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Hello chaps,
I've been using Region X for a while to play Region 4 (Australia, PAL) and Region 1 (USA/Canada, NTSC) discs.
PAL plays fine (Region 2 or 4) but my region 1 discs (NTSC) look rubbish.
I've got a fairly new TV (Ferguson, 28" 4:3, don't know the model number) but I don't think that the playback problem is what I would call and NTSC incompatibility issue.
I believe that NTSC on a non-NTSC tv caused black and white pictures.
I'm getting a low-resolution, over-colourful picture that isn't anywhere near as good as any of the PAL discs (regardless of region).
I've used two different scart inputs and also just the yellow composite input and there is no signal type option on my TV that I can see (other than video/s-video).
I'm using the lead supplied with the console (Red, White, Yellow via the scart adaptor).
So, is anyone clever enough to work out if it is in fact my TV that isn't NTSC compatible or is it something more in depth?
Help!!!
I've been using Region X for a while to play Region 4 (Australia, PAL) and Region 1 (USA/Canada, NTSC) discs.
PAL plays fine (Region 2 or 4) but my region 1 discs (NTSC) look rubbish.
I've got a fairly new TV (Ferguson, 28" 4:3, don't know the model number) but I don't think that the playback problem is what I would call and NTSC incompatibility issue.
I believe that NTSC on a non-NTSC tv caused black and white pictures.
I'm getting a low-resolution, over-colourful picture that isn't anywhere near as good as any of the PAL discs (regardless of region).
I've used two different scart inputs and also just the yellow composite input and there is no signal type option on my TV that I can see (other than video/s-video).
I'm using the lead supplied with the console (Red, White, Yellow via the scart adaptor).
So, is anyone clever enough to work out if it is in fact my TV that isn't NTSC compatible or is it something more in depth?
Help!!!
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Do you KNOW that this is the case?
You know that I trust you explicitly fella - as it happens I have the Blaze ultimate scart on order so if you're right my problems will soon be over.
Cheers (more than you know!) for answering - I just can't make sense of why the lead would be the problem if PAL is OK - surely it's just a signal that the TV deals with.
Perhaps you can elaborate (purely for geeky knowledge etc).
I'm just surprised that I'm the only one who has said anything about this problem - surely other people must have found the same issues if I have?
You know that I trust you explicitly fella - as it happens I have the Blaze ultimate scart on order so if you're right my problems will soon be over.
Cheers (more than you know!) for answering - I just can't make sense of why the lead would be the problem if PAL is OK - surely it's just a signal that the TV deals with.
Perhaps you can elaborate (purely for geeky knowledge etc).
I'm just surprised that I'm the only one who has said anything about this problem - surely other people must have found the same issues if I have?
The lead supplied with PS2 is composite and not true RGB SCART, and this doesn't support NTSC playback, even if your TV does.
You'll need to get a true RGB SCART lead to watch NTSC discs, I'm afraid!
You'll need to get a true RGB SCART lead to watch NTSC discs, I'm afraid!
Hello chaps,
I've been using Region X for a while to play Region 4 (Australia, PAL) and Region 1 (USA/Canada, NTSC) discs.
PAL plays fine (Region 2 or 4) but my region 1 discs (NTSC) look rubbish.
I've got a fairly new TV (Ferguson, 28" 4:3, don't know the model number) but I don't think that the playback problem is what I would call and NTSC incompatibility issue.
I believe that NTSC on a non-NTSC tv caused black and white pictures.
I'm getting a low-resolution, over-colourful picture that isn't anywhere near as good as any of the PAL discs (regardless of region).
I've used two different scart inputs and also just the yellow composite input and there is no signal type option on my TV that I can see (other than video/s-video).
I'm using the lead supplied with the console (Red, White, Yellow via the scart adaptor).
So, is anyone clever enough to work out if it is in fact my TV that isn't NTSC compatible or is it something more in depth?
Help!!!
I've been using Region X for a while to play Region 4 (Australia, PAL) and Region 1 (USA/Canada, NTSC) discs.
PAL plays fine (Region 2 or 4) but my region 1 discs (NTSC) look rubbish.
I've got a fairly new TV (Ferguson, 28" 4:3, don't know the model number) but I don't think that the playback problem is what I would call and NTSC incompatibility issue.
I believe that NTSC on a non-NTSC tv caused black and white pictures.
I'm getting a low-resolution, over-colourful picture that isn't anywhere near as good as any of the PAL discs (regardless of region).
I've used two different scart inputs and also just the yellow composite input and there is no signal type option on my TV that I can see (other than video/s-video).
I'm using the lead supplied with the console (Red, White, Yellow via the scart adaptor).
So, is anyone clever enough to work out if it is in fact my TV that isn't NTSC compatible or is it something more in depth?
Help!!!
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