Newbie who would appreciate help with GC import issues

[traveljug]

Hey everyone, i was looking to know, if i got my ps2 (PAL) chipped or started to import GC games (I have a PAL machine, and i would use freeloader) would i need a new T.V. or new cables to run the games properly???

Thanks for the help....

[Yoshimoto]

Without knowing what TV or cables you're using at the moment thats a pretty difficult question to answer.

Have a look here...

http://www.ntsc-uk.com/tech.php?tech=ImportFAQ

[traveljug]

i know ive already read that.

My tv runs at 50 frames
Im using he standard scart cables you get with the consoles

[MartyG]

You got SCART cables with your consoles? Now there's a first.

If your TV supports RGB through the SCART input then no, you won't need a new TV.

Regards
Marty

[traveljug]

how come you didnt get a scart lead? All my friends did with their Ps2s and GCs...

ALso, whats this buisness with RGB through the SCART?

[Saurian]

You got SCART leads yes - but these standard cables are just composite phono connected to a SCART block. You need to buy RGB SCART cables for all your consoles or you are wasting their image quality.

PS2:

http://www.whitedog.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3_59&products_id=135

Gamecube:

http://www.whitedog.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=6_53&products_id=96

SCART is a connector with 21 pins - it's a versatile connector which allows many different display options. People mistake SCART for some sort of TV image standard, it is not - it's just the name of the connector. Do away with those standard cables and buy RGB cables for all your machines, playing in composite is a complete waste.

[Yoshimoto]

As a rule PAL consoles don't come with SCART leads, they come with Composite leads with a SCART adaptor so you can feed the composite video signal into a SCART socket.

Basically if your TV supports NTSC 3.58 then you can plug any import console into it through either Composite, S-Video or RGB and it'll work fine. If however your TV doesn't support NTSC 3.58 then you'll need to use a proper RGB SCART Cable for your import machines. As above though these aren't the cables that come with the console but are sold as optional extras.

[Abhisara]

The cable that comes with consoles is just a bog-standard composite cable with an adaptor to use them via a SCART socket. This is not the same as a SCART cable wired for RGB which will give you far better picture quality.

For PS2 you can get one as cheap as ?5 (Logic 3 one from Argos). For the GC, you can get a ?5 Venom one or go for the official RGB cable.

[goldbricker]

EDIT: whoops already answered above

[traveljug]

You got SCART cables with your consoles? Now there's a first.

If your TV supports RGB through the SCART input then no, you won't need a new TV.

Regards
Marty

how do i know if it does or not...?

[Saurian]

Test it.

Buy an RGB cable for ?5 or so, plug it in - select AV1, if it works - you're in business. That Gamecube one is only like ?7 too - get yourself one and take advantage of decent image quality as opposed to the ugly blurryness of composite.

I'm sure your TV supports RGB - only seriously old and crap TVs dont.

[traveljug]

THanks for the help everyone, now that i got that out of the road, which games do you guys recommend?