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| Thread ID: 122507 | 2011-12-26 01:59:00 | TV frequesncies | kiwigray (16669) | PC World Chat |
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| 1250658 | 2011-12-26 01:59:00 | I am thinking of bring back a portable TV from Britain and was wondering it I could get it to work here. It will pick up the Freeview channels in England on TV frequency, VHF 48.25 - 423.25 MHz, UHF 431.25 - 855.25MHz Can anyone tell me if that will work here or can it be converted in some way. |
kiwigray (16669) | ||
| 1250659 | 2011-12-26 02:51:00 | I suspect that it would be a paper weight. Different digital TV standards etc.. Digital TV standards are way worse than the old analog world from what I can see.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1250660 | 2011-12-26 03:01:00 | If it has an analogue tuner (PAL, same as we use here), it should work (for a while, the analogue transmitters will be getting turned off over the next couple of years); if it has a digital tuner, I dont think it will work here, our terrestrial transmission is MPEG4 video (England is, I think, MPEG2), and the sound and electronic program guide (EPG) are probably different too. You could just get a set-top box (either terrestrial or satellite) or buy a new tv ;). Here is a list of the frequencies you wanted en.wikipedia.org This may be helpful too en.wikipedia.org |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 1250661 | 2011-12-26 05:00:00 | I suspect that analog won't work here either as I seem to remember that the UK uses a different sound carrier frequency. Pix would be OK. feersumendjinn suggestion of getting a set top box is best.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1250662 | 2011-12-26 08:57:00 | Given the prices of TV's here even if you were bring it back in a container load of goods, I would ditch it and fill the space with good quality "Single Malt", you would win easily. !!!!!! | Arnie (6624) | ||
| 1250663 | 2011-12-27 05:49:00 | The analog section (if it has one) would probably be useless because the UK uses a different intercarrier sound frequency (6.5MHz) and the overall transmission bandwidth is also different to NZ, and it would probably be UHF only as well. So: you'd have to check that it was multi-standard, and similarly, the Freeview transmission band may be different to NZ as well. You can't rely on a UK salesperson giving you the right advice either. For NZ analogue (if it has analogue at all) you will need PAL/B/G (CCIR), and for Freeview terrestrial digital you need DVB-T, 8MHz bandwidth, Video Decoding H.264 AVC, MPEG 2 MP@ML. Audio Decoding: MPEGI Layer II/Musicam, MPEG-4 HE AAC There is probably no real saving in buying in the UK and shipping to NZ anyway, you'd have to pay GST on entry as well, on top of the VAT you paid in the UK and your shipping costs. Freeview TVs are cheap as chips here, and I just bought a small screen Sanyo LED TV on special for well under $300. Not only does it have all the usual Freeview features like Teletext etc, it also tunes analog TV as well, so the output from a normal VCR or DVD player can be tuned in at RF. On top of that it has a manual written in proper English! Not quite 'portable' but very close, it is a one-hand carry and you wouldn't hesitate to toss it in the back seat Buy here and you automatically get all of the above (except perhaps the analog feature) plus a warranty. It's a no-brainer. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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