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Can you plug a UK PS2 into and american tv?

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BigRich
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Basically i want to bring my PS2 to the US and play some movies and such. Will is work or will it be a nightmare connecting it to the back to the tv??

Any help is appreciated.

Rich
Feb 10 2005 4:11AM
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jack_tha_ripper
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yeah u can, do u use SCTART plugs or the norm red white and yellow plugs, coz if u use scart just get an adapter, theyre everywhere, but get a chip for the PS2 coz if u buy any new games u wont be able to play em without a chip
Feb 10 2005 6:06AM
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1080ski
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why? thats so gay
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Feb 10 2005 7:39AM
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Rich
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apparently it helps control pirating but i dont think its really very effective. Same with DVDs.
Feb 10 2005 7:42AM
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norcowolverinerider
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thats stupid, i know you can use canadian 1's in us tv's
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Feb 10 2005 8:26AM
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MacMahoooon
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Europe and North America also use different signal types (NTSC vs PAL) so you will need a converter COnverter to get the video on the screen properly

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Feb 10 2005 9:23AM
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BigRich
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ah merci peeps of NS. i only want it for movies so i reckon im sorted.

Cheers.

Feb 10 2005 11:06AM
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TheClap.
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you can plug into the tv but not the outlet without an adapter
Feb 10 2005 11:19AM
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saucerboy84
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ok, its been a year and im over it but i was retarded enough to buy a sony vid camera in austria when i was there for a month. as someone said above there are two different formats in tv's, cameras, various electronics. the US uses NTSC and most of europe uses PAL. a PAL format electronic will not work properly on an NTSC television, more specifically it will be fuzzy as shit and in black and white. converters are expensive and hard to find, especially from PAL to NTSC.

on another note, are there any europeans looking to pick up a sweet sony video camera for really really cheap? pm me.
Feb 10 2005 12:25PM
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Inthefridge
Posts: 207 - Karma: 15
Not sure about the tv but dont you use 112volt elctric in the US cos its 240volt in europe. Be careful cos your ps2 might melt.


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Feb 10 2005 12:27PM
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saucerboy84
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^are you serious? i would love to see someone try to force a euro plug into an american socket. i think it is physically impossible, the plugs are completely different.
Feb 10 2005 12:29PM
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aggro_sk8
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i wanna know what the hell these companies are thinking

also, im prolly gonna go to china this summer and i want to see if i can get any blackmarket electronics, so i gotta research this shit
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Feb 10 2005 1:48PM
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Inthefridge
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You can get plug adapters though. Also if you look on the back of your PC theres a switch to turn it from 240 to 112volts or the other way incase you cross the atlantic with it.(there is on mine anyway). I dont know what happens if you do use the wrong voltage though. Its worth checking out.


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Feb 10 2005 5:34PM
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Inthefridge
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This explains why your ps2 will probably not work.
Click here


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Feb 10 2005 5:47PM
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tremblantripper
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they are rated to 220 volts there, here appliances are rated to 120 or higher, just means that your ps2 will be more resiliant if theres a voltage spike
Feb 10 2005 7:09PM
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