difference between US and UK versions of Xbox 360?

[unodoshol]

Hiya,

just wondering, are there any difference between xbox 360's bought in the US and those bought in the UK? Im off to the states next week so was wondering if it wouold be worth buying over there and saving some £££!

Thanks!

[PapaW]

Its usually the format.. US is NTSC where as UK is different. but not sure on the 360.

[Stone Fox]

<---does a bit of research.

Right, you've got three formats for X-box360 most of the east (china, japan etc) is on NTSC/J, America is on NTSC-U/C, and the UK is on PAL.

Seems Straightforward? Some games only work on one encoding. Some work on many for example "Bionicle heros was encoded by the producer with a region coding of 0. Meaning it works on all three, some will only work on two.

I've never actually seen an Xbox360. I'm waiting for PS3. partly because I can download PS2 games from the internet and burn them onto +RAM disks...

Not that I'd admit to software piracy you understand!

[isaluteyou]

Heres my very uniformed answer.

NTSC = Usa PAL = Europe. NTSC Wont work on sevral european tv's

Also the voltage is different. so you would need an adapter. Unless it has a switch like my lovelly musical recording equipment

Like mentioned the coding is different on some disks - although if its anything like a dvd player you should be able to hack the system. I hacked mine to play all regions

[Stone Fox]

Heres my very uniformed answer.

NTSC = Usa PAL = Europe. NTSC Wont work on sevral european tv's

Also the voltage is different. so you would need an adapter. Unless it has a switch like my lovelly musical recording equipment

Like mentioned the coding is different on some disks - although if its anything like a dvd player you should be able to hack the system. I hacked mine to play all regions

Typical American.

NTSC isn't just US. In the UK we probably get more Jap NTSC imports than USA.

It's alright though, you don't have to admit there's a world outside the USA.

[tomcat360]

So what is the voltage in your household plugs?

[isaluteyou]

not american m8 just live here. lived on 3 continants so far

Heres my very uniformed answer.

NTSC = Usa PAL = Europe. NTSC Wont work on sevral european tv's

Also the voltage is different. so you would need an adapter. Unless it has a switch like my lovelly musical recording equipment

Like mentioned the coding is different on some disks - although if its anything like a dvd player you should be able to hack the system. I hacked mine to play all regions

Typical American.

NTSC isn't just US. In the UK we probably get more Jap NTSC imports than USA.

It's alright though, you don't have to admit there's a world outside the USA.

[Stone Fox]

I love the way their world series doesn't include any other countries.

Is this because they have trouble admitting there's a world OUTSIDE the US?

Or they're just afraid of getting their pansy arses beaten at their own game?

If it's the latter they could learn a lesson or two from us, we invented just about every sport played internationally in the world and we lose at all of them!

[isaluteyou]

Or they're just afraid of getting their pansy arses beaten at their own game?

spot on.

[Milo]

It`s half the price in the states

[isaluteyou]

So what is the voltage in your household plugs?

240v in uk if memory serves me correctly.