Proud Owner of a Amiga CD32 need a little help.

Well i have been a Avid Commodore User and Big supporter since the C-64 days, Recently i got a Amiga cd32 ( NTSC VERSION ) in Trade for some work i did. I have wanted one for a long time but always heard about NTSC System problems with most of the games, I have bunch of software and luckily some games work without a problem, I have multiple Lcd tvs and even a Panasonic AE2000U projector in my movie theater i can hook this upto but of course they are all NTSC. So the question is after much confusing research ( GOOGLE hehe ) is there a definitive aswer to get this to work with Pal software, I dont care about the money i just want to re-live my youth playing most of these games. Thanks in advance guys

[Zetr0]

@rushfan1974


Part 1 - getting the right start

Money aside, I would consider buying a PAL CD32 - you can use your US CD32 PSU with it - so look for a cheap PAL one without PSU.


Part 2 - converting PAL to NTSC -

This is actually quite simple - you can spend a few bucks getting a CRT/TFT tuner for about $50 - this will take a PAL signal and convert it to VGA - XVGA - this output you plumb into your LCD's / CRT VGA monitors


CRT/TFT to VGA tuner for $38 (free postage)


Remember to ask the seller for a PAL unit (NOT NTSC) this way your PAL CD32 will work with it

with your PAL CD32 you can use the SVideo port out to the SVideo port in on the VGA tuner.


A bonus with the CRT/TFT tuner is the fact it de-interlaces and upscales the images to any VGA screen size you get -

like say you put the Tuner device in 1024x768 - every screen from the amiga (640x256 or even 1280x512) will be de-interelaced (flicker fixed) and scaled up/down for the 1024x768 VGA dimension.


I have this combo at home and its pretty damn awesome!

Ahh thats what i figured, Maybe ill play this one with the games that i can get to work and sell it off as soon as i find a PAL one then, Would something like this work with a NTSC system thou?
http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp...source=k232270

[illy5603]

Originally Posted by Rushfan1974

Ahh thats what i figured, Maybe ill play this one with the games that i can get to work and sell it off as soon as i find a PAL one then, Would something like this work with a NTSC system thou?
http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=05&p=SB-3690&d=ShinyBow%20SB3690%20Multi%20Video%20Digital%20Converter%20(SB3690)&c=Video%20Distribution&sku=SB-3690&utm_campaign=GAN&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=k232270

Your best bet is to get a PAL unit and either plug it into a PAL / NTSC converter or a PAL / VGA converter like Zetr0 mentioned. Obviously an NTSC CD32 will plug into an American TV with no problem as long as it is booted in NTSC. I went a step further and purchased a "multisystem TV" from an airman returning from Europe. Got it for $40 on craigslist.

Oh really? I got a guy that can send me a working Pal Motherboard and i would have to swap it out, I think i can do it, i just never opened up a Amiga CD32 before.

[slk486]

Originally Posted by Rushfan1974

Oh really? I got a guy that can send me a working Pal Motherboard and i would have to swap it out, I think i can do it, i just never opened up a Amiga CD32 before.

It's a quite easy swap, as long as the ports are the same on the PAL and NTSC MB, which I believe they are.

I Now have a Pal Machine and a NTSC system, I went on Ebay and bought the VGA Box and it should be here anyday. Im super excited! Will post some feedback when i get it all hooked up.