jamiegtr666
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Post by jamiegtr666 on Sept 30, 2014 17:54:46 GMT
Ok so with the overal prices of import games I have decided to purchase another Saturn for the purposes of modding.
As discussed in my other thread I am after the Saturn with the best overall picture quality. I have a Model 2 Saturn with the nasty picture wobble and a Model 1 with perfect picture.
Im thinking that I should go for a NTSC model for the 60Hz.
What model would you guys all recommend to buy in order to mod?
What mods would you all recommend getting and what mods are available?
Any help would be great!
Thanks as always.
J
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 30, 2014 19:49:47 GMT
What kind of modding exactly? Modchip, region mod (with bios), SPDIF audio, etc. can all be done on any model equally. 50/60hz is different depending on board type, and is usually easier on PAL machines (and why convert an already NTSC one to 50hz anyway).
The wobbly image is worse on VA8-9 boards as far as I remember, and much less noticeable on other VA6+ boards. VA0-5 has no wobbling that I've ever seen.
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Post by buckoa51 on Sept 30, 2014 20:11:49 GMT
Definitely an NTSC model if you plan to play mostly NTSC software, keep the vertical refresh on spec and you will have less chance of compatibility problems with modern TVs going forward. Unless you plan to only ever use a CRT then it doesn't really matter.
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 30, 2014 21:05:15 GMT
I think the only extra that NTSC machines allow for is the c-sync pin which was removed from PAL units. Also you can very easily total convert PAL machines to NTSC ones (you have to switch 1 to 3 jumpers and a crystal clock), and that is including re-adding c-sync on some board types.
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Post by buckoa51 on Sept 30, 2014 21:14:45 GMT
Not as easily as just getting a true NTSC console in the first place.
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 30, 2014 21:19:24 GMT
Not as easily as just getting a true NTSC console in the first place. Which costs 3x as much due to overseas shipping AND needs a voltage converter. That versus a stock PAL unit, a 14.318MHz crystal, and soldering two or three jumpers around (which is ALL THE DIFFERENCE between the motherboard of a PAL and a NTSC unit as far as functionality goes). |
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Post by buckoa51 on Sept 30, 2014 21:46:10 GMT
3x, really? Anyway that's easy to say if you're proficient in soldering etc, most folks aren't. These aren't modifications most mod shops (including ours) generally offer either.
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 30, 2014 21:59:16 GMT
They cost that much over here, due to shipping from japan being very expensive. Though it seems to me that even loose PAL units cost quite a lot over there in the UK for some reason, compared to which the Japanese units aren't that much more expensive.
And the required changes are so absolutely minimal that any TV repair shop or a place where they work with soldering iron could do it for you. With a tweezer iron it takes less than a minute to change those things, not counting disassembly.
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Post by buckoa51 on Sept 30, 2014 23:04:28 GMT
"A Seee gaar whatnow?" is what most TV repair shops would say if you asked them to do that, I can guarantee  |
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