chrisncarla

Will my UK tv work in the USA? I know that we can get a step-up transformer to deal with the voltage difference, but can not find out if it will recieve a signal. On the back it states 50htz. If it will not recieve a straight singal would it work with a satellite reciever? Thanks for any info.

fatbrit

Sell it at home and buy a new one here. It's not worth the faffing about .

Thydney

1st you need a step DOWN transformer.
2nd the Hz is different and will ruin your set anyhow
3rd this question has been dealt with a million times use the search feature before your head gets snapped off. TV's are cheap in the US sell and buy new

chrisncarla

I tried the search option but did not fancy trying to read though 200 odd postings. I thought that someone might just answer the question. Thanks

Thydney

Beware the inmates on BE, they bite. Especially when they feel they question's been done to death.

fatbrit

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Should...rical_goods%3F

md95065

The short answer is:
"No".

The long answer is:
"While it might under certain circumstances be possible to get certain UK televisions to 'work' in the US by using appropriate voltage and standards converters, it would be a complicated and expensive exercise and the result probably wouldn't be what you wanted. More particularly, if you specifically need to ask whether it can be done then, no, you would not be able to make it work"

Just buy one when you get here.

Ray

Yes it will work perfectly well
you will even still get UK programmes

RoadWarriorFromLP

Only if you keep paying for the BBC license.

Manc

bring your car radio too, and you can pick up 5Live.

Bob

thinking of a step up transformer....well I wouldn't even bother...

But, question should be, is it a new tele? If it's brand new it might be worth it, probably still not...and it won't get over the air tele, cable/satellite would, but there's no scart connections over here....

Cost of shipping it over, be cheaper to buy a nice, decent sized flat screen new over here.

helwardman

Wrong: To enable a 220-240V ac appliance (ie a UK appliance) to operate from a 110-120V ac source (ie a US source) will require a STEP UP transformer with a 2:1 STEP UP ratio.

All other advice is correct: scrap the UK TV and buy a US replacement when you get over here.

robin1234

There's really no need of a TV over here. There is one decent TV channel, C-Span, but you'll probably be able to watch that over the internet while you're at work.

helwardman

^^ Also good advice.

You will find that when you get over here, you will spend most of your TV watching time posting on forums like this one, asking where you can find UK TV shows for free on the internet.

The answer is UKNova.

MsElui

and the very fact that there was a LOT of posts about it didnt tell you it might ALREADY have been done to death? Lazy barsteward!