Megadrive display noob question

[Jonst]

Sorry if this is a noob question/been covered before.i was just to lazy to wade through 155 pages!...the flickering lines at the bottom of the screen on a standard pal megadrive,how do you get rid of them? What bit of kit do I need to sort it? It's always bugged me...

Anyone kind enough to help on this will be elevated to god like status!

[Fudoh]

Standard on all MDs, no matter if NTSC or PAL. Only way to get rid of it is to adjust your TVs overscan until it's hidden.

[Jonst]

Thanks! I thought as much (about it being standard).i'll give it a try...if I can work it out.it's an old Sony tv.the Manuel has long since disappeared!

[Ed Oscuro]

I don't think overscan is covered in the typical owner's manual because it's usually a service menu setting. On Trinitrons it will be the HSIZ setting (though try HPOS as well). Of course "fixing" overscan on the MD/Gen might break it for other games.

[Jonst]

Oh right...so,as I run a couple of machines through this tv,I might be constantly adjusting it between the md and the others?
Oh well,at least i havn't had to spend any money!

Thanks for you're help guys!

[Ed Oscuro]

Well, probably what you would have is overscan set up for the "largest" picture, and other machines should display in a slightly smaller area with slight black borders. Probably no more than a 5% difference at most.

[Jonst]

Ok,I'll give this a go at some point.thanks again for the help!

[Jonst]

Well,I finally got around to trying this,after I finally got the service menu up,which I found elsewhere on this forum...it worked! Yes!!! Thanks for you're help guys.you are indeed gods!