The OREI XD-990 is an advanced Composite A/V or HDMI to HDMI Scaler. It accepts HDMI input or composite A/V and upscales it to a HDMI output (at a number of selectable resolutions) with selectable output of PAL(50hz) or NTSC(60hz) and additional coxial digital audio or 3.5mm audio out. Any HDMI input resolution could be up-converted up to 1080p or down-converted as well to any resolution (720p or 1080p). The XD-990 is also a perfect solution for converting HD signal from 50Hz to 60Hz or 60Hz to 50Hz, this feature will allow you to connect HDMI video source from a PAL format region to a NTSC region, for example, a European HD source to a USA TV with HDMI input. 

LCD or PLASMA TV: Use an NTSC (American) TV in an overseas PAL country, convert PAL HDTV signal to NTSC HDTV to make it compatible with your American TV. Local PAL HDTV tuner like a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver is required. This converter does not tune channels.