European Computer Components

[BMWbiker7]

I have a friend who lives in Germany that I would like to purchase a video card for, but I want to make sure that any video card that I buy in the States would be compatable. In the old days (Commodore 64 era) when I lived in Germany we mainly had concerns with the difference in voltage (110 vs. 220/240) and NTSC vs PAL. I would assume that all PC components are created equal now and that his power supply simply converts 220/240 to the standard +/- 5 and 12 volts used by PCs. I don't believe that there is a problem with PC video cards and the television standards (PAL and NTSC).

If anyone knows if the components are compatible I sure would appreciate your help.

Johnny

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[TKH]

When voltage should be no probem but the NTSC and PAL standard do matter unless the video card you want to purchase doesn't come with any TV in/out or video in/out or your friend will not use these features because these I/O features are controlled by the on board TV tuner chipset which has specific standard so your NTSC card can't be used on PAL TV or Video.

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