Xbox One power cord?

A quick question to the owners of the Xbox One:



Considering about importing an X1, but if I import one from the UK, I'm gonna need an adapter or a different kind of power cable.



I understand the Xbox One has a detachable power cord on that end of the power brick that goes to the wall outlet? Is it the usual type D-kinda plug that fe. desktop PC PSUs and many monitors use? Such as in this picture:

http://www.advancetec.co.uk/media/c...lug_suitable_for_psu_s_bs_approved_c13_ie.jpg

:)

 

Xbox one power

For me they are both dim when in a poorly light room and turn brighter when in a bright room.

I presume the kinect adjusts the brightness so when in a dark room it doesn't blind you

 

xbox one power

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I thought that one of the selling points of the Xbox One was the low power state especially if like they say its designed to be able to be powered continuosly for 10 years

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It can go into low power mode, just the same way that the current 360 can go into low power mode. The only difference is that once the 360 has finished whatever it is doing (downloading a game, charging controller etc.) it switches completely off, the Xbox
One never will, it just stays in low power mode for ever (or until you pull the power cord out the back)

 

It's a 2 pin connection, unlike a standard PC "kettle lead" which is 3 pin.

 

Any chance for a picture if possible?

 

Hi Coreldan, this link may be of some use to you:

support.xbox.com/.../about-power-supply

 

I also stumbled upon that one but it wasn't much of a help. The socket appears to be the similar kind of "D-shaped socket" than in the picture I linked but with just 2 pins. I wonder if such cables are somewhat of a standard outside the Xbox One?

 

What country are you going to be using it in?

 

As in the US is 100-127V while EU is 200-240V. Both are 12A * 17.9V = 215W.

Might be a whole new power supply unit rather than just a lead change.

 

I obviously wouldn't import it from the US

If I'd get one from UK, I would need the lead change, if I got one from Germany, it would work as it is.. What is drawing me towards UK is easier to handle possibly warranty-things. Typically when you ask a german MS rep if they can speak english, they just
keep writing in german lol.

 

Your probably going to need the adaptor otherwise you could ruin the powerbrick.

 

Yeah.. I would prefer to not use an adapter, as I don't really count on them for long term use of expensive electronics That's why I'd rather just get a "local" cable for it, but damn MS decided to go with some random propretiary cable, even if I have
a feeling that a normal kettle lead cable would work just fine and cause no problems, but I'm not gonna try it, fry my console and void warranty

 

Your best bet would probably be to contact your local support, explain your situation and see of they will give you the option of buying a whole power brick suitable for your location. That way you know you've got the right bits.

 

Well, I know the power brick itself would be compatible, just need a cable that goes into my wall outlet. An adapter wouldn't cost much more than a few euros and would very easily do the trick, but as said I'm a bit sceptic on long term use of such with
expensive electronics.

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Nor would I really want to get into the nightmare that would be dealing with warranty with german MS reps.

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I even have a "local" Xbox One preordered, but we don't have a release date yet.. it will be end of february and early march when the first really interesting games for me come to Xbox One (there's a few current titles, but Im not in a hurry to buy the console
for them), so unless we start hearing a release date for Finland by halfway through february, I guess I'm just gonna import one and sell the extra one. There was a rumor of it possibly delaying till august, but there was nothing really trustworthy about that
rumor.

 

Had a search through the forums for this issue, give this thread a look as it seems to be quite informative:

forums.xbox.com/.../1634568.aspx