Sony PlayStation DFO installation service

Available now (handled by our partners BetaGamma Computing in Greece). Please allow for shipping and processing delays due to bad weather in Corfu. UK customers MUST e-mail us first about ANY upgrade/repair work (except NI).

All repair/modification work is carried out subject to our terms and conditions. Once you have placed your order, details of where to ship your hardware will be sent to your e-mail address. Prices do NOT include return postage.

If you’ve ever had problems running NTSC software on a PAL PlayStation 1 console, or problems running PAL software on a NTSC console, the Dual Frequency Oscillator (DFO) could be the solution to the problem. When a PAL PS1 is forced to run NTSC software, it generates its video timings using a crystal or oscillator that is designed for PAL signals not NTSC. This results in a signal that’s considerably outside of NTSC specifications. This can cause the following problems.

• Black and white image when using composite or S-Video – Even on a fully NTSC/PAL compliant display or device
• Stutter or judder during scrolling scenes in any/all games
• Horizontal white lines that intermittently cut through the image
• A picture tearing effect

The DFO fixes this problem by replacing the standard clock crystal/oscillator in your PlayStation with a dual frequency device. This device detects which mode the PlayStation is in and switches to the appropriate oscillator for that region. This means the video signal output by a PAL console when running NTSC games is now exactly the same as if it were a native NTSC console (and vice versa of course).

The DFO makes an excellent accompaniment to the PSIO device and means you can play all those import games on your PAL console without worrying about your TV rejecting the signal.

This modification does NOT defeat or bypass copy protection or regional lockouts. Not compatible with SCPH-1000 model PlayStation consoles.