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I'm excited, it's out either this Friday or next but after reading a freeloader forum on Totalgames.net someone stated that you need a NTSC 3.58 Compatible tv, i know it's NTSC but what is 3.58?? If you haven't got this it plays in black and white!!! No colour in Mario or Resi?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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I have a SHARP tv which is about 5 years old, it allows an RGB scart and a S-VHS, surly this is NSTC compatible?? It isn't that old!!! I don't know what to do!! :(
There were a few topics on this not long ago. Americal and japan use a different signal format to europe - they have NTSC, we have PAL.
NTSC compatable tvs come in two formats - NTSC 3.81 and NTSC 4.39 (the .81 and .39 may be slightly out, but deffinitely 3.something and 4.something).
3.81 will take the NTSC signal and display it perfectly on the screen.
4.39 will only show it in black and white.
However, if your tv doesn't work with the NTSC format you want (check the instruction manual), you can buy an adapter that changes an NTSC signal to a PAL one, it plugs in between the cube and tv.
You'll lose a little from the picture quality, but as i understand it, unless you're pretty an*l about all that, it shouldn't be a problem. Depending on your budget, i'd suggest buying one in the £30-40 region.
Hope that clears it up.
NTSC compatable tvs come in two formats - NTSC 3.81 and NTSC 4.39 (the .81 and .39 may be slightly out, but deffinitely 3.something and 4.something).
3.81 will take the NTSC signal and display it perfectly on the screen.
4.39 will only show it in black and white.
However, if your tv doesn't work with the NTSC format you want (check the instruction manual), you can buy an adapter that changes an NTSC signal to a PAL one, it plugs in between the cube and tv.
You'll lose a little from the picture quality, but as i understand it, unless you're pretty an*l about all that, it shouldn't be a problem. Depending on your budget, i'd suggest buying one in the £30-40 region.
Hope that clears it up.
it's life :( I got my cube from america , got all exited plugged it in and itwas in balck and freaking white !! So i have to use my sisters tv until xmas (oh please bring me a new tv santa ... please !)
and if your TV is NTSC then it should work , as long as it's quite new then it should be ok , you could always check in the tv's manual to see if it's that 3.58 thing , or ring up the people that made it and ask them if it is. Fingers crossed ! When are you getting mario and resi ? I should get mine at the beggining of september :) :) :) :) ;) IM SO EXITED !
and if your TV is NTSC then it should work , as long as it's quite new then it should be ok , you could always check in the tv's manual to see if it's that 3.58 thing , or ring up the people that made it and ask them if it is. Fingers crossed ! When are you getting mario and resi ? I should get mine at the beggining of september :) :) :) :) ;) IM SO EXITED !
I'm excited, it's out either this Friday or next but after reading a freeloader forum on Totalgames.net someone stated that you need a NTSC 3.58 Compatible tv, i know it's NTSC but what is 3.58?? If you haven't got this it plays in black and white!!! No colour in Mario or Resi?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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