TV in Bahrain
Feb 21st 2006, 4:25 pm
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TV in Bahrain
Hi guys
Currently on shortlist to get job in Bahrain over the next 4-8 weeks. job seems excellent, good pay, allowances etc
However, one thing I have been able to find quite yet on all the various expat forums out there
1) is it easy to get English/European TV channels?
(cable, bring your own satellite dish/sky box, or local provider?)
2) having just forked out £1500 on a new LCD TV in the UK, does UK TV work in Bahrain or do i need to buy new TV locally (different PAL system? in Bahrain?)
sorry, but I gotta see the footie etc
Hope any of you can help!
Currently on shortlist to get job in Bahrain over the next 4-8 weeks. job seems excellent, good pay, allowances etc
However, one thing I have been able to find quite yet on all the various expat forums out there
1) is it easy to get English/European TV channels?
(cable, bring your own satellite dish/sky box, or local provider?)
2) having just forked out £1500 on a new LCD TV in the UK, does UK TV work in Bahrain or do i need to buy new TV locally (different PAL system? in Bahrain?)
sorry, but I gotta see the footie etc
Hope any of you can help!
Feb 21st 2006, 5:03 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by BartS
Hi guys
Currently on shortlist to get job in Bahrain over the next 4-8 weeks. job seems excellent, good pay, allowances etc
However, one thing I have been able to find quite yet on all the various expat forums out there
1) is it easy to get English/European TV channels?
(cable, bring your own satellite dish/sky box, or local provider?)
2) having just forked out £1500 on a new LCD TV in the UK, does UK TV work in Bahrain or do i need to buy new TV locally (different PAL system? in Bahrain?)
sorry, but I gotta see the footie etc
Hope any of you can help!
Currently on shortlist to get job in Bahrain over the next 4-8 weeks. job seems excellent, good pay, allowances etc
However, one thing I have been able to find quite yet on all the various expat forums out there
1) is it easy to get English/European TV channels?
(cable, bring your own satellite dish/sky box, or local provider?)
2) having just forked out £1500 on a new LCD TV in the UK, does UK TV work in Bahrain or do i need to buy new TV locally (different PAL system? in Bahrain?)
sorry, but I gotta see the footie etc
Hope any of you can help!
Hello mate, welcome to the forum.
Yep, cble TV is readily available in the ME. Main providers there would be the same as they are here:
Showtime: www.showtimearabia.com
Orbit: http://www.kingofsat.net/en/pack-orbit.php
This might be useful as well:
TV channels available in BAH:
http://www.lyngsat-address.com/tv/Bahrain.html
They carry ALL imaginable channels on these 2 networks and you can easily watch the footie live on either of these networks.
As for your new telly, it will be fine. We work on the same voltage as the UK, 220/240V, so you will have no problems.
Hope that helps. Enjoy the forum!
Feb 21st 2006, 5:07 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Cheers m8
Re the telly it self, i was not so much worried about the voltage, but more about the tuner itself.
As far as I know, although UK/Europe both have PAL, they differ e.g. from UK to continent, e.g. UK TV does not work in Holland .
Hence the question, does a UK TV work in Bahrain? Did you bring yours?
Bart
Re the telly it self, i was not so much worried about the voltage, but more about the tuner itself.
As far as I know, although UK/Europe both have PAL, they differ e.g. from UK to continent, e.g. UK TV does not work in Holland .
Hence the question, does a UK TV work in Bahrain? Did you bring yours?
Bart
Feb 21st 2006, 5:33 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by BartS
Cheers m8
Re the telly it self, i was not so much worried about the voltage, but more about the tuner itself.
As far as I know, although UK/Europe both have PAL, they differ e.g. from UK to continent, e.g. UK TV does not work in Holland .
Hence the question, does a UK TV work in Bahrain? Did you bring yours?
Bart
Re the telly it self, i was not so much worried about the voltage, but more about the tuner itself.
As far as I know, although UK/Europe both have PAL, they differ e.g. from UK to continent, e.g. UK TV does not work in Holland .
Hence the question, does a UK TV work in Bahrain? Did you bring yours?
Bart
M.E is PAL system. Plasma TV are far far more cheaper here than anywhere else! (beside somtimes you get coupon to win a Rolls Royce)
Feb 21st 2006, 6:01 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by CasaNova
M.E is PAL system. Plasma TV are far far more cheaper here than anywhere else! (beside somtimes you get coupon to win a Rolls Royce)
Feb 21st 2006, 6:32 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by BartS
Cheers m8
Re the telly it self, i was not so much worried about the voltage, but more about the tuner itself.
As far as I know, although UK/Europe both have PAL, they differ e.g. from UK to continent, e.g. UK TV does not work in Holland .
Hence the question, does a UK TV work in Bahrain? Did you bring yours?
Bart
Re the telly it self, i was not so much worried about the voltage, but more about the tuner itself.
As far as I know, although UK/Europe both have PAL, they differ e.g. from UK to continent, e.g. UK TV does not work in Holland .
Hence the question, does a UK TV work in Bahrain? Did you bring yours?
Bart
As far as I know, it shoulf be fine to use your UK telly over here, ie, in BAH, but let someone who has brought a telly out answer that one for ya.
If you have any other q's, fire away and I will see if I can help.
Feb 23rd 2006, 10:10 am
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by Bob
There are different PAL and NTSC signals though....and I couldn't say for DXB, but I know a Brit TV works in Bahrain....so not much help
cheers Bob, that is exactly what I was referring to... both continental Europe and UK are both PAL, but they are not the same.
I suppose if you you have a sat dish and your own set top box, it is irrelevant as you use the tuner of the STB rather than the TV
Bart
Feb 25th 2006, 7:50 am
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Where there is a will - there is a way. You'll make it work somehow!
Or maybe you could store or sell your LCD in Brit-land and get a new one in Bahrain for cheap. Our choice was to give all our stuff away when we moved... but then again our TV was worth maybe £50.
Or maybe you could store or sell your LCD in Brit-land and get a new one in Bahrain for cheap. Our choice was to give all our stuff away when we moved... but then again our TV was worth maybe £50.
Feb 25th 2006, 11:50 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by BurpusMe
Where there is a will - there is a way. You'll make it work somehow!
Or maybe you could store or sell your LCD in Brit-land and get a new one in Bahrain for cheap. Our choice was to give all our stuff away when we moved... but then again our TV was worth maybe £50.
Or maybe you could store or sell your LCD in Brit-land and get a new one in Bahrain for cheap. Our choice was to give all our stuff away when we moved... but then again our TV was worth maybe £50.
Feb 26th 2006, 4:37 am
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by un-mundo
Look on the bright side. When I last lived in Bahrain, the most British language tv we got was about an hour and a half each evening, most of which consisted of elderly (even then) Bonanza screenings!
Feb 26th 2006, 7:17 am
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Re: TV in Bahrain
You were living in a parralel universe if you were watching that stuff, circa 1971, believe me!
High Chapparal, well that's different ...
High Chapparal, well that's different ...
Feb 26th 2006, 9:49 am
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by BartS
cheers Bob, that is exactly what I was referring to... both continental Europe and UK are both PAL, but they are not the same
Getting really anoraky, the only difference between the various flavours of PAL is the location of the audio subcarrier. This means that if you plugged your UK TV into a Bahraini aerial socket, you'd get a picture but no sound.
The good news is, this is only a problem if you're using the tuner inside the TV. As long as you get a local satellite or cable box, and connect it to your TV via SCART or phono leads, you'll get picture and sound as normal. Same with local DVD players, VCRs, games consoles, whatever; connect them via AV leads and not the aerial socket and they'll work fine.
Feb 26th 2006, 8:41 pm
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Re: TV in Bahrain
Originally Posted by GarethR
Getting really anoraky, the only difference between the various flavours of PAL is the location of the audio subcarrier. This means that if you plugged your UK TV into a Bahraini aerial socket, you'd get a picture but no sound.
The good news is, this is only a problem if you're using the tuner inside the TV. As long as you get a local satellite or cable box, and connect it to your TV via SCART or phono leads, you'll get picture and sound as normal. Same with local DVD players, VCRs, games consoles, whatever; connect them via AV leads and not the aerial socket and they'll work fine.
The good news is, this is only a problem if you're using the tuner inside the TV. As long as you get a local satellite or cable box, and connect it to your TV via SCART or phono leads, you'll get picture and sound as normal. Same with local DVD players, VCRs, games consoles, whatever; connect them via AV leads and not the aerial socket and they'll work fine.
