Will British TV's work in Canada?
Oct 28th 2012, 12:16 am
#31
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
Edit: Not that this matters - I'm just surprised that people advise others to buy something new even when what they've got is perfectly fine for the job. It doesn't make sense.
Last edited by Alan2005; Oct 28th 2012 at 12:20 am.
Oct 28th 2012, 12:19 am
#32
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
lol ok
Oct 28th 2012, 1:37 am
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
I'd be interested to hear from anyone that has taken a UK/EU type TV over to Canada and plugged it in (though a 220-110 transformer most likely, although I am aware that a lot of modern kit will automatically select the correct input voltage) and then tried to tune it on to local terrestrial TV.
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Oct 28th 2012, 2:10 am
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
I bought a small flat screen job with a DVD player included four months before I left France. When it finally arrived, I plugged it in and the DVD goes great but not the telly, which isn't a problem, the telly immediately tried to include itself into the local wavelengths, and I can see a very painful picture, but no sound.
Oct 28th 2012, 2:30 am
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
You'll be thrilled to know SD there looks like HD here.
Oct 28th 2012, 1:47 pm
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Oct 29th 2012, 2:14 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
You need NTSC for North American TVs don't you?
There is usually an option in the TV menus to change this.
As for video from the UK, you can try out proxyplayer.co.uk - pretty decent although it's computers only but if you have a spare laptop lying around, you can connect a digital cable from the laptop to your TV and watch it on there.
Other option is to download shows form the internet and play thrm through a laptop onto the TV.
There is usually an option in the TV menus to change this.
As for video from the UK, you can try out proxyplayer.co.uk - pretty decent although it's computers only but if you have a spare laptop lying around, you can connect a digital cable from the laptop to your TV and watch it on there.
Other option is to download shows form the internet and play thrm through a laptop onto the TV.
Oct 29th 2012, 2:24 pm
#39
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
If you have a relative in UK who has a sky package and they are willing to give you there sky id then you can with a VPN watch sky tv in canada by plugging your laptop into your TV.
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Andrew
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Oct 29th 2012, 4:08 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
No, not any more. As somebody pointed out way upthread, this was only an issue in the days of analogue over-the-air broadcasts. HDMI or component video input is not dependent on which standard the TV's tuner works on. A TV that's new enough to consider shipping to Canada will likely have HDMI sockets up the wazoo, so no problem with displaying a signal. The only consideration is whether the TV itself can take a 120v supply, or whether it'll need a voltage converter.
Oct 29th 2012, 4:11 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
PLEASE can we stop with this CSA sticker/insurance nonsense. Nobody has EVER been able to provide a shred of evidence of a policy exclusion or a report of a claim being denied because of this. It is simply a myth.
Oct 29th 2012, 4:17 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
Agree, and i doubt any insurance adjuster would even bother checking. Unless you actually told them, which would be a daft thing to do.
Oct 29th 2012, 4:20 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
No, not any more. As somebody pointed out way upthread, this was only an issue in the days of analogue over-the-air broadcasts. HDMI or component video input is not dependent on which standard the TV's tuner works on. A TV that's new enough to consider shipping to Canada will likely have HDMI sockets up the wazoo, so no problem with displaying a signal. The only consideration is whether the TV itself can take a 120v supply, or whether it'll need a voltage converter.
Oct 29th 2012, 7:20 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
Damn, I scrolled frenzied toward the end of the thread in the hope of being the first to type "bollocks".
Oct 29th 2012, 7:29 pm
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Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
My mum and dad did it, and have had no problems in both houses with UK appliances!