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Colour problem on the PS2

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/colour-problem-on-the-ps2.92896/

napster007
napster007 Original post #1
Jul 13, 2008 at 9:15 AM
Recently i have been facing a problem on my PS2. For some reason, i'm not able to play some of the games that i bought in colour! i.e though the game is playing smothly there is no colour? i checked and cross checked all the connections properly and tried changing the contrast and colour options in my TV but to no avail. But not all games are this way....in most games i do get colour but in some i don't?
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #2
Jul 13, 2008 at 10:33 AM
How old is your Television? Does it support NTSC colour system? If not then that might be the culprit.
napster007
napster007 #3
Jul 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM
ohh....its a bit old....6 years i guess......maybe thats the problem
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #4
Jul 13, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Check the manual to find out if it supports Muti-System colour support.If not then better get a NTSC to PAL convert & that should get the job done.
raksrules
raksrules #5
Jul 13, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Get a PS2 Compatible NTSC to PAL converter. It will do the job. I also had a similar issue with my Modded NTSC-J PS2 and it got resolved thru this converter. Whats more i have another TV which is more than 15 yrs old and now i can play my PS2 in that too since it has a connector to be inserted where the cable wire goes :)
napster007
napster007 #6
Jul 13, 2008 at 4:34 PM
ok...but i do not understand one thing.....are the ports for the NTSC and PAL the same? i mean i insert 3 wires one for the video (yellow) ans other 2 for audio (red and white). If the port for the pal is diff then i might not have it? (plz excuse me as i'm ignorant of this matter)
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #7
Jul 13, 2008 at 8:53 PM
The ports for the composite wires (Red,White & Yellow) stay the same on the converter.It only converts the signals.Imagine it to be like an external chip which converts signals.;)
raksrules
raksrules #8
Jul 14, 2008 at 10:04 AM
@napster007

Dont worry at all, just get a PS2 compatible NTSC-PAL converter and your job will be done :)