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-   -   Will British TV's work in Canada? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/will-british-tvs-work-canada-770277/)

Alan2005 Oct 27th 2012 12:16 pm
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by onepixel (Post 10353202)
With technology improving and changing so quickly I am not going to spend $1000 plus on a tv that will be outdated in a year or less.
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.

onepixel Oct 27th 2012 12:19 pm
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
lol ok

MillieF Oct 27th 2012 1:37 pm
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by james.mc (Post 10352306)

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.
?
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.

Novocastrian Oct 27th 2012 2:10 pm
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 10353414)
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.
The very painful picture is normal in Canada, the lack of sound is a bonus.

selhurstpark Oct 27th 2012 2:30 pm
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You'll be thrilled to know SD there looks like HD here.

james.mc Oct 28th 2012 1:25 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10353450)
The very painful picture is normal in Canada, the lack of sound is a bonus.
:rofl::rofl:

MillieF Oct 28th 2012 1:47 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10353450)
The very painful picture is normal in Canada, the lack of sound is a bonus.
I can only agree a thousandfold

Scribble Oct 29th 2012 2:14 am
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.

chiefmissile Oct 29th 2012 2:24 am
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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

Oakvillian Oct 29th 2012 4:08 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by qwertyjjj (Post 10355589)
You need NTSC for North American TVs don't you?
There is usually an option in the TV menus to change this.
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.

Oakvillian Oct 29th 2012 4:11 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by jamesmc (Post 10352957)
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.
NO! No, no, no, no, no.

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.

neill Oct 29th 2012 4:17 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 10355767)
NO! No, no, no, no, no.

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.
Agree, and i doubt any insurance adjuster would even bother checking. Unless you actually told them, which would be a daft thing to do.

neill Oct 29th 2012 4:20 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 10355755)
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.
Wouldn't it still need to support 60 Hz though. I.e. 1080i60, 1080p60. I know the other way around, they don't always support 50i framerate.

dbd33 Oct 29th 2012 7:20 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 10355767)
NO! No, no, no, no, no.

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.
Damn, I scrolled frenzied toward the end of the thread in the hope of being the first to type "bollocks".

chiefmissile Oct 29th 2012 7:29 am
Re: Will British TV's work in Canada?
 
Originally Posted by Greenhill (Post 10352766)
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.
My mum and dad did it, and have had no problems in both houses with UK appliances!


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