I'm totally on top of what countries use what voltages, as well as which consoles/systems are region-free. What I'm confused about if whether it's safe to import a 220V handheld.
I'm looking to get a pink old-school DS to surprise a friend who's never been able to find one. Though it hurts my CAG soul, it has to be new in box. I could get a 220V one from Play Asia for less than the going ebay rate...but it's 220V. They throw in a usb charger for free, which is nice of them and would work quite well for my friend under most circumstances, but she wouldn't be able to travel with the DS unless she also took a laptop.
This problem would also apply to someone looking to import a black DS Lite from Europe when they release later this month (booo Nintendo for only releasing one color to the US).
I presume it is not safe to use a 110V DS charger on a 220V DS system. It seems like it also wouldn't be safe to use a 110V laptop to charge a 220V DS... Is there any way to safely charge without buying a voltage converter?
I'm looking to get a pink old-school DS to surprise a friend who's never been able to find one. Though it hurts my CAG soul, it has to be new in box. I could get a 220V one from Play Asia for less than the going ebay rate...but it's 220V. They throw in a usb charger for free, which is nice of them and would work quite well for my friend under most circumstances, but she wouldn't be able to travel with the DS unless she also took a laptop.
This problem would also apply to someone looking to import a black DS Lite from Europe when they release later this month (booo Nintendo for only releasing one color to the US).
I presume it is not safe to use a 110V DS charger on a 220V DS system. It seems like it also wouldn't be safe to use a 110V laptop to charge a 220V DS... Is there any way to safely charge without buying a voltage converter?