ntsc console on pal tv

[Profanum]

Seeing as though many games im after such as many squaresofts and the lunars etc never had a pal release im considering buying a ntsc ps3 to be able to play them alongside all ps3 games i can buy here in Australia having no region protection. However my question is will my tv being a relatively old one be able to work with an ntsc console?

[Hobie-wan]

Assuming you don't have the manual, search for the model number online or poke around in any setup menus to see if there's mention of NTSC support.

[Tildius Maximus]

if it turns out your television doesn't support NTSC, there is always the option of buying a converter box for that, sometimes you can find what you need for a reasonable price, but some of those boxes can get a bit pricey.

[Profanum]

I'll have a look

[emwearz]

if it turns out your television doesn't support NTSC, there is always the option of buying a converter box for that, sometimes you can find what you need for a reasonable price, but some of those boxes can get a bit pricey.

It would more than likely be cheaper to go to a pawn shop or a thrift store and find a newer CRT that supports both NTSC/PAL

[D.D.D.]

if it turns out your television doesn't support NTSC, there is always the option of buying a converter box for that, sometimes you can find what you need for a reasonable price, but some of those boxes can get a bit pricey.

It would more than likely be cheaper to go to a pawn shop or a thrift store and find a newer CRT that supports both NTSC/PAL

This. I too dealt with PAL issues and my NTSC consoles in Europe and damn, it was a f'n pain about 20 years ago. Thankfully there are TVs that do both now (for a while actually I think).

[isiolia]

This. I too dealt with PAL issues and my NTSC consoles in Europe and damn, it was a f'n pain about 20 years ago. Thankfully there are TVs that do both now (for a while actually I think).

My family had one in the mid/late 80s when I lived in Italy and England.

[D.D.D.]

This. I too dealt with PAL issues and my NTSC consoles in Europe and damn, it was a f'n pain about 20 years ago. Thankfully there are TVs that do both now (for a while actually I think).

My family had one in the mid/late 80s when I lived in Italy and England.

I guess my grandparents never bothered to get a dual one.

[joypadsoldjaa]

I had this problem a good few years back with my u.s. snes and jap megadrive, you can pick up PAL to NTSC / NTSC to PAL converters on ebay with not too much of a dent in your wallet. i used to use 1 very similar to this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAL-to-NTSC-N ... 3cc7f5579e

[theclaw]

do you have access to a Playstation 2? that console outputs all 60hz games in ntsc color unless hacked otherwise. including pal releases.

Sega Nomad is another option to test compatibility if you'd rather not import a whole console. It even outputs rgb scart, very rare feature in portables, despite not released pal.