Molly Coddle

TV's etc, am I better off buying these in Australia?

We are leaving our fridge in our house and we could do with updating our TV, just wondering whether to buy here or there.


What about the boys Playstations, I'm sure I read on here once that they aren't compatible with Aussie games, is it even worth bringing?

old.sparkles

Bring everything - the electricity supply is the same here as the UK.

Also bring multiway extensions / power boards. Some electrical devices have transformer plugs which cannot be swapped - and for set ups like TV, DVD, etc you can leave the UK plug on the device and just swap the plug on the extension

No problem with Xbox, Wii, PS2 or PS3 - all games play fine

Molly Coddle

That's great, thanks OS

old.sparkles

OS

Molly Coddle

Lol I know! I didn't change it fast enough you swine!

old.sparkles

It was the second time I'd seen it tonight or wouldn't have said anything

rasen78

If you are wanting to update your TV, I would wiat to get one here. They are quite reasonable, and if you want to go hi-tech you'd be better off getting a Smart TV here as I believe there can be some problems accessing the Apps etc on a UK Smart TV (not connect ours to the net yet so can't verify this).

Second the whole thing about extra extensions plugs, they are worth their weight!

Molly Coddle

I know! What the heck is that all about?!

For some strange reason I want to call you OP, so from now on I think I'll just call you 'O'.







We were going to buy a new TV here, but we won't bother now, we will wait until we get to Oz, thanks Rasen.

Molly Coddle

Can we change our plugs on our electrical goods to Aussie plugs or is the voltage
different?

I have a feeling that's a stupid question, but I had to ask...

rasen78

Yup

We've changed some items, more the portable ones like small kitchen appliances, hairdryer. Think we changed one fridge. Not changed the TVs or laptops.

old.sparkles

I think I've changed the fridge, washing machine and the extension leads

We did buy new microwave, kettle and toaster though so they have aussie plugs too. Everything else is running on UK plugs in the extensions

As I said before, the supply here is the same as the UK.

carolinephillips

We changed plugs on most things, but did it gradually. Start with the everyday items like kettle, toaster and stuff you use most often. The cost of plugs can soon add up!

paulry

Bring everything. We brought our old analogue TV but couldn't get any sound out of it this side until we bought and plugged it into a digital set top box. I'm not sure how UK digital TVs cope with the Aus digital television environment. Something which might make you want to bring your UK telly is at least you'll know all your video equipment (old camcorders and their tapes, video recorders and their tapes, etc) will work on it. We have tons of old family videos on analogue tape. I'm sure they wouldn't work on our new Aussie digital TV. Also, as a thought: your sons' playstations might be UK TV specific.

Bring your fridge and washing machine if they're newish ones. Bear in mind though, you can't import older fridges because of safety legislation.

Bring lots of 4 and 6 UK socket extension strips and fit Aussie plugs onto them. We brought around 10 and they're all used up. Aussie replacement plug are stupid prices and are nowhere near as solid and safe as the UK plugs. The advantage with this approach is you only need to buy a maximum of 10 decent quality Aussie plugs to deal with all of your appliances. And with the new Aussie appliances, attach UK plugs to Aussie 4 strip socket extensions (but shop around because the prices for the Aussie 4 strips vary wildly - Bunnings or Harvey Norman usually have packs of 3 for around a tenner in their "cheap baskets" near the checkouts). Eventually we'll be fully switched over to the Aussie plugs as we replace things that give up the ghost but I reckon that'll take at least 10 years.

Alfresco

I have a few UK multi-plug strips still, if anyone wants/needs?

$0000 each.

Bix

Yup, if you need a new one definitely buy it here.
However don't believe the hype about Smart TV.....it's made no difference to me

And make sure the pins in your plugs fit snuggly into those extension boards because remember you will be plugging everything in upside down here.