Can I convert PS2 games from PAL to NTSC?

lawf · #1 12-06-2001, 20:02

Without knowing better I've downloaded quite a few PAL PS2 games and I cannot play them on my NTSC TV. Are there any util that will let me convert PS2 PAL games to NTSC? Thanks.

#2 13-06-2001, 01:31

What are your symptoms? Black and White? Games won't boot? Type of PS2? Detail is needed for help to be offered.

lawf · #3 13-06-2001, 05:18

When I ####t the games, they all boot up but the screen keeps rolling (vertical roll.)

#4 13-06-2001, 13:31

I recommend that you invest in $70 worth of hardware to convert PAL output to NTSC and ensure that you're connecting via the RGB cable (or Scart). According to my observations, the PS2 puts out PAL for a PAL game and NTSC for an NTSC game.

I've tried all of the conversion software (last March). But with no luck. Others have reported that the PAL-NTSC software works. Search the forum and see what you can find. I'm bery satisfied with hardware conversion.

One final point you shoud know. I work the other way round. My TV is PAL. But the princple is the same because of what the PS2 outputs.

lawf · #5 14-06-2001, 09:14

So where do I find a PAL to NTSC converter? From a camera shop?

#6 14-06-2001, 16:05

Depends which country you're in. Radio Shack in the US. Tottenham Court Road in the UK.