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Getting UK DVD Players Working in the U.S.?
StonyUK asks: "I'm moving from the UK to the U.S. shortly, and I'm trying to find a way of not having to replace all my region 2 DVDs with their region 1 counterparts. My UK player is chipped to support region 1 and region 2 right now, so I'm thinking that maybe I could just bring my player with me. I can do voltage conversion, but what about the signals itself? Is it possible to buy a TV in America that supports PAL? Do American TVs have SCART sockets? Also, I'm thinking that maybe I can get around all of this by buying an LCD projector and using the super-video output of my DVD player. Does anyone know if this is PAL / NTSC independent?"
Since my stuff was being shipped out by my new employers, the cheapest option for me was to buy a voltage transformer (Maplins sell these for about 50 quid) to convert US voltage (& socket) to UK. Don't forget you'll need to buy this BEFORE you leave.
Then get a cheap VCR and connect that to your TV via the SCART socket. NOTE the output of your US VCR will be composite video through "Phono" style connectors, so you will need to buy a suitable cable - again BEFORE you leave.
However, if you're not especially fond of your TV or it's going to be expensive to ship it out, remember that consumer electronics are rather cheaper in the US; as a rule of thumb just change the pound sign to a dollar sign and the exchange rate will do the rest ;-)
Check out some US stores to get a feel for prices - BestBuy.Com seems ok, but this isn't especially a plug for them.
That's about it. Now, does anyone know why american light switches are all upside down... ?
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