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Will my UK Xbox 360 work in France?

Caro75
Caro75 Posts: 255 Forumite
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I would like to buy a Xbox 360 in the UK and offer it to someone in France. Will it work? Do I need a special power adapter for France or does it come in the box? Anything else that could cause problems?

Thanks in advance!
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  • movieman
    movieman Posts: 383 Forumite
    I think France uses a different plug; if the Xbox has a standard kettle lead then you can just buy a new one... the voltage should be the same.

    As for TVs, the French had to be different and have their own TV standard; I don't know whether a PAL Xbox will work. If there's a SECAM option in the Xbox menus you should be OK, otherwise a French TV may accept PAL input.
  • Astaroth
    Astaroth Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    Yes, all of europe uses the same power supply so it is just a case of changing the plug/ lead or just use an adaptor.

    They will need to check if their TV can accept a PAL signal or you need to check if the xbox can be changed to output SECAM
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  • Caro75
    Caro75 Posts: 255 Forumite
    Does an european power cable is included in the pack? If not, does anyone know where I could get one? Thx.
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  • Astaroth
    Astaroth Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    You can just use a UK -> European adaptor plug
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  • OK_Sauce
    OK_Sauce Posts: 988 Forumite
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    I think I'm right in saying French TVs accept PAL as well as SECAM as standard. Certainly all modern tvs would be multi-standard.
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  • Astaroth
    Astaroth Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    Many are as it is simpler to manufacture a TV to accept a range of sources so if you have surplus stock in one country it is a simple case to sell it in another - hence multilingual manuals etc but that isnt to say that all are
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