Help...my children have tons of DVDs and Playstation games which I am assuming will not work on new machines in Canada because we operate on a PAL system. I have been told that I could take our Playstation and DVD player to Canada and buy a Voltage converter to step the power up from 110 to 240. Has anyone experienced this and if so does it work. All advice welcome please.

This has been covered before in detail, you'll probably get the fastest answers to your questions by using the search function. The voltage is only half the problem, the other is that the output is PAL, which many North American TVs can't handle (down to the number of lines on the display).

Why not take a TV with you so you can watch / play games until you buy a DVD player over there ( ask the shop for multi region ) that can play all DVDs. As for PS2, you can get them chipped over here to play foreign games, chances are you can get them chipped in Canada

We use a cheap canadian dvd player. We just needed a code(found on the internet) to allow it to play Region 2 discs. Most players can play them, just look on the internet before you make your choice. Even the portable dvd player just needed a code.

We bought 2 dvds from Canada last year and it wouldnt work over in the UK. Hubby got a code for the dvd players in the house and now plays them no trouble, also did the the portable dvd player

Speaking of which we have two in car dvd players, one of which will play ps2 games while the other watches a dvd, does anyone know it this will work.

Raine

Hi
have you investigated replacement power supplies,
we are taking x boxes, these can have the cover taken off and a replacement PSU fitted, also when 'chipped' they have a PAL or NSTC output option.
maybe there is similar stuff for playstation, google is a good source for searching for the info.
cheers
Jerry

Hi there,

We bought a cheap DVD player from Walmart which plays discs from here & UK, whilst we were still in UK hubby bought something called 'swap magic' from the internet ~ you put the disc in the PS2 first & it plays all games.......
We brought our TV with us.
Hope this helps.

Uk PS2 games will not work on a Canadian PS2 box.
My OH got his PS2 chipped and it still doesn't play Canadian games
He's had to buy new games to play on his new box.
Sent old ones back to his little Bro in UK

I also brought our DVD's to Canada. A guy in London Drugs told me the unbranded/cheaper DVD players sometimes play multi region even though it states region 1. If you take a dvd along to some stores they let you try it out. Sears/Bay/Walmart.
My DVD player works on an adapter plug, we are awaiting delivery for a (step up power transformer(www.voltageconverters.com)this steps up and down.
I ordered a 500w for my Hifi, and portable+dvd.
You can also buy online a PAL-NTSC/NTSC-PAL converters if required for tv's.
Good luck