If I bought a playstation 2 in the states and want to take it overseas to Europe will it work there?
johnedwards2006 asked:
I just bought a playstation 2 a while back and I want to take it overseas to Europe. Will it work there or are the systems different?
I just bought a playstation 2 a while back and I want to take it overseas to Europe. Will it work there or are the systems different?
Except for plugging it into the electrical outlets, which are different in some European countries, ( the prongs are different), there will be no problem. This can be fixed with a simple adaptor which is readily available.
There are a couple of issues. One, the voltage in the US is 115 volts, 60 Hz. The voltagel in Europe is 230 volts, 50 Hz. You will need a converter to change the voltage from the 230 volts to 115 volts unless the playstation says it can take the 230 volts. Read the label and see what the voltage range is. It could say something like 105 to 125 volts or 100 to 240 volts input. If it says the 100 to 240 volts then all you need is an adapter to allow you to plug into the European outlets. Make sure you know what the voltage requirement is. If you age going into video and audio jacks there should be no problem there. If you will be using the RF connectioin, then there will be a problem. The US uses NTSC for it’s television system. Europe uses a system called PAL. The two aren’t compatible and you won’t have audio or color on the picture if you use the RF connection