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
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