Sony PSX SCPH-5502 NTSC colour problem Hello. I have a SCPH-5502 model PS1 console. It is modded. But i don't know anything about its modchip. I would like to keep that old, good console. My question is; It doesn't support NTSC games. (Boots in only black&white color). I have a PAL TV. Is there any way to play NTSC games with full color with it? A diagram for model 5502 maybe, or an updated/better modchip? Is there any solution other than using something like NTSC (RGB)/PAL converter? Suggestions? Thanks. Best wishes..
The easy way to get color on the SCPH-5502 is simply to use an RGB cable. The reason you don't get color for NTSC games on PAL machines (and vice versa) is a bandpass filter in all PlayStations pre SCPH-7000. There are mods to get color by forcing the chrominance subcarrier to be at the PAL frequency for NTSC games. These result is "NTSC 4.43" for NTSC games which a lot of PAL televisions can handle. Unfortunately the mods for the pre SCPH-7000 models is a little bit of hassle as you need to install a small pcb with a crystal. Maybe you could find one of these for sale, but I havn't seen any for years. So, RGB is the simple solution.
ConsoleFun, Thanks very much for your answer. Actually i've also heard something like using RGB cable but i still didn't understand about it. Isn't it just a "Scart cable" ? Is it something like this? : http://www.techstufftrading.com.au/images/psxscart.jpg If yes, I tried that. Exactly this one. But no result. The game was still black-white. Many thanks.
Not all SCART cables have the RGB pins wired up, but this exact one does according to www.techstufftrading.com.au. Your TV must have a SCART socket that is wired up for RGB as well. Quite a few TVs only support RGB input on the first SCART socket. Some TVs with SCART don't support RGB at all. I would also check the voltage on pin 16 in the SCART connector, which signals whether composite video or RGB should be used. Pin 16 should be in the range 1-3V for RGB, and <1V for composite video.
I have that very same cable hacked up for RGB display on my NEC XM37. Its actually pretty damn useful to have those RCA jacks already there. :nod:
