Technical and Repair Assistance

[japanfreak]

Hey Ive got a famicom but I need a converter for the RF switch... I live in Europe btw. I just dont want the 'better' ones like the AV Famicom or the Twin Famicom! I just want the damn ORIGINAL!

[133MHz]

What do you mean by converter?

[nintendodork]

I'm not sure what you mean by converter... but if you want just a whole new RF switch, you can use a NES one the same.

[japanfreak]

Well its black-white then... Or must I use an antenna?

[133MHz]

You have no choice but to do an AV mod, and possibly use a NTSC to PAL converter box.

[UglyJoe]

What if he runs the RF into an NTSC VCR and uses the VCR's A/V outputs to connect it to his TV?  I thought most EU TVs supported NTSC as long as it was through A/V.

[133MHz]

Correct, but where is he going to get a pure NTSC VCR? It needs a NTSC tuner, not just the ability to play NTSC video tapes.

[japanfreak]

But... where can you find a rf-av convertor? And how is it called precisely?

[133MHz]

AV to RF: pretty easy.
RF to AV: Only VCRs do that.

[japanfreak]

Whats a VCR? XD

[manuel]

A videorecorder.

[japanfreak]

So...? What do I need to do? I dont want to change my famicom...

[nintendodork]

You plug in the VCR, plug your Famicom's RF switch into the VCR, turn it to whatever channel it is, and play

[133MHz]

The problem is that you need a US or Japanese VCR. European VCRs won't work because they have PAL tuners.

[nintendodork]

Wow, I just looked on eBay, and I didn't realize VCRs are so much money!   When you can find them at junk shops or garage sales here for a couple of bucks...Or you can get a DVD/VCR combo player for $50 new in the store