hi can anyone help please I have a playstation 2 and some other equipment that i want to take with me to oz but wonder if it is worth it. will it work there or not any help would be appreciated. still waiting on my visa but hopeful that it will be this part of the year!!!!
thanks

regarding the playstation- Sony have gaming regions and those games sold in Oz will
not work on a PS2 made for the European market.

    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >

thanks it isn't worth taking then. what about tv's and stereo do you think it is worth the shipping cost or not. i haven't looked into shipping yet i guess that is the next step

Re: electrical equipment in oz
 

Hey all,

FYI I've got a UK PS/PS2/Dreamcast/N64 plus a video and HK dvd player all work no
probs with TV from aus.

I also brought over stereo and home cinema stuff cause it costs a fortune over here
once your earning aus $!!!

I haven't looked into using region change software for the PS2 so I can buy games
here yet...should be no prob though. Also just seen PS2 for $500 so you can always
get another one here cheaply...anyway the xbox is available next month!

g.

"piglet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > thanks it isn't worth taking then. what about tv's and stereo do you think it is
    > worth the shipping cost or not. i haven't looked into shipping yet i guess that is
    > the next step
    >
    >
    > --
    > Sent via BritishExpats Forums: http://britishexpats.com

I found an excellent web site regarding moving costs. It lets you do a quote on line. www.johnmason.com. I don't know if they are any good or if the prices are reasonable but it was good fun!

Helen and Colin

Re: electrical equipment in oz
 

The PS2 will work fine in Australia as the Sony game region is only PAL or NTSC and as Australia is PAL.....

The only region restrictions will be if you are using the PS2 for DVDs - Australia is region 4 and the UK region 2. You can, however, buy a piece of software for the PS2 called Region X which will multi-zone your PS2.

TVs will not work as the PAL is a different 'flavour' so the picture will work fine but you won't get any sound.

Likewise with videos although playback of recorded videos will work fine.

Re: electrical equipment in oz
 

How about a Sony DVD player and DVD's from Canada?

"piglet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > hi can anyone help please I have a playstation 2 and some other equipment that i
    > want to take with me to oz but wonder if it is worth
    > it. will it work there or not any help would be appreciated. still waiting on my
    > visa but hopeful that it will be this part of the year!!!! thanks
    >
    > --
    > Sent via BritishExpats Forums: http://britishexpats.com

Re: electrical equipment in oz
 

Unless the DVD player is zone 4 it will not play DVDs bought in NZ (or Australia). Sony tend not to make multi zone DVD players...

I suspect that the format of Canadian DVDs may be NTSC (I'm not sure though) but most new TVs in NZ and Australia are capable of playing NTSC (60hz)

Re: electrical equipment in oz
 

If you look on www.techtronics.com you can get your DVD player chipped so that it works with any region...costs about £80....erm....allegedly.