PALGrafx - dumb questions, restore to NTSC?

[schweaty]

i got this back from thesteve this week and hooked it up to my sony wega.  it runs perfectly.  i can't tell the difference between my NTSC and PAL in any way at all.

if any of you were on the fence about picking up a PAL Turbob, do not hesitate.  much thanks goes to thesteve (again). 

[Arkhan]

You would have to modify the PAL system to get it to be functional? 

Isn't that enough of a hesitation-reason?

[schweaty]

You would have to modify the PAL system to get it to be functional? 

Isn't that enough of a hesitation-reason?

isnt that what this thread is all about?

[mickcris]

I decided to get one from consolegoodsuk.  I ordered the one that came with blazing lazers.  I asked him if it would be cheaper if he didn't send the power supply (as I dont need it as it wont work in the US).  He took the price down to $145USD shipped with no power supply and if I sent him cash via registered mail.  Was a bit risky sending cash, but I took a chance and it got there without issue.  I probably would not have done it if I had realized it was going to cost $15 to send a letter via registered mail.  I did not find that out till I got to the post office and it was too late.

So in total cost me $160 USD.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

Way too much money spent there guy. You could buy a fully modded US TG-16 for that price.

[mickcris]

Yeah but, I think $145 would not have been too bad as it is brand new and does come with blazing lasers though.  I may sell the game to recoup some of the cost.  I dont really care though as I just got it just cause its different.  I already have a bunch of other systems.

A modded PAL sold on ebay recently for $255 so there may be more demand for modded ones in the US.  Not that I am going to import a bunch to mod though:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TurboGrafx-16-Black-Console-PAL-to-NTSC-w-Box-RGB-S-Video-and-Region-Mods-/251820007388

[Arkhan]

You would have to modify the PAL system to get it to be functional? 

Isn't that enough of a hesitation-reason?

isnt that what this thread is all about?

Yeah, but :

if any of you were on the fence about picking up a PAL Turbob, do not hesitate.

Again, who in their right mind wants to get a PAL system so they can dump money into getting it turned into what they could have just bought in the first place?

I don't think anyone is on the fence about wasting their money on one of these. 


It just seems like a giant mistake/waste of money when you could RGB/Region mod a USA system, or a PCE.


I'd only see the validity of it if you lived in Europe, and step down converters weren't like 20$

[Necromancer]

I bought one just because I figured it was my best chance of ever owning a brand-f*ckme-new Turbob, but I don't use it and that was before the price went crazy.  I won't bother trying to de-PAL it.