weezypenguin

SO we are geeting closer to our dream.
We moved from Manchester to Canada 8 years ago and know that it takes alot to set up all the creature comforts of home.
So i just wondered if my Samsung Pasma TV will work in Australia? i looked at the back and it has an interchangeable power cord. And i have seen some products before come with different cords for differnet countries.
So if any one cound answer this that would be great.
Thanks

mvagusta

Australia uses 240 volt 50 hz and Canada uses 110Volt 60hz so I would say no the tv will not work unless you can get it adapted.

Would your tv work in the Uk if not it won't work in Oz.

Why not contact Samsung and ask, just in case.

You can pick up a decent 42" Lcd/Plasma tv in Oz for around $700-800

weezypenguin

The problem is we have 5 of the tv's. Family, room kids etc.
I bought them in Canada. Also spoke to Samsung and they were usless.
I did have an old tv from Uk when i first moved out (old CRT Style) that worked with an adapter mainky because it need a higher voltage.
That actually dies only last christmas.
So i was thniking if it could take a 110v to 240v i am be ok, bit like a computer does.
s far as the signal goes because everyone uses set tip boxes i found that the tv will accpet a HDMI or similar connection.
I look forward to little more feed back,
Thanls everyone

mvagusta

I'm no electronics guru but going 240v to 110v sometimes works for some appliances, laptops are one of these due to the transformer normally supplied with them.

I would suspect that going 110v to 240v will probably fry the electronics inside unless some sort of power converter was used.
You may be able to find a power converter in Tandy or an electronics shop and then all you would have to do is cut off the Canadian plug and fit it with an Oz plug.

Why not search out an electronics forum on the net and ask the question there. Someone will surley know.

manumani

Most of the electronic equipment now-a-days has universal voltage . Check at the back of the TVs. There should be a small rectangular section which lists voltage (110-220V). If that's the case, it will work.

You dont have to worry about NTSC / PAL if it is an HDTV, connected over HDMI cable.

If you are handy with tools, and if the TV is out of warranty, you could open it up to see the power unit inside, or take it to a repair shop to get it checked.

Alternately, you could buy step-down transformers (220 to 110 V for your TVs. I have a Bose system purchased from US which runs fine on the step-down transformer.

spalen

if you quote the model nbr someone can lookfor you. most have interchangeable power and it may even have a little switch to switch them from 110 to 240 but quote the model nbr and someone can google it for you

commonwealth

why not sell them in canada and buy new ones in australia?

weezypenguin

I did think about that, but you never get the value back and they most of them I only got at Xmas (sales etc).
Plus a;ready paying to ship some stuff so TV do not take up much space.
Maybe some off you already at there could give me some good websites so i can start getting an idea of cost for epectronis and furniture etc
many thanks

commonwealth

try

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/
http://www.binglee.com.au/
http://www.domayneonline.com.au/

denzil73

DO NOT try Harvey Norman. Bloody expensive!!!!!

Check the input label on the back to see if it is variable input? Most portable devices like laptops have a transformer that can use different voltages and frequency due to the internal DC control circuitry. Unlike CRt I believe Plasma and LCD use DC so that means you can change the power supply for the correct one if needed. again for international sales it is generally cheaper to sell with a universal PSU and just give the correctedly plugged power lead

daveandsarah

Power adaptability aside.
I also understand that they run on different broadcast systems, so they may not work anyway.
I know mine (LG LCD) doesn't have Australia as an option in the set up menu, so isn't likely to work - unless anyone knows if they can be made to work when we get there ??

Pollyana

Its a question which comes up very frequently on here, admittedly usually with UK tvs rather than Canadian. The usual consensus seems to be some people get theirs to work, some don't. There's no way of knowing for sure it seems until you actually get here and try them\.

denzil73

If it's got the std HDMI and RCA inputs then should be OK. I think the PAL and NTSC applies to the TV tuner unless the screen is actually made with the lesser resolution lines of NTSC?

The other thing to do is net search the Canadian and Oz TV network freq range and if similar you should be OK but again if you buy an Oz set top box then you just use the HDMI or RCA input to view things

mvagusta

Just buy an Oz freeview box and it should work. My son in law took his old sony crt tv and it worked fine with a freeview box.

DadAgain

Alternatively, just face it - Australian TV is totally utterly mindbogglingly shit. Better off leaving the damn things behind and NOT buying new ones!


(Why anyone would want MULTIPLE Tv's in a house is completely beyond my comprehension! - I used to have a spare TV in the cupboard, just in case I wanted to put one in another room but decided it was taking up valuable storage space so threw it out!)