+xucaen Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 So I took my Atari apart to clean it, and I noticed the little metal box next to the RF connector has a red sticker on it that says "PAL". I bought this console on ebay about 10 years ago and it has worked on every TV I have owned over the years, including an old cathode ray tube TV that I bought back in 1995. If you look at my other posts you'll see video of what it looks like on my TV. I am pretty sure this is an NTSC console, so why does it say PAL on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Sounds like a factory mixup, not that farfetched when you think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600 Forever Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Since it is on the RF box, it means "Picture All Lousy". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 As opposed to "Never Twice Same Color" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstari Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I've got a NTSC console with the same sticker, but it is definately NTSC. It is a light sixer like this one. Can you take a photo of the serial number on the bottom. I will find mine later today and take a photo. Maybe there was a batch where they made the same mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 I've got a NTSC console with the same sticker, but it is definately NTSC. It is a light sixer like this one. Can you take a photo of the serial number on the bottom. I will find mine later today and take a photo. Maybe there was a batch where they made the same mistake. Here is a picture I took earlier. umm.. it's upside down.. sorry. s/n 568224996 Manufactured by Atari-Wong LTD, Hong Kong Model CX-2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamakazi Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Must have been time for this Atari to have a bath? It's all wet. I would say mix-up. I had a 4-switcher have that same sticker when I cleaned it up. But that was one I found way back in 1988 at a yard sale. No...I no longer have it with me as I sold it during the PlayStation craze. But I do distinctly remember that sticker being on it. I just always assumed it was the initials of a quality control personnel. I didn't know anything about NTSC/PAL/SECAM until I discovered this site in 2008. Amazing how 20 years can change a lot of things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstari Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 My serial number is 568139002. Also made in Hong Kong. So it was probably a mix up at the factory around the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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