cbs colecovision ntsc ?

[jc78_2005]

i received a colecovision system today and it is a cbs model, i got it in a trade, with power supply, i dont have any games to test it with,but it does power up and i see the colecovision title screen, i thought cbs was for the over seas market only? or was this one jsut imported? i was thinking if it was pal it wouldnt work on my tv? oh well any help here would be greatly appreciated.

 

added a few pics very nice looking machine!

Edited March 27, 2009 by jc78_2005

[jc78_2005]

i received a colecovision system today and it is a cbs model, i got it in a trade, with power supply, i dont have any games to test it with,but it does power up and i see the colecovision title screen, i thought cbs was for the over seas market only? or was this one jsut imported? i was thinking if it was pal it wouldnt work on my tv? oh well any help here would be greatly appreciated.

 

never mind i think its candian,

[the.golden.ax]

I'm fairly certain this is NTSC. DoublDown what do you think?

 

AX

[doubledown]

I'm not 100% sure, but if I'm not mistaken, from top down:

 

U.S.

Canadian

European

 

 

The U.S. and Canadian vary with the addition of the French language on the console overlays, but I believe the only CBS consoles were European. And there were 2 European CBS variants, the standard version with RF output, and the French only SECAM variant, with RGB output.

[jc78_2005]

I'm not 100% sure, but if I'm not mistaken, from top down:

 

U.S.

Canadian

European

 

 

The U.S. and Canadian vary with the addition of the French language on the console overlays, but I believe the only CBS consoles were European. And there were 2 European CBS variants, the standard version with RF output, and the French only SECAM variant, with RGB output.

so, it is just a standard euro pal system? i didnt think a pal system would work with ntsc tv sets without like a converter or something? thanx for the info!

[STICH666]

It's definitely not Canadian since everything in Canada sold by Coleco has everything in French and English.

[HARMIK]

 

 

 

 

Hmmm strange should not work on NTSC CBS units should all be Pall, you could take a look inside Pall units have there RF on a seperate board.

[jc78_2005]

 

 

 

 

Hmmm strange should not work on NTSC CBS units should all be Pall, you could take a look inside Pall units have there RF on a seperate board.

thank you! i will open it up post my findings, i was gonna ask if there was some way inside of it i could tell the differance.

[HARMIK]

I just thought of something your TV if its a new ish one might be auto switching to Pall. We use Pall here in Australia but most my consoles are NTSC, my Sony CRT TVs just switch.

[jc78_2005]

I just thought of something your TV if its a new ish one might be auto switching to Pall. We use Pall here in Australia but most my consoles are NTSC, my Sony CRT TVs just switch.

well her she is, the ax man had already ask about the tv, and it is for sure not lol. it looks like every other colecovision i have ever seen, no extra video board, and no mounting spot to the left of my thumb for a pal video , i was thinking maybe someone had stuck a ntsc cpu in a pal box but thats clearly not the case. the board revision i dont know if you can tell in the pics or not. is 75743 rev j coleco 1982,, i dont know if any of that is useful or not.

Edited March 27, 2009 by jc78_2005

[ten-four]

Hi...

 

You're right doubedown.

 

There are indeed 2 different variants of the CBS version.

I have the French version with RGB.

 

But as I see the images from jc78_2005 there must be a 3th. version.

 

the phono connector on the back tends not to sit out against the back panel.

 

jc78_2005 also says is't a Rev. J.

So perhaps it's one of the last which has been produced.

 

A ColecoVision operating worldwide, whether it is a CBS or just ColecoVision plays no difference.

Remember the power suply to fit with the country you live in.

In countries with 50Hz. will a ColecoVision be a bit slower.

[Murph74]

For what it's worth, I recall KayBee toys selling the CBS version in the 80's for like $29.99 in the US (think it got down to $9.99 before they sold out completely).

[jc78_2005]

For what it's worth, I recall KayBee toys selling the CBS version in the 80's for like $29.99 in the US (think it got down to $9.99 before they sold out completely).

 

thanks for the input. so there indeed are ntsc cbs units. very cool.!

[+Psionic]

For what it's worth, I recall KayBee toys selling the CBS version in the 80's for like $29.99 in the US (think it got down to $9.99 before they sold out completely).

 

thanks for the input. so there indeed are ntsc cbs units. very cool.!

Yes, there are. I've seen one of these at least once before...the last one I saw was on eBay about a year or so ago.

[jc78_2005]

For what it's worth, I recall KayBee toys selling the CBS version in the 80's for like $29.99 in the US (think it got down to $9.99 before they sold out completely).

 

thanks for the input. so there indeed are ntsc cbs units. very cool.!

Yes, there are. I've seen one of these at least once before...the last one I saw was on eBay about a year or so ago.

 

actually there is one listed on there now, i just noticed. thanks guys for all the input! i really appreciate it. any idea how many where made? and also im assuming these where some of the last made?or the first?

[+Psionic]

actually there is one listed on there now, i just noticed. thanks guys for all the input! i really appreciate it. any idea how many where made? and also im assuming these where some of the last made?or the first?

No idea how many were made, but they were definitely at the tail end of the ColecoVision's lifespan. Toward the end, when Coleco and CBS were liquidating inventory it wasn't unusual to see CBS stuff dumped in North America. It wouldn't be surprising if CBS had extra system shells and decided to use them on NTSC systems.

[dalder]

For what it's worth, I recall KayBee toys selling the CBS version in the 80's for like $29.99 in the US (think it got down to $9.99 before they sold out completely).

 

thanks for the input. so there indeed are ntsc cbs units. very cool.!

 

Yeah same here I've seen CBS Colecovision systems (Brand New Boxed) at Kay-Bee Toys here in USA. They even had the CBS Logo on the box and the system.

[ten-four]

PingvinBlueJeans: It wouldn't be surprising if CBS had extra system shells and decided to use them on NTSC systems.

 

PBJ i think you're in the right direction with regard to Coleco Inc. have emptied their last stocks.

[HARMIK]

Also looks like they updated around the joystick ports, seems to have some clamps to hold them in place better.

[jc78_2005]

Also looks like they updated around the joystick ports, seems to have some clamps to hold them in place better.

good call! i noticed those but could'nt recall if those where standard or not.