question to get a ntsc xbox working on a UK tv (PAL or HDTV).....help required:)

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  1. nickcldn

    nickcldn Member

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    hi everyone, virgin poster here...so be gentle:)

    I just moved back to London after 5yrs in the USofA. Bought back with me a US xbox 360 (ntsc) with a Harddrive, games, controllers, wireless adaptor etc.

    i have sorted out the power issues and also bought a ntsc to pal converter...but it only deals up to 60mhz...oops my UK pal tv is 100mhz. So its a little fuzzy now! Im struggling to find a 100mhz ntsc to pal converter (not sure it exists at all!).

    Question: if i upgrade to a new HDTV (i need new tv anyway!) and connect my ntsc xbox360 via HDMI cables to my soon to be bought new HDTV will this solve my issues and nullify the need for any kind of ntsc to pal converter??

    I'd rather not replace my whole xbox360 system and keep the US one!
    Im also having problems connecting my wireless adaptor to my home wirelss network (but thats for another day!).
     
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    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't have an xbox 360 but i do have an NTSC xbox (old type xbox, plus i'm in the UK). All i needed was a transformer for the power side of things, other than that i just use standard Component cables to output to either of my HDTV's, so no, you don't need an NTSC to PAL converter. I'm guessing a HDMI cable would work fine too, if it didn't you could just use Component cables.

    i found wireless on my old xboxes to be a pain in the backside, and that was with a proper gaming adapter. I got around that (and replaced all the wireless cards/USB sticks in the house on loads of pc's) by having 2 wireless routers (Buffalo WHR-G54S's) talking to each other via 'WDS' - so all xboxes/pc's are ethernet connected to 1 of the Buffalo's and/or thru a couple standard 100mb switches which are also ethernet connected to the same Buffalo. The reason i have 2 wireless routers is to improve range, 1 router is downstairs, the other upstairs. The signal from downstairs wasn't sufficient to cover all of upstairs, so by using WDS, only the upstairs router has to get a good signal from the downstairs router, thus all upstairs kit gets a great signal as they're all ethernet connected to the router.
     
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