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Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

Old May 8th 2010, 2:34 pm
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Hey,

I'm moving home (UK) in a couple of months and was wondering if TV;s that are bought in Dubai work in England?

Any advise is appreciated.

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Old May 8th 2010, 2:52 pm
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

Originally Posted by twisty100
Hey,

I'm moving home (UK) in a couple of months and was wondering if TV;s that are bought in Dubai work in England?

Any advise is appreciated.

Cheers,
Unless they're ancient, then yes.
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Old May 8th 2010, 4:14 pm
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

Originally Posted by twisty100
Hey,

I'm moving home (UK) in a couple of months and was wondering if TV;s that are bought in Dubai work in England?

Any advise is appreciated.

Cheers,
Afraid not, but they do work in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Figure that one out

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Afraid not, but they do work in Northern ireland, Wales and Scotland. Figure that one out
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

The OP is none the wiser. I took home a VCR player from Saudi 10 years ago, which didn't work when it reached the UK.
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Yes it will be fine.
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

Originally Posted by twisty100
Hey,

I'm moving home (UK) in a couple of months and was wondering if TV;s that are bought in Dubai work in England?

Any advise is appreciated.

Cheers,
Reception in the UK is now digital and, when it was analogue, used a different subcarrier frequency for the audio.So no it won't work.......
But if you buy a freeview box, in the UK, and plug it in to your telly it will work!
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Reception in the UK is now digital and, when it was analogue, used a different subcarrier frequency for the audio.So no it won't work.......
But if you buy a freeview box, in the UK, and plug it in to your telly it will work!
That answer is as clear as mud
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

Originally Posted by twisty100
Hey,

I'm moving home (UK) in a couple of months and was wondering if TV;s that are bought in Dubai work in England?

Any advise is appreciated.

Cheers,
Sorry- the nerd in me got out.

A dubai TV will not work in the UK just by plugging the ariel into it.

If you plug a Freeview box (digital receiver) into the ariel and plug that into the TV it will work
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I bought a freeview box in the UK before I moved out here- they are only like 20 quid just means you have another box and more cables to try and hide away from view!

PS what are you selling? car? oven etc?

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Yes it will be fine.
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

Presumably the reverse is also possible i.e. UK tv's will work in Dubai because you just plug them into a sattelite or cable system?

Is it worth even bringing over a uk tv i.e. are they as dirt cheap in Dubai as they seem to be in the UK at the moment?
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

from what I see, tvs are more $$$ in Dubai.

If you are moving home to have Sky then your tv will work. if you want to use an arial from your roof, then as others say, it will not work.

A Dubai bought tv with a UK sky box and dvd player connected to it will work.
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

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from what I see, tvs are more $$$ in Dubai.

If you are moving home to have Sky then your tv will work. if you want to use an arial from your roof, then as others say, it will not work.

A Dubai bought tv with a UK sky box and dvd player connected to it will work.
Thanks - I was thinking more the other way around, I have a job opportunity in Dubai and am trying to get my head round what is worth packing up and bringing i.e. shoudl I just give my uk tv's to family etc and buy new ones in Dubai (£400/£500 gets some pretty decent HD tv's in the UK). Or should I ship them because similar in Dubai costs more? Presumably if shipped to Dubai then just like the uk you guys all have satellite or cable boxes which will plug in?
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Default Re: Do Dubai TV's work in the UK?

I bought a new one out here 42 inch flat screen thing, compared to my old magic box, it cost 2000 dhm so 370 quid with a free dvd player + installation, you can always find cheaper on Dubizzle. Unless your shipping a load of stuff out I wouldn't bother. I got mine at Carrefoure, very good service and blonde proof. Get a shiny new one in my opinion!
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