Special Note from Columnmaster Chris Martin: Many, MANY people are much more knowledgeable about electronics than I am. i don't even know how to operate a toaster without burning/electricuting/stabbing/raping myself. I'm not even the one using this computer! My slave woman does it for me. She spends the week tied up under the bed and given only Lime Jello and Vanilla Coke to eat and...I sense I've said too much.
Here are all of your helpful suggestions for helping Mystere's friend take the joy of Grand Theft Auto III and Final Fantasy X into the middle east. Don't be surprised if you see Ariel Sharon and Yassir Arafat sharing a hug on tv shortly after the magic of video games does its work.

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Chesh, to the person asking about power in Jordan, here's a site that should get him well on his way: http://kropla.com/electric2.htm

Jordan's power system seems a little wacky, as they have four different styles of of receptacles in use, and only 2 of them are compatible. Good luck with that. For adaptors, try www.laptoptravel.com. They have everything I've ever needed.

He should also be aware that Jordan uses the PAL broadcast standard, so he better thake a TV with him. ;)

Ethan

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I don't know what the shape of the outlets are in Jordan or their voltage, but anybody bringing US electronics to just about any foreign country will have to bring along a power converter. I know that they sell sets for specific regions at places like ompUSA, but I don't recall if I saw one for the Middle East. Also, since he is using video equipment, he will have to make sure that he only uses his American PS2 on a NTSC / U/C TV and not a Jordanian one(unless NTSC TVs are used is Jordan).

Hope this helps in some small way. The friend should probably contact someone in Jordan(maybe call a local Home Depot there? ^_^) and inquire as to the shape and voltage of the outlets and the type of TV.

-Kenneth Staples
CC: If you can't trust the advice of a man named after office supplies on this, I don't know who's word you can.

...That was bad. I'm sorry. :( <- The sorrow of a cat that weeps under the baleful moon.

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The person moving to Jordan is dealing with what is most likely a 110VAC to 220VAC change.

What the person needs to do is find out the exact voltage changeover and then purchase the appropriate step up or step down transformer. They are big, heavy, and ugly.

However, play may or may not be affected by frequency, though I have never seen frequency affect anything other than devices which use that for timing purposes. Folks in the States run at 60Hz whereas those, say, in Europe, use 50Hz. Hope this helps...

I might also add that the person heading to Jordan do NOT, I repeat DO NOT just buy an adapter... he will fry his system like rice in a wok. As I said before... he needs to buy the appropriate step down transformer.

-DrakeRtrns

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To use any 110/127-V (North American) appliance overseas (most countries with electricity other than ours uses 220/240-V), you need to buy a transformer from your local electronics/hardware store to convert from 110-V to 220-V, as well as a plug adapter (which you should probably buy in Jordan, because I have no clue what kind of outlets they use. The transformer should cost no more than $20 for a small one, while the plug-adapter cost is minimal (Italian ones are less than a dollar)...there's another problem though. North American TVs run on the NTSC standard, while most other countries (except for Japan, I think) use PAL. To plug in an American PS2 into a foreign TV, you need to get a SCART adapter from an electronics store (I have no clue how much they cost though; I'm using a Multisystem TV).

Well, while I'm at it, I might as well ask a question...what's the deal with this ToP game for the GC? It's like it appeared out of nowhere one day...
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Moux Cow Petau

Hey there Cheshire,

I have a couple of FFX questions and a comment for you, if you have the time...

1. Is there any point to having my Aeons learn the revive spells (e.g., Life, Full-Life) other than to use them on Zombi-fied creatures?

2. How do I get the guy in the Monster Arena to open more bosses for me? I've got the originals up to Th'uban (or whatever) opened, but I'm missing a couple of the 'Species', and I want the other originals, too.

As for my comment:

I didn't see you at the 2 Good Singers concert, CC. What the dealio? I know the "cool" thing is to act like Google and say you've "never heard of" the group, but I think if the two of you would just stop trying to be so "hip" and just listen to the music, you would really enjoy it. Please, Cheshire, listen to 2 Good Singers. Look into your heart; it will tell you what to do.

-jaraph

• Star Ocean 2
• Grand Theft Auto 3
• Final Fantasy X? No Not yet!

• Star Ocean 3
• Arc the Lad
• *fart fart*