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Old 28-05-2008, 22:17
Pontyender
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This might be a stupid question, but will a US model Samsung TV work in this country?

I've found this 40" LCD 1080P TV (including 3 year parts & labour warranty) for an amazing price, for sale from a Spanish based website flogging US models in GBP, who ship to the UK.

http://emioni.com/product_info.php?c...oducts_id=6581
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Old 28-05-2008, 22:52
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No; it won't work properly. Buying a transformer won't solve the main problem: frame rate incompatibility.

The US TV market is very insular: TVs don't support the 50Hz frame rate of European SD/HDTV broadcasts and DVD (despite being largely identical under the chassis as the European models which support both 50Hz and 60Hz rates). You'd be able to watch Blu-ray movies on it or hook up a PS3 or PC to it, but you couldn't watch broadcast TV or DVDs on it. It doesn't help that there is no SCART socket (a European standard).
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Old 28-05-2008, 23:02
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This might be a stupid question, but will a US model Samsung TV work in this country?
Apart from the above, it also has an ATSC digital tuner which won't be much use in the UK - therefore as a standalone TV, it's pretty lame.
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Old 29-05-2008, 18:53
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I'd also question the 3 year guarantee... who exactly will be providing the in home service I wonder?!? it almost certainly won't be from the manufacturer.

that's in addition to all the above reasons for why it's a bad idea.... plus why is a spanish company selling US model TVs? - they won't work in Spain (or Europe)

all seems a bit fishy to me.
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Old 30-05-2008, 11:31
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I agree, don't buy a USA TV - they live in their own little world, and USA TV's are generally crippled to work only in the USA.

Also, don't forget, no NICAM, no Teletext, and no Freeview.
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