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Buying an XBox 360 in China?

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Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
August 20 2010 13:32 GMT
#1
One of my cousins told me they're pretty cheap here... from the price estimate he gave me I think they're probably $50-70 cheaper than in the US. The only thing I'm concerned about is if it'll work when I plug it into a TV in America. Not sure how tv signals and stuff work, but since TVs in China are PAL, and are NTSC in the US, would this be a problem for the XBox?

Thanks :D

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ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
August 20 2010 13:37 GMT
#2
aren't the outlets different? they probably have ones made for the US though.
Cauld
Profile Joined February 2010
United States350 Posts
August 20 2010 13:41 GMT
#3
Maybe its changed, but last time I was there (albiet about a year ago) they didn't have Xbox's made for China, they had Japanese and US ones that people had imported to sell in China. They also weren't cheaper, though they did offer mod chips if that's your thing.

I wouldn't be too concerned about the TV output, but like ieatkids5 said I'd make sure about the AC adapter and that the plug will fit in the US (if it looks like it will fit, then it will). Keep in mind this will take up space you could have used for other things when flying back to the US.
BroOd
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Austin10833 Posts
August 20 2010 13:45 GMT
#4
China's outlets are 220volts @ 50hz, we're 120volts @ 60hz here in the US, so you'd need some kind of converter.
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Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
August 20 2010 14:12 GMT
#5
Yeah, I know the AC adapters are different. I'm not to worried about that; actually I think the XBox my cousin has might be a US adapter and he just has a converter so he can plug it into a typical Chinese outlet.
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Cauld
Profile Joined February 2010
United States350 Posts
August 20 2010 14:31 GMT
#6
On August 20 2010 23:12 Jaso wrote:
Yeah, I know the AC adapters are different. I'm not to worried about that; actually I think the XBox my cousin has might be a US adapter and he just has a converter so he can plug it into a typical Chinese outlet.


Most Chinese outlets will take a plug made for the US. Make sure the Xbox can handle the voltage differences. Most laptops and computers have no problems, but I think my Wii needed a 3rd party adapter. So did my ps2 and my DS charger.
Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
August 20 2010 15:04 GMT
#7
Alright, so I doubt voltage differences will be much of an issue.

Although, do any of you guys think the XBox will be region locked to games in the US? :/ And I'll definitely want Live too..
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Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
August 20 2010 15:27 GMT
#8
How much is the shipping and handling? You are probably best to buy one in the US. Most likely they will be region locked as well.
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Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
August 20 2010 15:30 GMT
#9
On August 21 2010 00:27 Kralic wrote:
How much is the shipping and handling? You are probably best to buy one in the US. Most likely they will be region locked as well.


Well no, we were just gonna buy it from a store in China.

I'm not 100% sure about the region locking since there's actually no real XBox 360s for sale officially in China, but then they would need mods to play games in China (I think). So yeah, I might be best off buying it in the US.
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TossFloss *
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada606 Posts
August 20 2010 23:50 GMT
#10
Don't expect to purchase western brand electronics at a discount. If you think you can get it at a discount it's because:
1. Exchange rate fluctuations
2. You are purchasing stolen goods
3. You are purchasing fake goods
4. You are purchasing smuggled goods
5. Different tax rules
6. The merchant is not charging you taxes.

My roomate several years ago bought an Xbox360 of some electronics vendor in Beijing. Had it modded and everything. He still paid quite a bit of money for it.
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YejinYejin
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1053 Posts
August 21 2010 01:38 GMT
#11
Is it actually cheaper? I'm surprised...

The cheap stuff is cheaper in China than in the US, but high quality/expensive items (for example, Xboxes) are usually more expensive in China because of the luxury tax on imported stuff. I was looking at a pair Monster Beats Studio by Dr. Dre, which go for about $300 in the US, but they were like $500 or something at the Chinese Apple Store that I was in.
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