Thank you both for replies!
Bucko, oh, that was yours? I think I read that couple
of times too, very informative.
When it comes
to avoiding PAL, we all do our best
of course
. Not sure if people here actually prefer Everdrive/Powerpak -type devices or collect games as well, but for some systems I felt it was impractical for me (in other words too darn expensive)
to import huge amounts
of games and consoles when they could be found easier inside Europe. N64 for me was such console, and additionally NES has some PAL exclusives that don't work properly on NTSC so I have
to keep both for optimum gameplay. Additionally I have my old (PAL) DC that hasn't seen much action or collection building YET, but I was thinking
of staying in PAL region with that too for
the time being. Based on what I've read, despite
the problems, Framemeister should provide adequate PAL support for my needs for these consoles, especially if DC can be easily converted into 60Hz (hasn't looked much into that yet). Megadrive I don't actually yet have, but when
the time comes for me
to acquire one it seems NTSC is
the only way
to go (as it was with SFC for me).
Konsolkongen wrote:I use the same settings for all 240p games and 480i/p games though. I rarely have to change a lot (if anything) between consoles.
This was good
to hear -
the impression I got was that everyone pretty much spends
like 30 minutes with
the settings before starting any new game
. I'm sure I'll be fine with same settings as well.
Konsolkongen wrote:
Only one system per input. But there are several switchers that does a good job so you can connect more systems to the unit at the same time. Bucko knows all about that.
Oh yeah, I was going
to inquire about reliable switches too but I think I already saw Bucko's list/reviews somewhere. Generally, I was under
the impression that switches always take away from quality but I guess proper switches can be found/built (if one has
the nack for it, I currently don't..).
Overall, as a n00b, it would be very interesting & educating
to hear more about
the "complete" setups people have -
the sources,
the switches,
the cables and even
the tv, as well as what kind
of caveats these setups might have (if one needs
to constantly fiddle with settings, zoom when it comes
to PAL/PSP, etc.).
But I think I came
to the conclusion that NTSC PS1 games won't work on a modded PAL PS2 with component. It does seem
to work fine with RGB though. RGB will be less noisy than component anyway, and if you add an Extron RGB interface (Fudoh will know
the ones) before
the XRGB you can even play PS2's 480p games in VGA, which is very cool
By not working do you mean you got no picture, bad quality, or..? I realize you might not have any more experience on this, but I was wondering if someone would know better how
the whole PS2 PAL/NTSC -thing works;
the output is decided by
the software (unlike in e.g. NES), but whatabout
the interluding loading screens, is their signal native
to the system (in other words, is that a potential source
of confusion/slow mode switch)? Also, I thought PAL must be manually switched so even if
the settings could be otherwise left alone, one must go switch that (before or after?) booting up a PAL game?
Infering from
the previous discussion it does indeed seem that even though
this cable is sold as US/Japanese cable, it's actually what is otherwise known as euro-scart (whereas
the "Japanese scart" should be properly called JP21
to avoid confusion, right?). Hoping someone could confirm this
to a n00b sometime before I fry my new mini with it
.
