Saqqqq Posted September 15, 2001 Share Posted September 15, 2001 hey, im a new collector, nnd browse on ebay every once in a while. i was jsut wondering, does it matter to a UK user whether you buy Amercan carts or english ones? Ie - All the england games are PAL, so if I buy one from the US, NTSC or something, will it not work or be screwed up? Any thoughts? Thanks! Saq, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saqqqq Posted September 15, 2001 Author Share Posted September 15, 2001 ooops/ i mean the difference between PAL and VCS? is there any? and des it matter which games i buy, if I have a PAL system in the UK? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted September 15, 2001 Share Posted September 15, 2001 stolen from the gloossary : NTSC National Television Standards Committee. This is the television standard used in North America and Japan. Any standard of cartridge will play in any system, the problem lies with the TV. With most newer TV's, PAL games will cause the NTSC screen to roll. Some older TV's do not have this problem, or if you have a vertical/horizontal hold you can adjust it to the correct frequency. There will also be some color variances if you play a PAL game on an NTSC system and vice versa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAL Phase Alternating Lines. This is the television standard used by most Western European and Latin countries. With most newer TV's, NTSC games will cause the PAL screen to roll. Some older TV's do not have this problem, or if you have a vertical/horizontal hold you can adjust it to the correct frequency. There will also be some color variances if you play an NTSC game on a PAL system and vice versa. so basically, buy PAL since you are in the UK. By the way, VCS is just a shorthand way to say video computer system, or atari 2600. good luck on the collecting front! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco(2) Posted September 15, 2001 Share Posted September 15, 2001 Welcome to Atari collecting! If you want to know about compatability, check out this site . Good luck, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted September 16, 2001 Share Posted September 16, 2001 Use a Dual-mode VCR (videorecorder with pal & ntsc support) to connect your 2600 (or other system), then most of these problems will get unimportant, only a few color problems remain ... greetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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