I doubt this is possible, but I thought I would ask. I have an older Amiga 1200 NTSC model and a new Amiga 1200 PAL model. I don't suppose I could take the NTSC 'module' out of the Amiga 1200 NTSC one and put it in the PAL one could I? This would allow me to use the PAL (with the *new* NTSC module) Amiga in the USA!

 :-P  :-P  :-P

You don't have to swap anything to get a psuedo NTSC picture.  From the A1200 FAQ:

Q. Is there an internal jumper on the A1200 to set it to default to PAL or
   NTSC video?
A. No, but if you're really motivated, you can rig this up. My thanks to
   Tetsuo Oda, who provided the information that connecting pin 41 of the
   Alice custom chip to ground causes the A1200 to default to NTSC, while
   pulling this pin high (connecting to +5V through a 4.7k resistor) will
   make the default power-up state PAL. I would point out that making a
   modification like this on a surface-mount chip is difficult at best, and
   may end up in an expensive motherboard replacement, or, at worst, a dead
   A1200 with no replacement motherboard available.

I seem to remember only have to do something in software to get A1200 to go PAL. No hacking needed.

@Akira

Philips TV's (and probably Magnavo's)  Support PAL mode............when I connect any of my NTSC amigas to them and then switch them to PAL mode, the PHILIPS TV shrinks the screen to a more appropriate size (to compensate for the more lines in PAL) and keeps the image in color.

 Remember, PHILIPS were the ones who Made the Commodore 1084s monitors and the CMK88II or whatever you call that monitor, and other commodore monitors including the chips on the FMV card for the CD32, so they know alot about PAL Mode.

Not all PHILIPS TV's support it, so I suggest lugging your A1200 or better yet your A600 to the shop to test them like I do :-)...take an RF modulator, a composite cable and maybe a Genlock with S-Video OUT (some TV's only give you PAL through the S-Video port)

I seem to remember only have to do something in software to get A1200 to go PAL. No hacking needed.

Yeah, there is. It's in the early startup menu.

leirbag28 wrote:
@Akira

Philips TV's (and probably Magnavo's)  Support PAL mode............

The thing is, my friend, that there are a myriad of PAL modes. Dunno why, it's a pain in the arse, but they exist. And not all of them are compatible with each other.

Europe uses what is commonly known as PAL: PAL-B, PAL-G and others which are compatrible, forgot the letters.

Here in South America (bah, Argentina, Uruguay and some other countries) we use PAL-N . This  spec is not compatible with PAL-B, therefore you get a black and white signal (and no audio if you connect through RF)

Brazilians seem to use PAL-M, which is not compatible with PAL-B nor PAl-N. Again, black & white picture.

So your Phillips TV more than probably is supporting the PAL mode of your Amiga computer. Keep in mind not all are the same. Euro Amigas output the normal PAL-B/G etc variant. When switched to NTSC, no clue (but there are only two NTSC variants, which are compatible between themselves anyway. NTSC-M and NTSC-J for Japan).
American Amigas which output NTSC and PAL, when switched to PAL, seem to be outputting PAL-M (so says my transcoder )

It's all in how they transmit the color information I guess. Any PAL Amiga might give a black & white picture when switched to NTSC and conencted to an american TV, because the colour info is sent at a frequency NTSC doesn't understand. It's all a mess, I'm not more clued up on teh techy bits about this, but it's kind of how it works.

It's a pain in the botty all this PAL lark, I tell ya!

Yes, a scan doubler will allow you to use your PAL (or NTSC) A1200 with a standard VGA monitor.

@Hyperspeed

American TV's do not have SCART, they have S-Video, Composite and RF and Component wich is those 3 Red Green and Blue cables in the Back og HDTV's and DVD players.

Mosst people use S-Video.and composite.why?  because you want to record to Video?  or your TV simply has no other option...............dont know what S-Video looks like in Europe.........but here in USe it looks almost exactly like RGB. extremely crisp, as for composite?  Sony TV's sem to have this down paccked as their TV's make composite look like S-Video.........kinda like the way the SuperGen SX genlock for the Amiga, makes the Composite signal clearer............maybe Sony TV's with Trinitron have a Genlock or transcoder inside? dunno.

But anyway.......I recommend a PHILIPS TV.I think it will display all PAL modes in color.............because I have a Projector that says it supports all types of PAL modes, but when I connect it...........its in Black and white.arrrggg!!!

Remember PHILPS made the Commodore 1084s  so its quite a big chance that their tv' support more than one kind of PAL...............you'll never know till ya try.  I know I have and PAL looks good on it..............just a little bit aquished in my opinion though.........but they do that o you get the entire image.