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From: hood@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Hood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 Video Chips
Message-ID: <13066@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 5 Jul 90 21:35:13 GMT
References: <4741@munnari.oz.au>
Reply-To: hood@cbmvax (Scott Hood)
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?
>
>
>  If you can help me with the dilemma, please E-Mail me:
>
>					krooglik@128.250.64.1
>					krooglik@gondwana20.ecr.mu.oz.OZ.AU
>
>
>  This is a question of urgency...


Alex,

  The A3000 can run under both NTSC and PAL video rates and is
selectable from the screenmode program in the prefs drawer.  You must
have the PAL icon in your wbstartup drawer on power up or double-click
on this icon in the monitor drawer.

Scott Hood