How is a PAL console display image on an NTSC TV?

[neoak]

I'm curious. Would it work? I want to use an NTSC title on a PAL DC with a NTSC TV.

[Skynet]

Should be fine. Any 60Hz game I've tried on a 60Hz compatible tv on my pal console works fine.

[BlackAura]

I'm curious. Would it work? I want to use an NTSC title on a PAL DC with a NTSC TV.

No, that won't work. A PAL DC does not output NTSC - it outputs either PAL or PAL60. An NTSC TV can not deal with either. Most likely, it'll display in black and white.

It will work on a PAL TV though.

[Skynet]

Ah my bad. Thanks for clarifying that BA, I should've been specific that my tv is a PAL one that's capable of 60Hz, NOT an NTSC tv.

[Prophet][]

most TV's these days can output both formats anyway.

[TechnoWolf]

This should do it:
http://sewelldirect.com/mayflash-pal-to ... verter.asp

The "x" factors would be:
Can the PAL DC read the NTSC disk? anyone's opinion here??
And, the site says:
Only works on the NTSC 50Hz compatible TV, auto sync TV or NTSC TV with a V-hold button
Only works with PAL regions B,D,I,G, and H

If 'true' to all above, you're in business!!!

[edugabo]

PAL CONSOLE natively output is PAL 50 hz. and PAL color channel (Example the menu without disc), the game determines 50 or 60 hz after run, so NTSC game on PAL console = GAME in PAL 60, NOT exacttly NTSC, the problem might be Color channel, you can experiment game in Black and white, or a strange colored game like Orange Blur depending your TV. There is a solution if you modify your console Color channel described here:
viewtopic.php?t=89863

[Quzar]

I've done this with my dev box (since you can set the region to anything). It's kind of interesting to play Rez in b&w. It reminds me of the first day I got my DC and the only TV my dad had that I could hook it up to was an old black and white one. So I played the first 4 or 5 dungeons of Evolution 2 in black and white =P.

[dj898]

put it this way.
Virtually all PAL TV supports NTSC signal but pretty much majority of NTSC TV do not support PAL signal.

[Sultan of Saturn]

That is interesting. However, I heard that the PAL released Dreamcast games had both NTSC and PAL versions on the disc. Is that correct? I've had no problems playing Head Hunter and Rez on my US Dreamcast using my NTSC tv.

[az_bont]

That is interesting. However, I heard that the PAL released Dreamcast games had both NTSC and PAL versions on the disc. Is that correct? I've had no problems playing Head Hunter and Rez on my US Dreamcast using my NTSC tv.

The vast majority of Dreamcast releases in PAL regions also featured 60Hz versions of the game, which will output as ordinary NTSC on an American/Japanese console.

[Cid Highwind]

One thing I've always wondered about is whether or not 60Hz PAL also makes use of the higher native resolution of PAL or if it just stretches things. Anyone who has some insight on this?

Ever since Dreamcast I've stayed away from games featuring only PAL50, it's slow, the image flashes and it's got black borders. It's the reason for me for getting the US versions of the big two RPGs on the DC.

[az_bont]

One thing I've always wondered about is whether or not 60Hz PAL also makes use of the higher native resolution of PAL or if it just stretches things. Anyone who has some insight on this?

PAL60 uses the resolution and frame rate of NTSC, but the PAL colour system.

[Red Ronin]

When I have played PAL games, they usually are "pushed" to the right side of the NTSC screen, with a narrow black bar on the left side of a 4:3 display... Beyond that, they seem to show just fine.


Red Ronin