[Question] Playstation 2 IMPORT question

Here's the deal:

I live in Europe and I'm planning on buying a PS2 now that they're REALLY cheap. And because I want to play FFXII.

However, European versions of Final Fantasy games (and quite frankly all games) are crap because of the NTSC to PAL conversion. Sloooow framerates and big black borders are just too much... So I want to import a ps2 from America.

I just don't know what I have to consider doing this. I already know I need a TV that can display a 60hz and NTSC image, and that I'll need to import all my games as well. But how about power supply and maybe other things I didn't really consider...

Some help?

Thanks,
-MV

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Wow, ok, this is alot of info to consider all at once.
I think I should have mentioned that I sold my PAL PS2 years ago. But I always wanted to play games on it the way they were meant to be played. So yes, I still have to buy a new PS2. I guess the question then is, what option is the cheapest (in the long run) having to start from zero.

Also, how exactly does this HDloader thing work? Do you copy your games onto it? Or do you just download entire games. Isn't that illegal? :-D

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well I'm not going to be doing heavy duty gaming... I'm starting work in a short while and I'll only have limited time to game... So how does swapmagic work exactly? Since that would be the better option for casual gaming.

Also, does swapmagic allow me to have the complete original experience of US games? Or is it more like an emulator that isn't really going to give me the original experience.

How ya doing, buddy?

Oh ok, that seems like a very easy solution to my problem. And I'd be able to buy my PS2 right here without having to mess with it.

But then the output signal would still be ntsc? So I'd still need a compatible tv, right?

What exactly is that slide tool they're talking about? Since you just have to open the disc tray...

Oh and that link you gave me doesn't work...

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

aha ok, I can see now. This seems like the best way to go for me.
However, I though you could just press the disc eject button to open the tray, apparently not :-D

I'll look into buying swap magic.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well, my tv happens to be ancient. :-D I bought it in 2000 for a really cheap price, since I was still studying then and couldn't afford anything more. It doesn't support NTSC. It doesn't even support 60hz. :-D Good old days...

I just saw the compatibility list for swap magic. Makes the decision even harder. Some games aren't supported that I would like to play... So I might end up importing a ps2 from the us in the end after all. Decisions decisions...

That and I have to buy a new tv. This is going to end up being expensive :-D

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

My current tv has a scart connection but can't handle 60hz/NTSC signals. The screen will be in grayscale and trembling. Basically every tv that you could buy over here in the past has had a scart connection for gaming consoles. But there was always an indication that said the tv could only display 50hz or that said the tv could display 60hz or more. The scart never really made the difference.

HDloader does support the games I want to play.

I'm gonna have to sleep on this...

How ya doing, buddy?