problems setting up an American snes

[robo2]

hi , recently bought an american snes, plugged it in with a step down power supply and can only seem to get flickering lines on the tv screen - no sound and no picture, can anyone explain what i am doing wrong, tried a few different games and tried two tv's a crt and a flatscreen using an av lead rather than an rf

[Mayhem]

You'd need the AV lead as you won't get a picture on UK TVs through RF.

Aside from that, not sure. What's the power rating on the step down?

[nakamura]

I would certainly pick up an RGB lead first. If no luck then maybe a faulty system? Can you try another unit?

[robo2]

the guy that sold me it suggests

"that wil be your tv this is usa system runs at 60 hz u need a tv that is switchable to 60 hz otherwise grey flickering lineid what you will see"

is this right

[nakamura]

Well, to be honest most modern tvs should take the AV cable but I would recommend trying the RGB myself. At least that way you have tried everything you can. If the TV supports RGB, it will definitely work.

You must get the right cable though. RGB cable for PAL and US Super Nintendo consoles are different.

[robo2]

so rgb is different from a standard av? you couldnt post me a link to what i should be looking for?

[theantmeister]

the guy that sold me it suggests

"that wil be your tv this is usa system runs at 60 hz u need a tv that is switchable to 60 hz otherwise grey flickering lineid what you will see"

is this right

Usually, an NTSC SNES will display a full picture on a PAL TV, but the picture will be black and white. At least that's been my experience of it.

[nakamura]

I would use this site.

http://www.consolegoods.co.uk/

The correct lead in in there at £5.90. It works with US SNES, UK Gamecube.

[Mayhem]

"that wil be your tv this is usa system runs at 60 hz u need a tv that is switchable to 60 hz otherwise grey flickering lineid what you will see"

How old is the TV? Most TVs here in the last 15-20 years should support 60Hz fine through AV. My Sony 14" portable from the late 80s played my US SNES fine, and I still have that. I'd be more likely to hear you saying you got a good picture but in b/w, which is a sign of the TV supporting 60Hz, but not supporting NTSC colour mode. While the two often go hand in hand, they are different aspects of a signal, and the aforementioned portable above doesn't like NTSC, hence the need for an RGB cable.

[Dam]

the guy that sold me it suggests

"that wil be your tv this is usa system runs at 60 hz u need a tv that is switchable to 60 hz otherwise grey flickering lineid what you will see"

is this right

Usually, an NTSC SNES will display a full picture on a PAL TV, but the picture will be black and white. At least that's been my experience of it.

Thats if you don't use an RGB cable, an RGB connection should give full colour on almost any TV with a scart socket. Some modern TVs can give a colour picture even using normal AV, for example those silver sony trinitron flat CRT that are so popular at games events like replay etc.

[robo2]

"that wil be your tv this is usa system runs at 60 hz u need a tv that is switchable to 60 hz otherwise grey flickering lineid what you will see"

How old is the TV? Most TVs here in the last 15-20 years should support 60Hz fine through AV. My Sony 14" portable from the late 80s played my US SNES fine, and I still have that. I'd be more likely to hear you saying you got a good picture but in b/w, which is a sign of the TV supporting 60Hz, but not supporting NTSC colour mode. While the two often go hand in hand, they are different aspects of a signal, and the aforementioned portable above doesn't like NTSC, hence the need for an RGB cable.

hi, i've tried it on 2 tv's one crt about 5 years old and a sony flatscreen bought last year, i do seem to be getting a coulour picture but as i have said its just lines, the same thing happens on both tvs?

[Mootown]

"that wil be your tv this is usa system runs at 60 hz u need a tv that is switchable to 60 hz otherwise grey flickering lineid what you will see"

How old is the TV? Most TVs here in the last 15-20 years should support 60Hz fine through AV. My Sony 14" portable from the late 80s played my US SNES fine, and I still have that. I'd be more likely to hear you saying you got a good picture but in b/w, which is a sign of the TV supporting 60Hz, but not supporting NTSC colour mode. While the two often go hand in hand, they are different aspects of a signal, and the aforementioned portable above doesn't like NTSC, hence the need for an RGB cable.

hi, i've tried it on 2 tv's one crt about 5 years old and a sony flatscreen bought last year, i do seem to be getting a coulour picture but as i have said its just lines, the same thing happens on both tvs?

Hi mate - I've got a very expensive Sony LCD, very new and modern and I get the same thing with AV cables, but fine via RGB. To be honest, Sony TV's have always been a bit weird, I've had many.