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From: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 Video Chips
Message-ID: <13060@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 5 Jul 90 19:11:18 GMT
References: <4741@munnari.oz.au>
Reply-To: peter@cbmvax (Peter Cherna)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <4741@munnari.oz.au> krooglik@gondwana11.ecr.mu.oz (Alex KROOGLIK) writes:
>
>  Everyone knows that in Australia we have PAL and in the U.S. you have
>NTSC. Now, I am going to import my 3000 from the U.S. to escape the
>phenomonal sales taxes over here in Oz and I am not looking forward to having
>to watch an NTSC screen. What I want to know is if the video chips in a 3000
>would be replacable with PAL compatible ones once in Australia?

The ECS chipset is capable of both NTSC and PAL.  In the A3000, there is
a jumper to select the mode of the machine.  On A2000's with ECS, I think
you have to cut a trace/add a wire to do the same thing.  So to summarize,
you do not have to replace your video chips to convert an NTSC 3000 to
PAL or vice-versa.

>  If you can help me with the dilemma, please E-Mail me:
>
>					krooglik@128.250.64.1
>					krooglik@gondwana20.ecr.mu.oz.OZ.AU

     Peter
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