Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:61293 comp.sys.amiga.tech:13179 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:2427 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!srwmcln From: SRWMCLN@windy.dsir.govt.nz (Clive Nicolson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: A3000 Video Chips Message-ID: <16713@windy.dsir.govt.nz> Date: 6 Jul 90 11:48:41 GMT References: <4741@munnari.oz.au> <13060@cbmvax.commodore.com> Organization: DSIR, Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 12 In article <13060@cbmvax.commodore.com>, peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna) writes: > 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. But does the jumper change the colour sub carrier frequency too, or just the number of lines. That is exactly what does the jumper change. Clive.