If I buy a DVD Recorder from Great Britian, can I use it in Canada?
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Depends what you intend recording from as it will be PAL. It will have a PAL tuner section and will only accept PAL inputs. About the only thing you could use it for would be recording from a camcorder (assuming the camcorder is also bought in the UK and is PAL too).
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Im actually more concerned about plugging it into the wall and such. Isnt a GB power connection much different than in North America?
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230-240 volts, 50 Hz in the UK. Many modern peices of electronics have switched mode power supplies that can cope with anything from 100-250 volts. If your chosen recorder has one of these, it should work, otherwise it won't.
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If not you will need one of these.
http://www.dvdoverseas.com/voltage_converters.htm
Don't forget the PAL capable TV.
Unless you have already bought PAL equipment, you should rethink this plan. -
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Originally Posted by Seeker47
Some very cheap devices are affected by 50Hz vs 60Hz - notably radio alarm clocks which estimate timing via the AC cycle. In fact, when I moved from the UK to the US, I bought a lot of electronic equipment with me - only the alarm clock was a problem. A good excuse for oversleeping! Everything else either worked as-is (with a two-prong plug of course) or through a 115-230V transformer. -
Originally Posted by MeekloBraca
not be able to record television with it.
And since not many DVD recorders these days can record both
PAL and NTSC even through cinch/RCA connections...you may be buying
a 220 volt paperweight that you can't even plug it to the wall. -
Originally Posted by MeekloBraca
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