PS3 bought in USA from Europe!

[anlun5]

Hi.

First i would like to say that it is f***ing stupid that the PS3 cost so much in Europe.:bomb: :bomb: :bomb: :bomb:
But enough about high prices in the EU.
I would like to know if a PS3 bought in USA will work in Europe?
I know that there is a regional lock thing in it. But not on the games?!?
And then there is the power supply? In USA there is 110V/60Hertz?
I live in Denmark, and here we have 230V/50Hertz. Will the PS3 from USA work in Denmark???

[Ivanhoe]

Hi.

First i would like to say that it is f***ing stupid that the PS3 cost so much in Europe.:bomb: :bomb: :bomb: :bomb:
But enough about high prices in the EU.
I would like to know if a PS3 bought in USA will work in Europe?
I know that there is a regional lock thing in it. But not on the games?!?
And then there is the power supply? In USA there is 110V/60Hertz?
I live in Denmark, and here we have 230V/50Hertz. Will the PS3 from USA work in Denmark???

You will need a transformer for the ps3 to work.
I use a usa Ps3 through a transformer over here in germany which also uses the 230v instead of northamerica 110v

no region locks on PS3 games but locks are still on the PS 1 and PS 2 games u might play on the PS3.
I'm not sure about the blu ray movies if those have region locks or not.

[anlun5]

Hi. Thanks for the quick reply.
Where can you buy that transformer?
And where in the US did you buy it? Because the pages that i have seen, don't send international.

[Ivanhoe]

I actually bought mine when i was in the states on launch day :-)

hmmm As for a transformer im not sure where you can buy those in denmark.

Also im not sure how many watts a PS3 would need
the more watts the bigger transformer you will need.
the bigger the transformer the more money they cost.

But i would maybe call around whatever electronic stores you have in denmark
or possible pawn shops and buy a used transformer for a lot less then new.


Or you just might have to buy one in denmark at a high price :-(

[anlun5]

Do you think that the PS3 uses less than 300Watt??
And does the HDD size matter?

[Ivanhoe]

Do you think that the PS3 uses less than 300Watt??
And does the HDD size matter?

hdd shouldnt matter at all.
I just did a search and came back with PS3 wattage use is 185-205 watts

So a 300 watt transformer should be fine.

My george forman grill uses 900 watts!

[magiic]

I would be willing to purchase and ship you a ps3 if you wanted one. PM me

[John]

I live in the UK and I have a 60GB US PS3 (fully backwards compatible \o/ ). It doesn't need a transformer or anything (at least for me), it plugs straight into the wall and works perfectly.

I personally use a US forwarding address to have stuff sent here from the states. Failing that, the best option is to find someone you trust who'll be willing to ship it for you.