NTSC to PAL converter device

[birdie3]

I saw one of these today and hesistated to buy it because the package didn't explain th eitem very well in terms of how it could be used. Does anyone know if I can use one of these to play PAL games on my NTSC set? Probably not, eh?

 

The way it works (I assume) is you are supposed to put in an NTSC signal via component inputs and it outputs a PAL component signal. Not sure if it is a PAL or NTSC device that it is supposed to be output to. Wondering if one could input a PAL signal (i.e. PAL Atari 2600 cart) and output something that would be OK to view on an NTSC set...

[Rybags]

I think some (all?) of those devices work by buffering the signal. If the lag was too much, it would make gaming kinda hard.

 

A cheaper alternative is to just get a Video Capture card for the PC - these days the cheapo ones are often under 20 bucks.

[Corby]

i had bought a pal 7800 awhile back, and the tv signal was not that great bad picture.

 

I bought one of those ntsc to pal converters. but didn't work at all.

 

So i thought about it. Since there is only one tv cable lead on the 7800, i think the only way that the converter will work is if you get one of those audio video mods done. then you can use the all port holes on the converter.

 

but all i could do was the next best thing I went on line to ebay and bought a ntsc 7800 and switch motherboards. Cause the ntsc 7800 the case was all busted up. but the pal machine is in mint cond.

 

hope this helps

[doubledown]

Figure if its under $100 it's not gonna do what you want. I've seen one of those $30 PAL to NTSC converters and all it does is color correctness, giving you a rolling color picture on your NTSC TV vs. a black/white one. Usually most upscalers that take some form of video signal and convert them to a VGA computer monitor signal will work to properly handle the signal, so long as you have a VGA monitor to use it with. The one I have has a built in RF tuner, and accepts composite video, s-video, and component video. I'm currently using this one with a Sony 24" CRT monitor for my N64s.

 

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