My mistake, I didn't realize that you could get an NTSC only TV that had an HDMI input socket.

Neither did I to be honest. It appears to be a US market anomaly.

Ok, Im confused again LOL, will my tv work?

Most likely not. The only way to be sure would be to try inputting a PAL source (e.g. a UK DVD) to see if it works.

Definitely NOT true. My Vizio is a dual voltage 50/60 cycle TV, but the integrated tuner is NTSC. I've been using it with a Freeview box connected via an HDMI cable sine 2011. I get all the Freeview channels (SD & HD) with no issues. The picture is actually sharper than it was when using the TV in the USA.

If your Vizio brand TV is compatible with both PAL and NTSC then it will work in the manner you describe. But we're not discussing a Vizio TV.

There are other threads on this issue; the Vizio is a cheap US TV - not remotely to the spec of a Sony, Samsung, LG etc. and not even "full" HDTV.

Any modern TV should perform well. Even my old pre-digital JVC would play PAL videos. The PAL-NTSC compatibility is no longer an issue.

The integrated tuner for a US TV will be NTSC, but the tuner in the Freeview (or other) box will be delivering the signal.

do you use a converter or did you just change out the power cable?

lgabriel73: The TV is dual voltage (actually 110-240V/50-60 cycle), so I just changed the power cable. Did the same on a Samsung 23" that I still use as a computer monitor.

If the back of your TV says the same or similar (120-240 or some such), then no transformer/voltage converter is needed. Personally, if not dual voltage, I would dump before you travel just because TV tends to be on for several hours and the transformers get hot. I would have no reservations otherwise.

Thanks Vadio, I will check it when I get home but from what I remember it says 110-240V.

Both the official specifications and anecdotal evidence on other forums suggest that this particular set cannot accept a PAL signal. That other sets do is irrelevant. The only way to be certain would be feed in a PAL signal and see if it works.

apparently you can buy multi system tv's in the US that work on PAL or NTSC signals. Might be cheaper to buy one here in the US that can be used in the UK. Usually electronics are cheaper here than the UK. Much as I want to just be able to take my tv with me I don't want to get there and find it doesn't work and not be able to at least get some money by selling it.

Buying new in the US would be risky - warranty may not be valid outside the US, and depending on who packs the container, it might not survive the journey. My supposedly professionally packed boxes looked like a drunk sailor when they opened the container at its final destination. A large screen TV would never have survived.

We had a few things damaged in our shipment - luckily nothing of any value either monetary or sentimental - due to a bit sloppy packing.

However, the TV was fine - that had been packed by a specialist who was not part of the removal crew. He came in and essentially put together a custom fitted wooden crate for the tv. It arrived just fine and dandy

Rebs, would you mind giving an indication of the cost of that service?