UK MegaDrive TroubleShooting

evil wasabi

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I have a PAL MegaDrive, the only problem I have with it, is it comes up as Black and White on my TV. Could it be either the power supply probably or the RF Signal? Since I am using american Power Supply and RF Switch.
What can I do to fix this problem?
 
Takumaji

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If it's an unmodded PAL Genny, it outputs 50Hz, I guess your TV does not cope with that on RF/antenna. Try using another cable (not RF).

<small>[ July 30, 2003, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: Takumaji ]</small>
 
NEOGEOman

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PAL systems encode the colour differently than NTSC, what you're seeing is what happens when an NTSC TV gets a PAL colour signal - it has no idea what to do with it. The fact that you have a stable image at all is surprising, since PAL units run @ 50Hz, and most TVs dislike that a LOT.
 
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without seriously redoing the video encoder circuit, your only option is to use a RGB cable, i.e. with an amiga monitor or a cab.
 
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Orochi Iori Yagami:
If I switched to AV Cables would it slove my problem?
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No, AV cables prolly won't work, you'll need a RGB cable but I guess your US TV doesn't have RGB/scart ports. Anyway, give it a try just to make sure.

Arakon's suggestion seems the way to, get a cheap old Amiga monitor such as the 1084/1084S (S = stereo), a Philips CM8833 or a Nec MultiSync 3D/4D and a RGB cable for your Genny. You can find these monitors for about $50 to $80, depending on condition and setup, sometimes for less. Yes, they're quite small, but if the tube is still okay, they deliver a very nice and clear picture. Also, they are compatible to both PAL and NTSC, even to odd stuff like PAL-60 or NTSC-50.

Another way would be to buy a signal converter but they are quite expensive.
 
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Wouldn't it just be easier & cheaper to buy a US console? I'm sure you can pick one up for about $20.
 
evil wasabi

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True, it would be cheaper to pick up a USA one. Since all PAL games will work on USA Systems. Been having problems like crazy with this PAL System
 
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no, later PAL games will not work on an US machine due to a lockout. you can install switches to get around that, tho.
 
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neo*geo

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well of course it is running though a pal megadrive on ntsc just make a 50/60hz switch and while at it maake a langague switch and there you should have it fixed and yo have you got a megadrive 1 if you do use the scart from your neo geo and youve done it mate
 
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you can also make it play everything with a 50/60 language switch and stuff ask kyo geo to do it or i can i it is megadrive 1 if it is 2 that is alot harder to do and dont have the time
 
evil wasabi

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cool, Well it's really an American Genesis that I want to mod

<small>[ August 17, 2003, 03:56 PM: Message edited by: Orochi Iori Yagami ]</small>
 
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i call everything megadrive but i can mod a genesis just megadrive sounds alot better and it is nicer name
 
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AV cables should be fine if youtr TV supports Pal....possibly a Sonyt o5r similar brand would be ok...

For the uk this is how it works, we can run ntsc through av on most modern tvs.
 
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