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Can you make a USA TV work in Ireland?

  • 01-12-2009 6:53pm
    #1
    dazzerb
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    Can you do anything to make a USA purchased TV (Plasma or LCD) work in Ireland? (with Satellite/Cable box)

    New model NTSC HD TV with HDMI connectors.

    Not concerned about power as TV is rated 100-230V 50/60Hz

    Just wondering what if anything can be done about the whole PAL/NTSC issue?

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    big_moe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭big_moe


    you can buy a pal/ntsc converter. but a decent one will cost ya a few quid...


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    PAL/NTSC is only relevant for analogue broadcasts. It will most likely contain an ATSC terrestrial tuner so you couldn't use it for DTT (we use DVB-T instead). Also it won't have any SCART connections, probably just component or RCA composite.

    If you're only using HDMI you should be fine once the TV can accept a 50 Hz signal.


  • #4
    dazzerb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 156 ✭✭dazzerb


    Karsini wrote: »
    PAL/NTSC is only relevant for analogue broadcasts. It will most likely contain an ATSC terrestrial tuner so you couldn't use it for DTT (we use DVB-T instead). Also it won't have any SCART connections, probably just component or RCA composite.

    If you're only using HDMI you should be fine once the TV can accept a 50 Hz signal.

    Do all the cable and satellite companies operating in Ireland use and support HDMI?


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Only for their HD boxes. For SD you'd to use the composite video connection via RCA/phono cables but as this is an analogue signal the PAL vs NTSC issue may arise. I know that many European TVs have no problem with a baseband NTSC signal but I don't know if it works the other way round.


  • #6
    kuro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭kuro_man


    With digital tv, there may be a problem with frame-rates which could cause judder. TV in US traditionally uses 30 or 60 fps while we use 25 or 50 fps (because the main electricity AC wave was originally used to time the frames).
    Check the TV can accept 25p/50i natively or that your set-top-box can output 30p/60p. If not, you need the tv to convert 25p/50i -> 30p/60i (pull-down).

    Most blu-rays give out 24fps (film standard) and most US tv's can show 24fps natively. European DVD's can be more complex, they may have been hard-coded to 25fps.

    High-end TV's (such as Pioneer plamsa) will probably take everything but it depends on whether the model is heavily localised or not. I don't think I'd bother if I could avoid it.

    (ps - I bought a video camera in the US which record in 24, 30 or 60 fps, thats why I did the research on telecine).


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