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"Well ive bought an xbox"

From America...For £40....And it's broken.

So now i have a hobby over the holidays, to get my xbox working.

:D

Marzman wrote:
> 3Rd edit, both of you have broken Xbox's- well this may sound shocking
> but- They are not personal computers, get them fixed by a shop or it
> will end in tears!

I bought the xbox broken specifically to fix it, how can i cry about it?

Marzman wrote:
> 3Rd edit, both of you have broken Xbox's- well this may sound shocking
> but- They are not personal computers, get them fixed by a shop or it
> will end in tears!

You'd be surprised how similar they are to PCs, and how easy they are to tinker with. No doubt I'll be able to repair this myself, but it's finding exactly what the problem is that I can't really be bothered doing.

I'm off to Florida in 3 weeks anyway, so if it isn't fixed by then, I'll just bring another one home with me.

Actually, they are very similar to PC's.

3Rd edit, both of you have broken Xbox's- well this may sound shocking but- They are not personal computers, get them fixed by a shop or it will end in tears!

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> It doesn't work that way, the images project differently and they are
> optimised for NTSC TV's with the amount of power output amongst
> various other bits and pieces. Putting in a UK power supply would
> just c*ck it up even more.

I dont think so, lik sang sell an xbox power supply which is switchable between 110 and 240v, one of the guys that wrote a review said he bought an american xbox and used the power supply they sell to run it direct from the mains, he just has to switch the power supply to 240V. This suggests that much like a PC the components are pretty much universal and will quite happily accept the 240V current provided i have a 240v power supply equipped.

It doesn't work that way, the images project differently and they are optimised for NTSC TV's with the amount of power output amongst various other bits and pieces. Putting in a UK power supply would just c*ck it up even more.

Could just be the step-down. Grab one from Lik-Sand Europe, the 150 watt version, will set you back around £30 including decent shipping but it's a lot cheaper than other places.

If i were to replace the power supply with one from a UK xbox could i run it straight from the mains? It seems logical that this would be the case.

Marzman wrote:
> Have you considerd the difference in supply. The mains voltage is
> diferent

If you are talking to me, of course.

If you're talking to me, I already have the correct Stepdown - which works fine.

Have you considerd the difference in supply. The mains voltage is diferent