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.

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sell it and buy a new TV here....

whats the point in taking up space/cost to ship something you can buy over here anyway, that will definitely work?

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we brought our samsung 42" flat screen with us in June and just plugged it in with a travel plug then we bought a Shaw box and that was it (still crappy shows tho!) the tv is about a year old.

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Cheers! :thumbup:

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We're shipping a 20ft container with a Jeep in it = Space is no problem + Cost of shipping is no more. Plug in a Shaw box ... cheap TV. That'll do for a start.

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I'm always surprised by this advice. Decent TV's are $1000 plus.

If the TV says it takes 110V on the back then you can just plug it in, otherwise it will need a voltage converter - these aren't very expensive.

Also, if the TV has HDMI sockets then it's going to be usable here. The NTSC/PAL issue doesn't matter so much any more as analogue over the air no longer exists in Canada.

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When we moved across, we took our laptops and iron with us and have no problem just using them (with an adaptor). I suggest contacting the TV manufacturer and asking them if there would be any problems; that would be done easily enough online.... oh right, you have an answer!

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IF fitted with a voltage converter no problem but if anything electrical you bring over does not have a CSA (i think thats it) sticker on it and it causes a fire or other ,,the house insurance may not cover you.

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Sign up for daily tv torrents or thebox.bz and you can get a load of british tv programmes including the soaps a few hours after they are shown in the uk

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The orignial poster mentioned they wanted to watch Corrie when moving to Canada. Just to let you know Corrie is now only a week or so behind England so catching up would be no issue.

Another poster here said they use http://tunir.net which allowed them to watch all the iplayer and catch up services from the UK. I tried it and it is great. You just change the dns settings on your network card (change them back when not using the service) It takes about 30 seconds to do each time. Plug in an hdmi cable to your pc to tv and you can watch it on your big screen tv.

You could also buy a vpn serivce like someone else mentioned. I was looking into geting StrongVPN but will use the other for now.

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dunno where you're shopping, but i got a 42" 1080p Phillips TV from walmart for $600

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I think the word you missed was 'decent'.

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how decent do you need it to be?

3 HDMI inputs, 1x RGB input, 1x PrPbY input, 1x VGA input, USB input, decent speakers, 42" screen

what else does a TV need?

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I agree hagis88. I have a 42 inch LG TV. 3 hdmi outlets. Fantastic picture. Great sound. $599

I have friends who are really into tv specs. They compete against each other over the picture quality. The blacks, the yellows etc plasma, led or lcd etc. When it comes down to it if you like the picture you are looking at then that is all that matters to me. People always are amazed at the quality of my tv.

With technology improving and changing so quickly I am not going to spend $1000 plus on a tv that will be outdated in a year or less.

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An electrician won't do this for you, at least not one that wants keep his license, unless you get a CSA stamp on them.

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A decent picture? Fair enough if you don't care about this or can't tell the difference, but I've seen a $600 42" LG and it's not good enough for me.

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Huh? I expect at least 10 years out of my TV.

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.

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lol ok

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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.

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The very painful picture is normal in Canada, the lack of sound is a bonus.

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You'll be thrilled to know SD there looks like HD here.

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:rofl::rofl:

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I can only agree a thousandfold

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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.

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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.:thumbsup:

Regards

Andrew

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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.