NEOGEO AES Japanese with 50/60HZ switch mod, actual benefits?!

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  1. retroborg

    retroborg Active Member

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    So, after successfully performing the RGB mod and installing the Universe Bios in my Japanese NTSC NEOGEO AES 3-6 board console, I'm now thinking about also installing a 50/60HZ switch as described in this guide:

    http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/snk-neo-geo-60hz-mod/

    I'll be using it on my European CRT TV which supports 50HZ & 60 HZ perfectly with all my other EURO PAL consoles which I have also modded so far.
    But is there a practical point or benefit in installing such a switch and have the option to play games at 50HZ on the NEOGEO, or should I not even bother and stick to the default 60HZ.
    I would rather avoid drilling a hole onto the plastic case if there is no actual benefit from it.

    By the way, I noticed at the jamma-nation-x site, it says that you also need to modify the colorburst crystal. How do you do that exactly?

    http://www.jamma-nation-x.com/jammax/tutorials.html

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    So the guide at mmmonkey is not complete? What else needs to be done to add a fully working 50/60HZ switch on a NEOGEO3-6 board?

    I'll also do this awesome LED mod by installing a multi-coloured RGB LED instead.

    http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/snk-neo-geo-aes-power-led/

    So any recommendations & thoughts will be highly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance
     
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    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Like it says, replace the crystal with one of the other value. Weren't there some boards without the crystal?

    You're probably better off with a UNIBIOS nowadays. http://unibios.free.fr/

    American consoles had green blood instead of red blood on some games.
     
  3. retroborg

    retroborg Active Member

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    Yeah I have all ready installed the Universe Bios with a 40 Pin socket for easy installation and removal for future upgrade versions.

    So, I checked and the crystal it has now is a 3.579545MHZ NTSC Crystal right next to the AV/RGB ouput and from what I understand it is not easy to install both crystals and a 50/60HZ switch to change between true PAL50 & NTSC60 on the fly like on other main-stream retro consoles?!
     
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    Bearking Konsolkongen

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    Don't do this. 50Hz sucks all the way to holy hell and back. Don't ever use it when 60Hz is an option :)
     
  5. Segata Sanshiro

    Segata Sanshiro speedlolita

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    Why the f*ck would anyone want to mod a machine for 50Hz?

    LOL
     
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