TipTricksHacks Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) Hello everyone. I’ve modded a few Xbox 360s and want to take on the task of modding an original Xbox. I see a really good priced xbox but it’s in PAL format. My question is if I mod it with a stellar chip and HDMI+ will the console output in 1080i? I know the PAL format doesn’t support it. I know if I mod the console it won’t be region locked so I’ll be able to play ntsc games on it. If play NTSC games on the PAL modded system with HDMI will it support 1080i? Thanks for the help. Edited August 13, 2023 by TipTricksHacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, TipTricksHacks said: Hello everyone. I’ve modded a few Xbox 360s and want to take on the task of modding an original Xbox. I see a really good priced xbox but it’s in PAL format. My question is if I mod it with a stellar chip and HDMI+ will the console output in 1080i? I know the PAL format doesn’t support it. I know if I mod the console it won’t be region locked so I’ll be able to play ntsc games on it. If play NTSC games on the PAL modded system with HDMI will it support 1080i? Thanks for the help. Yes. The configuration of the video output mode - PAL or NTSC - is stored in the configuration EEPROM and can be easily changed once the console is modded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDShadow Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) Once it is modded and a dash installed all you need to swap the region is a Xbox app called Enigmah (Region Changer). It usually comes as standard with most dashboard installs but is easily found anyway. It literally takes seconds to swap between PAL and NTSC and TBH once you've swapped to NTSC you'll rarely want to or have to use PAL again as most PAL Xbox games support NTSC. However though the Xbox itself is not region locked ie. even in original retail state a PAL Xbox may be able to play a NTSC game, there are a number that are region locked both PAL and NTSC. You also need to be aware that whilst Xbox dashboards do support the higher resolutions 720p/1080i most Xbox games only support 480p. So if you have the monitor/TV set to 1080i with an HDMI adapter it will be scaling the display from 480p. Widescreen support is also an issue too - there are games that don't support it and others which use the NTSC 3:2 'WS' 720 x 480, not true 16:9. There is an ongoing project to patch Xbox games for 16:9 and 720p so Google that if such matters are of interest. Edited August 13, 2023 by HDShadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TipTricksHacks Posted August 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 7 hours ago, KaosEngineer said: Yes. The configuration of the video output mode - PAL or NTSC - is stored in the configuration EEPROM and can be easily changed once the console is modded. Thanks for the info. My last question. Could I swap the power supply on the unit from UK to USA so I don’t need an inverter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 8 hours ago, TipTricksHacks said: Thanks for the info. My last question. Could I swap the power supply on the unit from UK to USA so I don’t need an inverter? Yes, make sure you obtain the correct version US power supply - there are three different models for v1.0/1.1, v1.2-1.5 and v1.6 revision motherboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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