Using a UK Xbox in Japan

[trip skyway]

I've just lugged my UK XBOX to Japan, and now I need to know how to get it working, the step up transformer is pretty easy to get hold of. But what do I need to get the video working? Do japanese TVs support RGB, and if so can I get a cable in Japan. At the moment all the shops reckomend buying a video convertor and getting bad picture or buying a tv which supports PAL.

Cheers.

[Pij]

they dont support RGB Scart connections, you can use composite, S-Video or Component, you should be able to get the same quality picture through component if your TV supports it.

[gIzzE]

Some jap TV sets do have RGB, but the pin configoration is different.

However you would be best to chip your machine or use the 007 hack and just set your xbox up as an NTSC machine.

[trip skyway]

I've just checked the tv's in my girlfriends house and they all have s-video. If i get an s-video adapter would this skip the ntsc pal problem?

ta

[gIzzE]

No.

composite and S both use a colour carrier.

You need RGB or componenet, or if you want to use S then you have to run the video mode selector app, either by soft modding your xbox or chipping it and setting it to NTSC.

[trip skyway]

• S-Video

The s-video connection is a mixed feed of luminance and chrominance signal, but without the PAL or NTSC system used to combine them. It's a video only signal but the s-video cable normally comes with left and right audio phono plugs connected.

If your TV has an S-Video connection then you will have no problems playing an imported console on it, in full colour.

I read this on the ntsc uk tv compatability page (http://www.ntsc-uk.com/tech.php?tech=TvCompatibility). I thought this meant that it would work.

How does soft modding work?

Thanks for your help.

[Salsa Party Animal]

You need Enigma screenmode selection program stored on memory card and James Bond Agent Under fire for the bug to run the screenmode program.

[Lyris]

The NTSC-UK page is wrong. S-Video does not bypass any color system incompatibilities. (It's about time that page was corrected too).

[trip skyway]

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Is there somewhere with detailed instructions of how to use this soft mod?

Changing the display mode doesn't affect the region of games it plays?

[gIzzE]

How to softmod your xbox.

http://www.xboxworld.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=28489&page=1&pp=30

[trip skyway]

Thanks gIzzE, just gotta get my mates to send all the stuff from england.