Hello!
I had obtained a PAL Amiga 500 and as of right now I am going to have to get some things to hook it up to my TV. Since I live in America. :lol:
Anyway, I plan to get a PAL to NTSC converter, and hope that my TV will accept the 50Hz signal.
I also am looking out for upgrades for it, mainly memory because I think it only has 512k
Welcome! Lots to consider when spending money on a system such as this. First off, it's highly doubtful your TV will accept the 50hz signal. Picture will either roll, be in b/w or if it is in color, they'll most certainly be way off. Green will be pink, etc. An NTSC A520 composite adapter won't work either and the built-in composite output of your A500 is B/W. (wait, is that true guys? I know the NTSC mobo's output only B/W)
There's a chap in Australia that sells relatively inexpensive video converters too, although his site eludes me right now, but he's often out of stock anyway.
Indivision ECS is a Flicker Fixer and Scan Doubler that plugs into the video chip socket (Denise) and allows you to use modern VGA CRT and LCD monitors.
Do you not have access to an Amiga monitor? 1080, 1084, 1960, etc. When you do find 'em, they're usually really cheap. Free to $50 in most cases.
Same with the 512k trapdoor memory expansion. The A501 or third party knockoff's can be had for next to nothing on eBay and a 1MB Amiga system can go a long way, especially if you're only into gaming on it.
Then there's the Kickstart issue... do you know what version you happen to have? Kickstart 3.1 allows you to switch between PAL and NTSC using the early startup sequence. If you have 1.2 or 1.3, you can use a program such as Degrader to switch between modes, but getting 'em on a floppy for you to use may be tricky.
Lots of great software like this to be found on aminet.net
