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Subject: Do different Xbox's mix?
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I'm in a bit of a sticky situation. I used to live in America, with my American Xbox and American Xbox games. Now, I live in Russia. All they have here is UK Xbox games. I was wondering if you could mix them. Does the difference between American 240 volts and 60Hz and the European 220volts and 50Hz have any effect? Or is my Xbox prejudice against foreign games?

  • 05.26.2004 10:36 AM PDT

America has 110V, Europe has 230V. You need a step-up transformer. And your UK games won't work in your US Xbox unless you chip it (which I don't think is illegal in Russia). As for the refresh rates, it depends on your TV.

[Edited on 5/26/2004 10:44:24 AM]

  • 05.26.2004 10:43 AM PDT
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D'oh!

  • 05.26.2004 10:49 AM PDT

-S

That, and I don't believe your American NTSC games will play on a Russian PAL Xbox.

If you have your NTSC XBox, still, I believe there are adapters, though.

  • 05.26.2004 11:25 AM PDT
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It isn't a Russian Xbox. It's American, just in Russia. And where can I 'chip' my Xbox? Is there some online store I can buy one of these chips from?

  • 05.26.2004 11:41 AM PDT

No idea - Lik-Sang have removed all their chips. A quick Google search would do it.
However, you should be aware that there may be laws against it (there are EU countries, which of course doesn't include Russia), it requires opening up your Xbox and it will prevent you from using Xbox Live (assuming you use UK games).

By far the easiest thing to do is to import US games, which is more expensive but will allow you to use Xbox Live. Or, assuming you have the cash, buy a PAL Xbox and use both.

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  • 05.26.2004 11:46 AM PDT
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Chipping talk is illegal. UK games dont work on a US xbox, plain and simple... Import games through amazon. Yeah you're gonna need an adapter.

  • 05.26.2004 11:46 AM PDT

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