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koon_taung_daeng

Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Location: south korea
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:33 am Post subject: Nintendo wii |
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ok its offical Youngsan has nintendo wii its a japanese version but they will put in a mod chip which will let you play any region game. i just got mine today for 260 brand new and with the mod chip which was an extra 60 plus 10 for any backup games
just go downstairs where all the video games are sold and ask someone and youll find it.
(mod chips are perfectly legal by the way but if you buy a copied game and dont have the original then thats whats illegal)
also note that you have to have a power converter to run the japanese wii its 110v to 220v same as any american appliance
so i shouldint see anymore ridiculous 400,000 won second hand wii's for sale on here |
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mikekim
Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Huh its 110-220v? Or its 110v? I think you mean 110. Otherwise you don' t need the converter.
I'm assuming you are Korean. Where you able to haggle? Was it 320 before or after haggling?
I know a US wii costs about $250 and the wii mod chip goes for 40 retail. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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I presume he is foreign since his user name is Mr Red Gold I think? |
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J.B. Clamence

Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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mikekim wrote: |
Huh its 110-220v? Or its 110v? I think you mean 110. Otherwise you don' t need the converter. |
I think he meant that you need to a converter to convert the voltage from 110 (the appliance's voltage) to 220 (Korean voltage).
But isn't Japanese voltage 100 and not 110? |
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koon_taung_daeng

Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Location: south korea
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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you need the converter to convert the japanese 110v to the korean 220v, and im not korean im american, and i didint haggle the price much, the lowest ive ever heard a wii going for was 250 so i thought 260 was ok at youngsan and the chip was 60 |
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SHANE02

Joined: 04 Jun 2003
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Yes a "Step Down" converter is needed to take the Korean 220 v down to 110 as to avoid blowing the power supply.
I would be interested to hear what people think of the Wii in action. I checked out Youngsan in March but couldn't try a Wii. they had them, but hid them.
I really would like to try an English Wii. |
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koon_taung_daeng

Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Location: south korea
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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i really like the wii i think it was worth the money, the thing i really hate though is how they make you buy an extra controller and the nunchuku thing seperate cause you do need both to play most of the games |
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Pak Yu Man

Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Location: The Ida galaxy
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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J.B. Clamence wrote: |
mikekim wrote: |
Huh its 110-220v? Or its 110v? I think you mean 110. Otherwise you don' t need the converter. |
I think he meant that you need to a converter to convert the voltage from 110 (the appliance's voltage) to 220 (Korean voltage).
But isn't Japanese voltage 100 and not 110? |
100 and 110...the same thing. Same with the Canadian/American 120/110 thing. |
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invictus
Joined: 20 Jan 2007
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Pak Yu Man wrote: |
J.B. Clamence wrote: |
mikekim wrote: |
Huh its 110-220v? Or its 110v? I think you mean 110. Otherwise you don' t need the converter. |
I think he meant that you need to a converter to convert the voltage from 110 (the appliance's voltage) to 220 (Korean voltage).
But isn't Japanese voltage 100 and not 110? |
100 and 110...the same thing. Same with the Canadian/American 120/110 thing. |
as an engineer, i beg to disagree. 100v is never the same with 110v. neither 120v and 110v.
specially true when you're dealing with audio/video electronics. |
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biggianthead
Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: |
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invictus wrote: |
Pak Yu Man wrote: |
J.B. Clamence wrote: |
mikekim wrote: |
Huh its 110-220v? Or its 110v? I think you mean 110. Otherwise you don' t need the converter. |
I think he meant that you need to a converter to convert the voltage from 110 (the appliance's voltage) to 220 (Korean voltage).
But isn't Japanese voltage 100 and not 110? |
100 and 110...the same thing. Same with the Canadian/American 120/110 thing. |
as an engineer, i beg to disagree. 100v is never the same with 110v. neither 120v and 110v.
specially true when you're dealing with audio/video electronics. |
So..... can I plug my 100V Wii into the 110V converter? |
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denistron
Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to bring a Wii back from Canada. Will it work? I have a kind of converter box in korea that looks like a huge brick. I think that thing changes the voltage, But than again, I am no expert. Anyone? |
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Stann
Joined: 09 Oct 2006
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: |
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invictus wrote: |
Pak Yu Man wrote: |
J.B. Clamence wrote: |
mikekim wrote: |
Huh its 110-220v? Or its 110v? I think you mean 110. Otherwise you don' t need the converter. |
I think he meant that you need to a converter to convert the voltage from 110 (the appliance's voltage) to 220 (Korean voltage).
But isn't Japanese voltage 100 and not 110? |
100 and 110...the same thing. Same with the Canadian/American 120/110 thing. |
as an engineer, i beg to disagree. 100v is never the same with 110v. neither 120v and 110v.
specially true when you're dealing with audio/video electronics. |
I believe when it comes to voltages, a differential of approximately 10% is generally okay if you were to plug it in directly. However, in your case, you are trying to convert the said voltage which may pose to be a problem. |
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smwood
Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Location: Over Here.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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koon_taung_daeng wrote: |
you need the converter to convert the japanese 110v to the korean 220v, and im not korean im american, and i didint haggle the price much, the lowest ive ever heard a wii going for was 250 so i thought 260 was ok at youngsan and the chip was 60 |
Mine was 240k won [new] about 6 weeks ago, the modchip was 60k, burned games all seem to be 10k, adapter 5k won, all at Yongsan. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: korreia
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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when is the korean version coming out? |
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