Will British TV's work in Canada?
 

I'm sure someone will have asked this before..

We have a 42'' LG LCD TV, full HD - I can't see on the tuning menu if it is PAL signal only. Do you think it will work as I have received conflicting advice!

Also, my wife is asking if you can still pick up British TV either on channels or via the web (including Corrie!!) any suggestions would be appreciated!

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Hi, we're not taking anything electrical so can't offer specific experience, but check out the wiki about electrical goods. This is a good place to start.

I have used my iPad to try and get BBC iplayer, when i was in Canada in May and it wouldn't work. Didn't try 4OD or itv player Apps but I assume the same.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Compatability_of_Goods

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Use a VPN to watch BBC i player, i was watching my sky tv package in canada this summer with no problems, use something like witopia vpn, costs around $50 us per year.

Your TV should work ok, as long as it has NTSC, my parents moved 20 years ago and were able to use their tv with video recorder, but becuase it was not NTSC they could not use it to watch Canadian tv.

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Couple of problems you'll have and need to get someone to help with. Due to the curvature of the earth, the satellite signal does not travel well. If you get one of the larger satellite dishes, about 60" across, they have a small centre probe thingy in the middle to receive the signal. You'll need a tele installer to bend it by 27.26 degrees to the east, so it can pick up the signal. You'll also need a voice converter, as your British TV sound will have a funny accent coming out of it.

Prepare to watch TV with a bottle of expensive Canadian wine and slab of cheese.

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Thanks for your kind words and advice. I'm really asking if the TV will work in Canada !

By the way, why IS cheese so expensive?

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Because it is on the udder side of the Atlantic.

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So they don't make cheese in Canada? Could've sworn I've seen the odd cow there...

As for wine, have sampled some from Niagra and it looks as though I will have to pay for the european wine travel costs

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Think cheddar, cheddar, bit of mozzarella then some feta with a bit of cheddar

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Sounds like I will need a suitcase full of wine and cheese then. I assume I can buy crackers at Loblaws

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Speaking of the price of cheese again is this worth it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml

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Forget investing in gold or real estate, get on the case and put your cash into Wensleydale, Double Gloucester or Cornish Yarg by the sound of it

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I don't know if there would be any problems with the TV working here in Canada, but to be honest, programming is pretty lame in comparison to the UK. In response to the iPlayer and 4od problem, I use Unotelly. It costs about $4/month and you can also use it to access American Netflix (because Canadian Netflix is pretty lame too!) It's important to be able to escape to Time Team or QI when you need a taste of home!

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From what I can gather, SpikeyD66 is simply asking if they can plug the TV in and tune it into Canadian TV channels. I didn't see any reference to him asking about BBC iPlayer, how good Canadian TV programs are, cheese or wine but sadly still no answer to the original question it seems.

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.

Can you tune it in?
Or, will the TV be reduced to 'Dumb Monitor/display' type status to be hooked up to a DVD player and display those old British bought DVD's for the remainder of it's natural life?

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This post has nothing to do with TV's but its about plug sockets, my mum and dad when they moved to canada 20 years ago took 3 pin plug sockets and got an electrician to fit these in their canadian house, so my mums mixer, microwave and other electrical appliances from the UK were able to be pluged straight into the socket without an adapter of any kind, so anyone moving over, get some 3 pin plug sockets from B&Q and get them wired in when they arrive in Canada, hope this helps.

Regards

Andrew

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Although probably not a good idea to plug anything rated 240v 50hz into a 110v 60hz circuit; especially if it has a motor, heating or timing circuit in it.