Re: [stella] playfield on-the-fly updates

Subject: Re: [stella] playfield on-the-fly updates
From: Eckhard Stolberg <Eckhard_Stolberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 11:18:41 +0200
At 21:48 16.05.98 -0700, you wrote:

>I have a question.  It seems obvious, but do PAL VCS's have different
(slower?)
>clock speeds?  I've learned never to take things for granted around here. :)

It might be a bit slower, but not much. The programmers guide
says

PAL:  312 lines * 50Hz = 15600 lines per second
NTSC: 262 lines * 60Hz = 15720 lines per second

So PAL seems to be doing 120 scanlines per second less than NTSC.


Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg



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