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- From: ppugliese@pimacc.pima.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: More on Pal Vs NTSC
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.015408.6871@pimacc.pima.edu>
- Date: 2 Sep 92 08:54:08 GMT
- References: <21138@optima.cs.arizona.edu> <1992Aug27.021413.6849@pimacc.pima.edu> <phillips.715405800@s3>
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- In article <phillips.715405800@s3>, phillips@uwa.oz.au (Christopher Phillips) writes:
- > ppugliese@pimacc.pima.edu writes:
- >
- >>In article <21138@optima.cs.arizona.edu>, mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride) writes:
- >>>
- >>> I have been asking around about getting colour out of my PAL 64 on
- >>> NTSC equipment. It LOOKS like I may need to also purchase a PAL tv.
- >>> I don't know if this will solve my problem, but it is obviously the
- >>> next step. So my question is what is the best way to pick up a PAL
- >>> montior? Go the same route I did to get my 64? I heard it was possible
- >>> to get PAL tv's down in Mexico (less than an hour drive)?
- >>>
- >>> And finally If I pick up a PAL monitor, must I run 50hz through it to
- >>> get it to work? Or will it work on 60hz just like the PAL 64 does?
- >>>
- >>> Chris
- >>>
- >
- >>Didn't someone post something a while back about how all that needs to
- >>be done to switch from PAL to NTSC is to fiddle around a little inside
- >>the case? I'm recall that nothing like soldering was even required.
- >
- >>PHIL
- >
- > Nonono. You miss the point. The whole idea of going to all the trouble of
- > getting a pal c64 is to develop software that will work in oz, europe
- > etc. Hence, need pal display to see what things really look like.
- > Changing c64 to NTSC would defeat purpose of getting pal c64 in the
- > first place!
- >
- > Christopher.
- >
- > --
- Well if that's why the Chris from AZ has a PAL 64 then I wish him all the
- luck in the world! It's nice to see *someone* (anyone?) will to develope
- C64 software!
-
- PHIL
-