James@CCC
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Hi all,
Im living in america for a year at uni, and i cant live without pes so i took my ps2. bought a tv too and a voltage converter so the ps2 works and everything, i think.
However, the tv is american and it doesnt seem to like the signal being given. Its like when u put ur tv on av-s (i think its called), its black and shite and kinda flickers about like crazy.
Anyone no if this is just something ill never fix or if its a setting or th reason or any help at all?
thanks alot for any help
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jamied
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u in america now dude?
america is ntsc and uk is pal
u need a convertor
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James@CCC
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yea only been here a few weeks, fucking amazin 
i thought that was just the games to machine not the actual yellow/red/white cables 
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abdus
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have you change the settings of the tv?
change it to PAL, should be fine
[Edited on 05-09-2006 by abdus]
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Dom
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if you have a PAL PS2 and a NTSC tv, then you need to see if the telly can accept pal signals, otherwise your gonna have to convert it or get a new telly! 
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James@CCC
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i got the cheapest tv in the world from walmart, so i doubt itll change, but ill try.
otherwise is this ok? http://www.chipzone.com/marketplace/catalog/stdtemplate/stdtemplate.cfm?StdTemplate_SystemPID=346272&VendorID=35&ClientID=11052
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by James@CCC
i got the cheapest tv in the world from walmart, so i doubt itll change, but ill try.
otherwise is this ok? http://www.chipzone.com/marketplace/catalog/stdtemplate/stdtemplate.cfm?StdTemplate_SystemPID=346272&VendorID=35&ClientID=11052
seems to be, wording is a bit crap - but you're basically after a PAL to NTSC using composite (if you have 3 phono plugs, white/red and yellow) 
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Dom
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yep, re-read it mate....that IS what you are after  missed the bit with it having a ps2 plug on it - should work fine if the telly doesn't switch, but most do these days so have a quick flick through the manual or google the model number etc
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James@CCC
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nah the manual doesnt say a thing about it and googling the model number doesnt return one single link. I guess thats wot u get for buying a tv for 25 quid from walmart!
ill order the part tomo
thanks a lot for ur help guys
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Demo
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just buy a 360
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James@CCC
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ok finally got my ass round to ordering it and then had to go buy another connection lead, but i set it all up today and it still isnt working right
wheres before it flickered and was in black and white, now its colour and flickering
is there something else im over looking or is the converter faulty or wot? this is pissin me off now i could probably buy a chipped american ps2 for cheaper then all these accesoies now
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mazdaspeed
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It might be the refresh rate. PAL is 50Hz, NTSC is 60Hz. Some PS2 games you can change the refresh rate.
I would think the TV would be able to show 50Hz, as many Euro TVs can display 60Hz.
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drax
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make sure you havent got double interlacing turned on
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James@CCC
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i have no idea wot double interlacing is, but playing about with the 50Hz worked...kinda.
i was play able but the colour was pinkish. then it broke. i think the ntsc convterter was shit and had lose connections so ive ordered a new sturdier one.
cheers boys
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