coleconut Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I just ordered a Digiplay Inty II console yesterday then today I am thinking shoot, am I going to be able to use this thing on my TV? Do they display in PAL-M and if so that means black and white only right? How about those converters you see now, kinda scary buying one of those Chinese $12 units if it doesn't work? Anyone have input on this topic? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 In the past when I tried, it didn't work on my TV. It's been a number of years, but IIRC, a cheapo thing like a TV Terminator could probably work with a little bit of effort. That said, it's an ancient bit of hardware that was old when I built an XP machine 10 years ago. Haven't looked into a more modern solution for analog PAL / PAL-M on newer TVs. Lots don't handle analog RF at all any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm not sure about RF, but I play PAL 2600 games on an old composite Commodore monitor that has enough adjustment that I can make colour work and eliminate the PAL scrolling. Worst case I'm sure there's a TV out there that will allow enough adjustment to get a picture from a PAL source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleconut Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm not sure about RF, but I play PAL 2600 games on an old composite Commodore monitor that has enough adjustment that I can make colour work and eliminate the PAL scrolling. Worst case I'm sure there's a TV out there that will allow enough adjustment to get a picture from a PAL source. I dont know if I am talking thru my hat but PAL-M I believe is a little different in that its 60Hz like NTSC which I believe means that it wont scroll. But the colour coding is different meaning the display will be in black and white. The crux of my question is really - does anyone have any experience with those Far East Chinese $14 converters on Ebay or is it a waste of money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Oh, right. PAL-M is not the same as Euro PAL. I've never played with format converters because it's really just easier to pick up a local console - with the 2600 you're forced to deal with it as the cartridge dictates PAL/NTSC. I'd be willing to waste $14 on a whim though. I've had surprising success with random Chinese electronics in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleconut Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Found a site with reviews. About 10 positive saying it worked great for their application and about 10 negative saying it was a POS. So there we go, nothing definitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I dont know if I am talking thru my hat but PAL-M I believe is a little different in that its 60Hz like NTSC which I believe means that it wont scroll. But the colour coding is different meaning the display will be in black and white. Yes, you're right. Brazilian PAL-M uses 60Hz like NTSC but a different colour scheme. All modern tvs from Brazil handle NTSC and PAL-M, many CRT from 90s do that too. Unfotunately, importing a TV should be very expensive... I hope the Chinese converter works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabulous_Muller Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 ColecoNut , I think the best would be buy a local (Brazil) pal-m to NTSC converter. The dollar is 4 to 1 so, probably it would worth. PAL-M is kind trick and only 2 countries in the world used it. China is not one of them , hence the failures. Is better to spend a little bit more and buy one that will gonna work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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