Telly.
Jun 27th 2007, 8:39 am
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Telly.
Just a quick question, will my tv work in NZ? I know british tellies work on
PAL I but i believe the ones in NZ use PAL G/B. Are better just getting a new one?
PAL I but i believe the ones in NZ use PAL G/B. Are better just getting a new one?
Jun 27th 2007, 9:05 am
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Re: Telly.
Cheers mate, looks like i will have to subscribe to Sky. Oh Well eh! What a fantastic excuse to keep up with the footy!!!!!
Jun 27th 2007, 10:49 am
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Re: Telly.
Oh, yes - and get up t the crack of dawn / middle of the night to watch games. I was woken by a steady stream of people coming to our house to watch the European Championship at 6am a few weeks ago! They did bring McDonalds brekkies with them though...
Jun 27th 2007, 11:04 am
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Re: Telly.
Only if your prepared to pay extra for the sports channel!
Oh, yes - and get up t the crack of dawn / middle of the night to watch games. I was woken by a steady stream of people coming to our house to watch the European Championship at 6am a few weeks ago! They did bring McDonalds brekkies with them though...
Oh, yes - and get up t the crack of dawn / middle of the night to watch games. I was woken by a steady stream of people coming to our house to watch the European Championship at 6am a few weeks ago! They did bring McDonalds brekkies with them though...
Jun 27th 2007, 11:26 am
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Re: Telly.
http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/freeview-faq-i-1.html
also see:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...8&postcount=36
I know a man who knows more but will have to PM the details
(as he is persona non grata around here nowadays!)
Jun 27th 2007, 11:28 am
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Jun 27th 2007, 11:38 am
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Jun 27th 2007, 2:15 pm
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Re: Telly.
Hi I have one of the TVs with built in Freeview, will this still work or do we need other fandangled bits and bobs???
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Jun 27th 2007, 3:07 pm
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Re: Telly.
We e-mailed Phillips re our LCD TV and although it didn't say anything in the literature they had said it will in NZ.
Jun 27th 2007, 8:36 pm
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Re: Telly.
freeview in UK (DVB or digital terrestrial) is not the same as freeview in NZ as the NZ one is via satellite and the UK via an aerial (hence "terrestrial"). So UK freeview decoder will not work with NZ signal but your TV might be able to receive NZ analogue (old-style) TV signals. Good luck.
Jun 28th 2007, 4:34 am
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Re: Telly.
Best to get rid of any TVs in England, unless they are newish Plasma/HDTV ones
Jun 28th 2007, 7:17 am
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Re: Telly.
why? the picture on analogue sources from my 36ZP38 (a big beast of a CRT, tube, TV) is far better than most plasmas LCDs or DLPs and with the NZ sun straming into the room it is brighter than most - of course it cost an extra £50 for the packing case but that ain't gonna buy you much of a plasma even if you include the few hundred pounds I would have got to sell it!!
Last edited by lardyl; Jun 28th 2007 at 8:11 am.