chris kim

will an xbox 360 work in alberta. i know its wrong voltage but dont know if it will work with adapter. kids have a lot of games
thanks........ chris

Butch Cassidy

Depends if it can get an LMO I guess

Coffeepot

kate white

wont work,we got the adapter but still it did not work,in the end we had to buy a new one for the kids, some of their games play but most wont better to get rid and start over

chris kim

ok that sorts that then.. thanks

G77

You can buy a new Xbox 360 power supply from ebay over there, but they're not cheap - talking about £40. That'd work if you're connecting to the TV with component or HDMI.

Some of the games are region locked though, so you'd find that some of the games over there wouldn't work....but that won't be an issue for the stash of games you already have.

I'm gonna sell mine and get a new one over there, but that's because we're not getting a container, I'd be tempted just to chuck it in if I was....

EDIT: This is what you need - http://cgi.ebay.ca/Xbox-360-AC-Adapt...QQcmdZViewItem

Not as expensive as I thought - worth considering....

terese677

We sold ours and starting again
Terese

NickyP84

Drat!

I've been winding my younger brother up that I'm taking my original Xbox with me and now it looks (from the above comments anyway) that he might be getting it in the end!!

Grrrrr! Will it definately not work?

Oakvillian

Three issues to contend with:
1. voltage. Address either by replacing power supply (see G77's comments above) or a transformer
2. signal output. If you use RF connectors you'll run into NTSC/PAL issues. These shouldn't be a problem if you use HDMI or component connectors.
3. regional encoding. UK games may not work with a N American console, and vice versa.

I'd take it with you - if you can't get it to work you can always sling it back in your brother's direction with the first returning visitor...

Zoe Bell

Also you can use your old Xbox live ID to access the UK xbox live stuff , microsoft won't allow you to alter the country once you've set it up.\You will have to set up an new Live ID to access Canadian services

G77

Have you tried calling them? I've read that they will change countries for you if you ring xbox support...

Zoe Bell

it is an absolute according to Xbox support , they will NOT change country. Which leaves the poor sod from down under who accidently put Austria in a fairly cruddy position!!!

chris kim

ok thanks everyone i think we will sell it

Souvenir

Good idea. Buy the kids some bicycles instead.

xbox and its kind are very rapidly turning the youth of today into vegetables.

chris kim

thanks souvenir... my boys have bikes.. one is taking sport science. the other has had trials with man united, liverpool, and crewe.. hardly vegetables