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In Reply to: RE: Not unless it has provision for NTSC. posted by JimL on November 23, 2009 at 10:30:02
I think NTSC refers to a broadcast signal, no? Most likely, he will use a cable box and a DVD player + xbox or playstation. Any problem with these?
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and how often the scan occurs per second. The European system is PAL, the US system is NTSC, which means not only broadcast, but also video monitors, cable, DVD, video games, etc. that are sold in Europe are incompatible with US TV, DVD, video games, etc. unless you have a region-free player, TV, etc. This is like trying to run a electric clock from Europe (240 volt/50 Hz) on US AC power - even if you get a transformer to cut the voltage, the frequency is wrong. to be brief, IT WON'T WORK. Trust me on this, I have a good friend who lives in Italy and I can't play any US DVDs there, or vice versa.
Many available here accept PAL or 50Hz-based anyway. I do agree that 50Hz is more of a potential problem than the voltage though.But I think the point is with American source devices, not ones meant for use in Italy. So with BD that would work regardless, same display requirements. With DVD or NTSC sources (cable/sat boxes, some games) it would depend on the display. For instance, my Pio doesn't care if it's a 50 or 60Hz based system for displaying. A display built in the last couple years has potentially quite a wider range of capability than an older one, so don't judge on based going too far back. The cheaper the display, the less flexible it's likely to be. The basic concept here is the timebase used for the input signals is not based on the line frequency (like on old TVs), the only question being if the chosen model allows both 50 and 60Hz.
Similarly you can get a DVD player that will output in a format meant for a 50Hz TV, but displayed on a TV running on 60Hz. Oppo for example.
If I was the buyer of the TV, I'd try to get out of it...unless he did a lot of research beforehand. Hard to believe it would be a "deal" based on how prices generally are in the EU compared to the U.S.
Edits: 11/23/09
As long as he's using an external source, everything should work. Assuming the TV has standard component/HDMI inputs.
I don't know if it matters if the TV is supplied with 50 or 60Hz AC, besides the voltage thing. Is it UL certified? Maybe it is a "universal" power model. Maybe it's a model made for "export" including the U.S.
I guess my comment is I would be *extremely* surprised if he couldn't have gotten a better price on the same/similar TV in the U.S. OTOH he might have got a great duty-free/miltary price and maybe the military even ship it for free...
Knowing my son's track record with "deals" I would not be surprised if he got screwed on the whole deal. I can only pray that he can get it shipped cheaply through the military, or this is going to be a disaster for him. Kids! What can I say?
Jim
I have some of this going on and have developed a little bit of knowledge about it, though not expertise. Your son's tv is likely a PAL standard tv, though it could be a dual standard tv, i.e. NTSC and PAL. Those are available here, too, but you have to hunt for them.
You can also purchase converters, too. How well they work with cable or the like, I have no idea. I have a relatively inexpensive Philips DVD player that plays PAL and NTSC out to our NTSC tv. Marantz DVD players until this year had the ability to play into a PAL or NTSC tv, so if he goes that route, he might be able to find a one year old Marantz that will convert for him.
Good luck.
Larry
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