Sg-1000 I or SG-1000 II and RF?

[gamer888]

I might get either one of those..more likely the Sg-1000 II (not the mark III, I have had it before).

But I know or at least I think, plugging such system on a LCD TV in Europe offers a few challenges such as:

-there is no plug possible between the system's RF and the TV's RF
-even if it plugs, it might just not work
-if it works, the picture will be very dark or shaking.

Can someone help me with this??Is there a way to play the sg-1000 II on a EU TV???On the same TV I can play my genesis, my coregrafx (both with RGBs) or the famicom AV without any issue.

[Thierry Henry]

I might get either one of those..more likely the Sg-1000 II (not the mark III, I have had it before).

But I know or at least I think, plugging such system on a LCD TV in Europe offers a few challenges such as:

-there is no plug possible between the system's RF and the TV's RF

What do you mean no "plug possible"? You don't have one of these?


https://i.imgur.com/6Enzluw.jpg


Picture is fine on an LCD.

[gamer888]

I used to have a mark III with a few RF-related cables.....none of them plugged in my TV's RF but maybe I didn't have the one you pictured. Assuming it plugs right, I won't have any trouble playing a sg-1000 I or II on my TV??No super dark pictures??I heard that japanese system plugged with RF won't work at all on western TVs but maybe I misunderstood this info??

[Thierry Henry]

I used to have a mark III with a few RF-related cables.....none of them plugged in my TV's RF but maybe I didn't have the one you pictured. Assuming it plugs right, I won't have any trouble playing a sg-1000 I or II on my TV??No super dark pictures??I heard that japanese system plugged with RF won't work at all on western TVs but maybe I misunderstood this info??

I own a SG-1000 II, so I can speak specifically about that.
A while back I was playing Sinbad Mystery (it's a kind of Pac-Man clone). Had it hooked up via RF to a Sony Bravia LCD.
The picture quality was more than acceptable. Visuals were fine. None of that super dark image issues that you refer to.

[gamer888]

Thanks for sharing your experience. And this was on a European TV?does the PAL/SECAM thing remain relevant?I know this standards are now gone with LCD but just wondering.

[Thierry Henry]

I have never personally owned a TV that hasn't been multi-system. Even my CRT's are from a more modern vintage. So I can't speak to incompatibilities with regard to that.
The only exception being the PAL-M signal which has never been fully compatible with our TV's over here. You get picture and sound but the visuals are all in black & white.

But the RF standard is the same here as you'd find in European TV's. Same type of connector needed, unlike that screw on thing that you get in the States.

[gamer888]

So japanese systems are compatible with European TVs but not US ones??Interesting..I am quite cluless about RF (as you might have found out..)

[Blades]

Japanese systems are compatible with US TVs and by extension European TVs compatible with the Japanese/US standard.