If i buy an xbox from America (ntsc) and i live in australia, will it work?
i know the power is different but i can just change that cheaply with adaptor, and i think u can get ntsc to pal converter to t.v if it doesnt work, so is there any other way it wont work. plus can u still paly xbox live on it in australia? (big question ty for all answers)
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Yes, you can. You'll need a step-down power converter as you already know (240v down to 110v) similiar to the one listed on the Amazon link below. Most modern TVs will playback NTSC signals (those newer than 15 years will, check if your TV is older). If it's an HDTV then there will be no problems. You'll need a TV to display 60Hz signals (all these will also playback NTSC) as many games (like Halo 3 etc.) require a 60Hz compatible TV to display the games properly. Your games will have to be purchased from the U.S. or imported over as your U.S. console will only play U.S. NTSC games. PAL (used in Australia, new Zealand and Europe) will not work (neither will Jap NTSC). Worse case, you will always be able to play on a VGA computer monitor if you buy the Xbox 360 VGA cable. This is regardless of TV standards. Xbox Live is available in Australia, your account will detect where you are playing from via your ISP's connection and not where your Xbox 360 originated from (for Marketplace purchases etc., Microsoft use geographic segregation so the Marketplace offers different content in different languages at different Microsoft Point prices depending on where you are accessing from. All you require is a good broadband connection, preferably with at least 256mb/s upload speed - higher would be better (we're talking upload, not download speed here) as Australia is further away than most Xbox Live players (mostly in the U.S.) and there will be more lag if your connection is slow. I know I had intermittent problems with 256mb/s upload in Sydney.
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As long as you have access to high-speed internet such as Cable, DSL, or broadband (not sure what they're called in AU) I would think it would work...You could also call microsoft or go to the xbox website www.xbox360.com.
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If you buy a U.S. market XBOX, you may end up having to buy all your games from the U.S. as well. I know DVD players have the region codes. You cannot play a region 2 disc on a region 1 player. If I'm not mistaken, you will have the same issues with games. I am not at home so I can't look to see if my games have a region code on them, but it seems logical that if they do it for movies, games will be the same.
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Yes, you can. First you have to use a step down converter (240-110V), You can even play on xbox Live but the problem is, you can only the games bought from America(NTSC), If you play games bought from Australia(PAL) It doesnt Work.
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ull only have problem with games..... u have to get tsc usa games
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