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Harkonnen · Joined: 19 May 2010 Location: Seoul

Shipping mine over next month and wondering what I need for it. I got an international power cable that is built to withstand the higher voltage of Asia, but what else do I need? I have a wifi router on it but I want to be prepared for everything.

spanky1off · Joined: 21 Aug 2006

i dont think a power cable is what u need...if its u.s. system you need a power converter (220 to 110v) box or ur system will get fried whether the power cable can handle that or not is irrelevent. you can buy easily here for about 12 bucks

i have my question about xbox360 i hope someone can answer...if i buy my nephew an xbox 360 ntsc-j machine...can he play on this back in uk? i know the games are all pal there but i'll get it modded and send him games he can run...just curious about the signal output being compatible with tvs back there? or is that all a thing of the past

darkjedidave · Joined: 19 Aug 2009 Location: Shanghai/Seoul

To answer the OP's question, use only the original power brick that came with the Xbox 360 (I'm assuming its a US system) and buy a step down converter in Korea (220v-110v) If you use that international cable, you will destroy your system. Plug in + Loud Pop = large paperweight. A 500W unit is best (an Xbox is about 200w, but having double the output can help in case of a surge)

Darkeru · Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Location: England

As someone has already mentioned, there may or may not be problems with the signal output too, depending where you're coming from and the TV you're using. I'm not sure specifically about Korea, but I think it uses NTSC-M (same as America) and I've no idea how many Hz it is. If you end up getting flickering/black and white pictures/other problems, it's something to look into though. There are converters about.

In the case of NTSC-J, if he's using the original scart lead, then it might be a problem in the UK, depending on how old the TV is or specific features of the TV. I brought my current one about 5 years ago, because of was one of the few at the time that would let me view the NTSC signal and 60Hz. If it's a new TV, with or without using the HDMI cable, I have no idea about that.