Quote Originally Posted by Platinum View Post
Does anybody know where I may be able to buy a ZX Spectrum? I live in the USA, I would prefer a 48k model (in box would be ideal). I am well aware of ebay but I really do not want to ship from the UK.

Thanks everyone.
Look, an advice from someone who also lives in a 60hz country (Brasil is 60hz like the US, although we use PAL-M and you use NTSC) is DON'T BUY a bog standard 48K Speccy, because you'll have only the RF connection available, and it's the channel 32 (or 34?) in UHF. Also, the connector is different, and might require you to solder a new one.

If I were you, I would get, if possible, a 128K, the old one, with the heat sink on the side, or the gray/grey Spectrum 128K +2, which is essentially the 128K's board on a larger case, with a built in tape drive.

The reason for getting 128K/+2 is because a) they have more ram, b) they have 3 channel audio and c) they have RGB output so you can connect them quite easily to any Amiga/Coco3 analog 15khz RGB monitor. Color CGA monitors have digital/ttl RGB input and won't work with the Speccy.

You'll also need a step up converter because they are 220V and the US power outlets are 110V only.

Feel free to contact me if you need further help.

Carlos
carlos.bragatto@gmail.com