Re: Will Xbox Extender work on UK/PAL Xboxes?

From: CJSnet (usenet_at_TEETHthe-simpson.tv)
Date: 11/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:09:58 -0000

The question is can you get it delivered to the UK? Dell have it for $90
but like almost everywhere, they only deliver to the UK. Then add shipping
even if you do find somewhere. So $125 seems reasonable. Go on! I will if
you will ;) 

-- 
CJSnet
(Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
"Neil D" <neil_duff@schneider.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:eGE8QnCyEHA.3024@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> I'll wait a week for the launch and for lower prices.  not paying $125 
> when it's only going to retail at $80ish.
>
>
>
> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message 
> news:eCwEdaCyEHA.1396@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Are you going to try it first or shall I? :)
>>
>> There's a guy on eBay selling the software for export to the UK for $125.
>> -- 
>> CJSnet
>>
>> (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
>>
>>
>> "Neil D" <neil_duff@schneider.co.uk> wrote in message 
>> news:u9707QCyEHA.3624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> great no dongle.  thus you you now have three options
>>>
>>> 1. Buy from states and great it works (hoopefully)
>>> 2. Buy from states and find you have to chip
>>> 3. Wait until it is released in the UK.
>>>
>>> Most DVD drives (well on laptops, at least) have firmware in the drive 
>>> that record the regions you are using.  Generaly you have 5 attempts and 
>>> on the 5th it is locked on the last region you were using.
>>>
>>> In some repects though I would also expect an aspect of disc locking. 
>>> This being that somewhere on disc is a block that it stating what region 
>>> the disc is in.
>>>
>>> Hence I suspect that you will find that you need option 2 from above.
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>>
>>> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message 
>>> news:uWTmoxByEHA.3096@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi Neil, it would seem it's not really a 'dongle' and therefore 
>>>> probably not region locked -- would you agree?
>>>>
>>>> What do you mean by locking at 'drive level'?
>>>>
>>>> Really wish someone at MS knew the answer to this simple question!
>>>> -- 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> CJSnet
>>>>
>>>> (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Neil D" <neil_duff@schneider.co.uk> wrote in message 
>>>> news:uAvGvn9xEHA.3808@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I would agree that they are not locked at a 'disc' level.  I would 
>>>>>expect it to put locked at a 'drive' level.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have only done this once, but my brother lent me a Region 1 DVD 
>>>>> (USA) to watch, it would NOT run in my xbox which I use for all my DVD 
>>>>> watching.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hence, I have not tried US region games as 1) I believe they have the 
>>>>> same problem 2) I do not have the spare cash to test this to find that 
>>>>> I have to buy the UK version.
>>>>>
>>>>> More worrying is Jeff's comment from your US question about a dongle. 
>>>>> I have never seen any kind of dongle's for anything on the xbox. But 
>>>>> if true this would hamper our ability to use the kit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully the dongle is the receiver you plug in the front for DVD 
>>>>> playing as I already have one.
>>>>>
>>>>> But that's just hopeful thinking.
>>>>>
>>>>> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message 
>>>>> news:eYoIaO9xEHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Hi Neil, not sure if you're following my other thread 'Shock! 
>>>>>> Extender can't play DVDs :O' but Todd Bowra states:
>>>>>> "Minor correction to my earlier post - games aren't region locked at 
>>>>>> the disk
>>>>>> level, so the DVD drive wouldn't refuse to load a title based upon 
>>>>>> it's
>>>>>> intended region of usage."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before I shell out on a chipped Xbox when a normal one might work, 
>>>>>> how sure are you that "the US extender will only work on US Xbox"?
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> CJSnet
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Neil D" <neil_duff@schneider.co.uk> wrote in message 
>>>>>> news:ugir%23ZxxEHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> CJSnet
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Xbox's are regionalised, that includes DVD's and Games, so either 
>>>>>>> way the US extender will only work on US Xbox, unless your UK one is 
>>>>>>> chipped.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By chipping I mean a hardware mod.  There are loads, although I 
>>>>>>> personally have not chipped mine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Be aware that if you chip then you  must disable the chip (normally 
>>>>>>> by pressing power button for 3 secs) in order to use xbox live.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There was a post that mentioned that that the xbox extender used 
>>>>>>> xbox live, hence rendering it useless to us, as we need a chip to 
>>>>>>> run the US version, however a chip must be disabled for xbox live to 
>>>>>>> run.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In a post I created yesterday Jeff Griffin stated that Xbox Live was 
>>>>>>> NOT required for xbox extenders.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So the decision is yours.........  Alternatively maybe someone knows 
>>>>>>> when the UK version might be launched?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message 
>>>>>>> news:uvv1fCxxEHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Thanks Neil.  Actually I'm new to the whole Xbox thing.  I'm aware 
>>>>>>>> US games won't work in UK boxes, but would that also extend (pardon 
>>>>>>>> pun) to Extender software?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you outline what you mean by getting a chipped box?  One with 
>>>>>>>> damage to it?  ;)  Seriously though, is this a software hack, or a 
>>>>>>>> hardware mod?
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> CJSnet
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Neil D" <neil_duff@schneider.co.uk> wrote in message 
>>>>>>>> news:e0AxhAxxEHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>I too have the same problem.  I would think that the TV connections 
>>>>>>>>>and streaming would work fine, our issue will be getting a US disc 
>>>>>>>>>to work in our UK xbox's.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Unless you have a chipped xbox........
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Neil
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote in message 
>>>>>>>>> news:OVsLzYrxEHA.3792@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> As I move along my continuing endeavours to see what Extender 
>>>>>>>>>> setups will work in the UK, does anyone here have any info as to 
>>>>>>>>>> whether the Xbox Extender software will run fine on UK (PAL) 
>>>>>>>>>> Xboxes, rather than USA (NTSC) ones?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I had no problems getting an NTSC MCX itself working on my PAL 
>>>>>>>>>> TV. I assume the UK Xboxes output in PAL so all I need to know is 
>>>>>>>>>> that the software will allow me to stream from my UK/PAL MCE PC 
>>>>>>>>>> to my UK/PAL Xbox with UK/PAL TV recordings!  :)
>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> CJSnet
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> (Remove TEETH to reply by e-mail.)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>