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Re: Apple ][ Europlus video....



Peter Ibbotson wrote:

> Finally gotten one of eBay. Came with a video modulator but no PAL encoder.
> My question is did anyone ever get any joy feeding this signal into a modern
> TV which claims NTSC 3.38/4.43 (I assume this really means 50/60) support?
> 

Not really likely. 3.58/4.43 probably really means 3.58/4.43 and it
means the color subcarrier frequencies. "NTSC" means simply means, in
this case, that there is not phase-alternation between lines and that
there is no averaging of the color signal with that of the preceding
line, as in PAL. 50/60 ability is another beast.

The problem: The Europlus does not produce either a 3.58 or a 4.43 MHz
subcarrier - it is another value still, I think about 1% or so below
3.58 Mhz IIRC, but that difference should be quite enough for your TV to
be unable to pick it up.

The only way to get color from a Europlus is really a PAL encoder board,
or changing the board back to II+ mode and using an NTSC Monitor.

-- 

Linards Ticmanis

 The Master said, "The business of laying on the colors follows the
preparation of the plain ground."