ian-c

i would like to take my tv with me , as i will have lost a lot of money if i have to sell it and buy another in usa .

can it be made to work in usa ??

Patrick Hasler

No
But TV sets here are so f**kin cheap it don't really matter

Put fifty quid by and buy one from Kmart.

ian-c

mine cost 5300 , hardly used as i travel , and on ebay worth about 1500

so i lose .

then i have to make up the difference again to buy another new one in the usa

so i lose double !!

there must be a way to make it work ??

Patrick Hasler

You may be able to use a transformer, but even LCD wide screens are ten a penny here. It also depends on the frequency used ?
I bought a portable colour one from the UK for my truck... it don't pick up a thing

Big D

If its that good it should take an NTSC signal with no problems - nearly all UK TVs are NTSC compatible these days. As for voltage look at the label on the back to see if it says 110/240v - if it does then you can just change the plug or use a travel adaptor and you are good to go! if not then you will need a voltage converter which are reasonably cheap.

Scart leads wont work over here - they use the component and RGB leads - S Video works - as your TV is that good it should have an HDMI and that works fine too.

Yes TVs are MUCH cheaper over here - but you make a good point, a 5k TV at home will still cost you 2 or 3 over here!

Good luck

Norri

If that is the case just sell the UK one on Ebay for £1500, convert the cash at 2-1 youv'e got $3000 to buy a new one in the States.

Elvira

Surely, since you do not actually have a visa to live in the US - and no chance of getting one - this is all academic...

Lord Lionheart

USA uses NTSC, Europe uses PAL. Different systems will not work in in seperate countries.
If you brought a power converter and a UK DVD player you could watch British movies however a dual format DVD player is less than $50.
Not worth the time or effort for what would effectively be a very expensive limited use monitor as the TV will not pick up any signals in the US.

Patrick Hasler

If you arrive here on just a visa waiver with a Tv they are going to turn you right around as a possible ilegal imigrant anyway because they will assume you intend to stay

Lord Lionheart

I know some dozy git that was here illegally, he came here 'on holiday' with his tools after a return visit to the UK
Needless to say he got sent back on the next plane.

dbj1000

Do you think we might have a troll here?

"I'm a pipe fitter/welder and I want to work in the US"

followed immediately by:

"I want to use my UK TV in the US"

It's just too good to be true.

What next? Probably berating us for being so insensitive to a newbie, while asking for advice on how to work in the US "cash in hand" or perhaps a tirade about how the illegals have it easier than poor, honest, law-abiding white folk who just want to escape all these bloody darkies that are flooding English shores.

RoadWarriorFromLP

As has already been pointed out, North America uses NTSC and most of Europe uses PAL. These are different formats, so PAL sets don't work in the US, and vice versa.

However, much PAL equipment of recent manufacture also has NTSC capability. If the TV is dual voltage, chances are pretty good that it has both PAL and NTSC capability and will work in the US; if it isn't dual voltage, then it probably doesn't have NTSC capability and won't work here at all.

Another thing that hasn't been noted above is that as of 2009, the US analog format will be eliminated. Televisions that aren't digital will no longer be able to pick up terrestrial signals because the analog frequencies will not be used for television. The sets will work with cable and existing video equipment, but anyone still using antennas for their television viewing will be out of luck.

Ray

Then of course there is Secam in various parts ...

Rete

Don't fret it Ian. You're not coming to live and work in the US anytime in the forseeable future. An H-1B is hard to get and you would have to find an employer, then be sponsored and the next filing date for the employer to sponsor you would be April, 2008 for possibly working in October 2008. So sit back and watch your plasma screen tellie. You won't be traveling here for a while.

ian-c

what is an h1b ?