NTSC color signal, so (at least on my monitor) composite PAL is in
- : B/W.
-
- Whoops, forgot to mention the B/W bit!
-
- : Note that a PAL RGB signal works fine, like one from my Amiga.
-
- : As to the message you quoted, you should probably swap crystals as well.
- : I swapped VIC+crystal, closed one jumper and opened one next to the RF
- : modulator.
-
- Unless theres some major difference between US machines and the euro ones
- this ain't needed. I have a stock PAL machine and all I did was swap the
- Vic chip for a US one a friend got for me. One chip, no crystal and I
- have NTSC. I will have to try it again on my 1084S to see if I get colour
- (the damn thing was on the blink when I tried it last!)
-
- Jason =-)
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