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- From: Alex_Topic@tvbbs.wimsey.bc.ca (Alex Topic)
- Newsgroups: alt.sys.amiga.demos
- Subject: Re: PAL or NTSC?
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <Alex_Topic.05ru@tvbbs.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 12:57:47 PST
- Organization: Tunnel-Vision BBS!
- Lines: 45
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- FF> Demo coders like to program in PAL for two reasons: 1) Most demo
- FF> coders are
- FF> in Europe and they're default display is PAL and 2) when using PAL
- FF> screens,
- FF> there's a hair more time between VBlanks, which can be significant
- FF> when building
- FF> the next frame to be shown.
-
- Actually wouldn't you have more time in NTSC? Or could do abit more
- than in PAL, since NTSC clockrate is slightly faster? Say you have a
- 200 scan line display, well after that you could trigger an interrupt
- and would have tons of scan-line time. I know european demo coders
- use PAL no matter what, and I respect the use of PAL. However I know
- for sure I may make some stuff in NTSC in the future. hmm..
-
- FF> North American's don't like PAL for two reasons: 1) It's not what
- FF> there
- FF> default screen is (so they typically lose the bottom part), and 2)
- FF> power
- FF> in the US is sent on a 60Hz frequency, and they're televisions also
- FF> have
- FF> a 60Hz refresh rate. The TV is significant in that the 60Hz refresh
- FF> rate is what they're use to, and the electrical power causes the
- FF> lights
- FF> to "beat" at 60Hz. The fact that NA's are used to 60Hz refresh and
- FF> the lights
- FF> beating out of sync with the monitor causes a very subtle flicker on
- FF> PAL
- FF> screens that bothers some people.
-
- Well I have been using PAL for 2 years now, and I'm totally use
- to it. I never see a flicker now, and its alot nicer to look at stuff
- in pal. Less grainy..heh My 1084s monitor handles PAL quite well. I think
- most people on the Amiga who look at demos, have the PAL ability. If not
- its their problem... anyone serious about computing uses an monitor..heh
- not a tv!
-
- No matter what both PAL and NTSC have their pro's and con's. I just
- wish HDTV would come out soon, so we wouldn't have different standards
- on each side of the world..heh C'ya later!
-
- -Alex
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