Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
I kept looking and so far I couldn't come with a definite answer to this: will the software I have on my 20 year old audio cassettes from a British Sinclair Spectrum (with rubber keys) work on an American Timex Sinclair TS 1500? Are these two compatible in terms of software and hardware? From what I understood, the 2068 IS NOT compatible with the original Sinclair Spectrum, so I was wondering if the 1500 is. I do not have the 1500 yet but I intend to get one if there's a guarantee my Sinclair Spectrum games will run on it. I just want to play my games again, I didn't play them in 20 years...
Re: Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
Hi, sorry to disappoint you but the TS1500 is a 16K ZX81 compatible machine. You won't be playing your spectrum tapes on it :¬/
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Re: Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
Thanks for the reply. However, I thought TS 1000 was the one compatible with ZX81 and the 1500 was more evolved, thus hoping it was compatible with the Spectrum. So now I have another question: is there ANY Timex Sinclair model (or anything else that was sold in North America) that would allow me to play my Spectrum games on?
Re: Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
You'll need a TS2068, - as far as I understand it ,there was a ROM cartridge to make it more 'spectrum' compatible, but still not 100%, your best bet is to buy a proper spectrum somehow - you will also need a 50Hz capable TV.
Re: Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
Actually,
I have just sold a Spectrum to a user in the USA - having done the composite video modification, he then plans to use this to connect to the TV - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqnIa4rXK_c for some help on using a UK based Spectrum in the USA.
There are also various discussions on World of Spectrum -
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... hp?t=28863
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... hp?t=27203
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... hp?t=27195
I have several Spectrums available for sale - it is pointless buying a UK PSU (plus it increases the postage too much)
Rich
I have just sold a Spectrum to a user in the USA - having done the composite video modification, he then plans to use this to connect to the TV - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqnIa4rXK_c for some help on using a UK based Spectrum in the USA.
There are also various discussions on World of Spectrum -
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... hp?t=28863
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... hp?t=27203
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... hp?t=27195
I have several Spectrums available for sale - it is pointless buying a UK PSU (plus it increases the postage too much)
Rich
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Re: Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
I think a video modification is not necessary for newer TV''s (not older than about 6 to 8 years). In Europe nearly all TV understand NTSC video format including different color frequency (multi-norm tv). Think TV must have same feature in US. Nearly all modern video chip sets in TV's talk either PAL or NTSC.RWAP wrote:Actually,
I have just sold a Spectrum to a user in the USA - having done the composite video modification, he then plans to use this to connect to the TV - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqnIa4rXK_c for some help on using a UK based Spectrum in the USA.
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Re: Timex Sinclair TS 1500 vs. Sinclair Spectrum
But TVs over here in the U.S. do not support PAL nor SECAM, only NTSC. And we don't have scart, for example. The links that Rich posted are good.
The best place to ask about the TS2068 is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts2068/messages
But if I see any topic about the TS2068 on www.worldofspectrum.org/forums I'm usually the first one to reply.
The best place to ask about the TS2068 is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts2068/messages
But if I see any topic about the TS2068 on www.worldofspectrum.org/forums I'm usually the first one to reply.