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NTSC / PAL Graphics card..

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First post, by Robin4

Posted on 2011-09-04, 16:42

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I want to buy an graphics card in america.. They use NTSC.. We people in europe use the PAL standard..

If i buy an card in the USA, is it possible to flash it with an europe bios version of this card. And would the card be PAL after flashed the bios?

~ At least it can do black and white~

Reply 1 of 4, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2011-09-04, 16:46

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Reply 2 of 4, by Old Thrashbarg

Posted on 2011-09-04, 16:48

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Video cards are the same no matter where in the world they come from. There's no such thing as an NTSC or PAL version of a video card... they don't even use those standards except when there's a TV output, and even then it's controlled by the drivers, not the hardware or BIOS.

Reply 3 of 4, by RichB93

Posted on 2011-09-04, 19:37

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I think most, if not all cards have both PAL and NTSC video output which is selectable either in software or via a jumper on older cards.

Reply 4 of 4, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2011-09-04, 19:50

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I have some ATI PCI card where the BIOS really has to be reflashed iirc.

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