We want to bring one of our televisions with us when we move to Canada, we have got a converter so will be able to plug it in, but will it be compatible with the Canadian pixels etc...............
Has any one any advice?
Cheers
Kelly

It needs to be able to handle a NTSC signal.

Also, TV's here come with a cable connector on the back, if you want cable TV.

As Mctree said, you will need a pal to ntsc converter and a co-axial to cable adaptor but why bother? unless it is a bells and whistle lcd/plasma/projector tv then you would be better off buying here as they are so cheap.

Hi

To be honest it's a decent tv(sony 32" flatscreen) but I suppose if they're so cheap over there, then we may as well sell it before we move and buy new.

Cheers
Drew

It makes no sense to bring your TV to Canada as High Definition TV sets are becoming more popular and HD content will greatly increase over the next few years. The technology is changing quickly and prices are coming down. Your PAL TV is obsolete in North America.

Thanks for the advice.

Drew

But if it's a recent UK-bought model it's more than likely to be NTSC/PAL. Even cheapie portables I've had in the UK were dual format. Easy enough to check the spec with a model number on the web if you don't have the original documentation.

I really don't think TVs are any cheaper here than in the UK - price them up yourself, OP, at http://www.futureshop.ca/ , http://www.sears.ca/ etc and don't forget to add on the 14% (or whatever it is for your province) tax.

How do you work that out when PAL is superior to NTSC, except for HD but HD is very limited in it's content at the moment

PAL may be superior to NTSC, but North American TV is superior to anything
produced and broadcast anywhere in the world. Great adverts, Superior continuity, Acting thats out of this world, Story lines to die for and the list goes on and on!! (at least the programs always start on time)

If i didn't know you better i would have thought you were being serious

If I were to buy a new TV it would have to be High Definition. Currently, I have one HD TV and 4 standard NTSC TVs (regular TV in Canada) - IMO that technology is quickly becoming obsolete. If you have "Star Choice" (satellite TV) the high definition channels are free. My sat. receiver is able to convert the HD channels into the standard format so that I can watch the HD channels on all my standard TVs (at reduced resolution from HD), but I have black bands at the top and bottom of the screen because of the 4:3 screen ratio(as opposed to 16:9 of HD TV). In other words, plan for the future and get HD-TV technology now if you can afford it.

You can also get great deals buying TVs over the Internet. I bought my HD-TV out of the US - at half the price in Canada, and much cheaper than in the US stores.

I only would buy an HD-TV. I'm aware that PAL is superior to NTSC, but PAL is inferior to HD-TV. There will be an explosion in HD-TV content sooner than you may believe. The US is pushing very hard on this. Direct-TV is putting up birds like they are a dime-a-dozen to accommodate HD-TV.

By the way, my Sony HD-TV has a data port that accepts the memory stick from my digital camera (Sony) - the picture on the TV looks simply incredible. Forget about PAL/NTSC TVs - HD can make them look like junk.

As previously stated Ditch your 32 inch...(Although it may have cost a bit in the UK)...Go for a HD TV, a 42 inch will probably cost you about $2000 but there are deals all the time....Oh and don't go with Cable, get Satellite..The quality is much better...If cash is going to be a problem, bring the TV's for the children (if you have any), to watch DVD's on and play games.

I found that furniture and other goods that we had in the UK...were rather naff when we arrived here, consequently half of our stuff is down in the basement with some of it still wrapped up.

An example of this is our dining room table...it looked massive in our house in England...but looked like a flippen Coffee table here...so now it's in the nook, and we bought a newer larger one. Also the children decided that double beds were for them as they could swing a cat now, so their Beds are down in the Basement...To think of the thousands spent shipping Goods, we should've just brought our suitcases.

Ahh well you live and learn

Hey Frankie

We kinda thought that we would be leaving most of our stuff over here anyway. After several trips across the pond recently we have decided to sell our stuff over here and buy new over there. We were thinking of buying in the US and bringing the stuff over the border, as my brother in law lives in Michigan so we'll be down there quite a lot. Will I have to pay tax on goods when I cross the border?

Anyway cheers and all the best.

Drew

Hey Mate

You say go with satellite. Is that the picture quality that's better,or quality and content of the programming? I was online last light checking prices and for the top package with Bell it was $88. Does this sound about right? That was for all the sports, movies and everthing else. Any info is much appreciated.

Cheers

Drew