I was wondering if a UK spec TV would tune in available channels in Australia. I know that they are both PAL but wasn't sure if channel frequencies were similar or not.
Does anybody know before I hit the net for answers?
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PAL formats UK and Oz
I was wondering if a UK spec TV would tune in available channels in Australia. I know that they are both PAL but wasn't sure if channel frequencies were similar or not.
Does anybody know before I hit the net for answers?
Bernie.
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Nope, won't work. Different PAL versions.
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Will but they'll be no sound. You could buy PAL I to PAL B tuners or i suppose the tuner in a VCR might work!
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It is my understanding that the audio is modulated on a different frequency. Some, more modern, tellies will be okay with this. Check the manual. Others will need a component swap that should not be too expensive.
Mark
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Even if it would, would you really risk shipping one to OZ?
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If it was packed with a heap of other stuff in a container it would be OK. On its own I wouldn't want to send it.
Bernie.
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I'm Confused.
You have more faith in such things than I do. On seperate ocassions some years ago I and a friend had containerised stuff shipped from Singapore to UK. Most of it arrived OK - solid stuff like furniture - but some of the more delicate stuff like glassware and bulky hifi gear (as it was then) did suffer some damage.
Hopefully things have changed since then, both with the electronics and the shipping.
Good luck with the move and I hope everything works out for you.
Dave.
DaveK.
My System:
Power: Belkin PF40, Custom.hifi.cables Hydra and DC PSUs.
Sources: Self built HTPC with Xonar ST sound card, NAD T585 multi disc player, Sony BDP-S350, Squeezebox Touch, Techncs SL1210 (mod'd) + Nagaoka MP30, Thomson Sky HD box.
Amps etc.: 2 x Mini-T amps, MF-X10D Valve buffer clone, StanDAC 7520/Caiman (mod'd).
Speakers: Mission 774s with added super tweeters
Cables: best I can afford and likely to change except Homar's RF attenuated co-ax's and Mark Grant USB and HDMI cables. I also like silver i/cs and speaker cable.
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