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About Octane
Expertise
I can Answer Video Game Compatability Problems (PAL, NTSC, JAP) for Atari 2600, 5200, NES, Super Nintendo/SFC, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy, GBA, DS, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genisis, Game Gear, Mega CD, Nomad, Saturn, Dreamcast, Lynx, Jagura, Philips CDI, 3DO, Playstation, PS2, PSP and Xbox. Plus Ways around them to play wrong regions games on most consoles.

I also have an extensive knowledge of service and repair with most home consoles as well as arcade/pinball machines.

I have a reasonable general knowledge of most new to older games (I personally own about 1000 games and almost every console known to man.)

Experience
Playstation, SNES, SATURN, Genisis/MD, NES, MS conversions. Controler conversions SNES to NES. Game conversion. Multi Carts. Remix and re-wire. PSP repair. Arcade building and customising. Video Game repair

 
   

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Console Games (Nintendo, Sony etc.) and Arcade Games - Monitor compatible with NTSC, PAL, Japanese


Expert: Octane - 9/26/2009

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Hello, I have question that pertains to replacing a TV with a Monitor for videogame related purposes. Basically, I moved from the States to Germany and I own a U.S. spec Xbox 360. I want to be able to play my Xbox without having to ship over a U.S. TV, or buying one of the high end TV models that supports all the different types (PAL, NTSC, JAPANESE)

Can I purchase a Monitor that is also a TV such as the Samsung SyncMaster P2370HD that has HDMI, component, etc inputs and be able to plug in my Xbox and play on it without having to worry about the whole PAL NTSC issue? I would purchase the Monitor from Germany of course.

Thank you in advance for all your help!

Answer
Gday Again James,

Again you are correct.  If you stick to either a HD TV or a Computer monitor (You need a X-box to VGA connector cable and some sort of sound system to get this to work)

If you get a HD TV and fairly much stick to 720p you should be fine.  Although there are different standards in HD in the world.  720p is a universal standard as well as 1080p. (576p is more PAL and 480p is NTSC.

I would also have a look at the following for games.

http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Region_Free_Xbox_360_Games

Hope this helps.

Octane

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