will a UK Win XP game play on a US PC? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

sixto · #1 05-29-2008, 02:43 AM

I'm exposing my ignorance here but will this game -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150234473781

play on a US PC that meets the system requirements? Does any of that PAL and NTSC garbage apply to PC video cards and monitors?

Sixto
87 300D

MTI · #2 05-29-2008, 02:48 AM

No, digital monitors are the same worldwide . . . NTSC and PAL refer to analog video formats.

Ara T. · #3 05-29-2008, 03:14 AM

It'll work just fine. There are a few games that I've bought the UK/Europe version because the US versions get neutered.

Just be sure you download the right patches and updates if you need to patch the game.

G-Benz · #4 05-29-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by MTI

No, digital monitors are the same worldwide . . . NTSC and PAL refer to analog video formats.

Aren't PC refresh rates dictated by the AC power line?

I would think that the game play frame speed distributed by the software was originally encoded for a PC refresh rate based on the coutry of origin. US is based on 60 Hz, so I'm not sure how the Euro version would be compatible?

sixto · #5 05-29-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ara T.

Just be sure you download the right patches and updates if you need to patch the game.

Patches? We don' got no patches. We don' need no steenkin' patches!

Sixto
87 300D

MTI · #6 05-29-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by G-Benz

Aren't PC refresh rates dictated by the AC power line?

I would think that the game play frame speed distributed by the software was originally encoded for a PC refresh rate based on the coutry of origin. US is based on 60 Hz, so I'm not sure how the Euro version would be compatible?

Most CRT monitors and video cards for PCs are "multiscan" meaning that they can vary refresh rates to eliminate flicker in the display. LCD displays are single frequency.