Will my tv work in Qatar?
By aprilfamily •
Today the mover came in a "pre-move" visit. When I said I was thinking of bringing the tv, he said that it may not work there. I know that videos and dvds have different regions that they work in, but does this apply to tv's too? I had never heard this. Any help or advice?
so what's the use!!
so what's the use!!
I guess this is a moot point for aprilfamily who asked this question, well, almost 2 years ago. I'm only posting a reply here for others who might do a search on a similar issue.
dacount: the question is not only the voltage and frequency (110 vs 220 Volts and 60 vs 50 Hertz) of elecricity but also a matter of signal frequency.
In North America, as well as in Japan, televisions work on the NTSC system which uses 30 frames per second and less number of vertical lines (525 rows, 60 fields).
In Europe and the Middle East it's mostly PAL or SECAM systems which use 25 frames per second and a higher number of lines vertically (625 lines, 50 fields).
Now, while NTSC and PAL are analog systems, the fundamental common foundation of both systems (I mean analog and digital) is the Frame Rate.
The introduction of digital television doesn't mean that those barriers have been removed. The countries that use or used NTSC are or have implemented a 30-frame-per-second frame rate in their digital and HDTV systems and countries with PAL are or have implemented a 25-frame-per-second rate.
So, my understanding is that even if your LCD or Plasma television has multi-voltage capability, if it doesn't have multi signal capability, it won't work with non-North American TV signals. I.E. If you subscribe to cable television in Qatar and connect it to your NA television set, it shouldn't work.
In North America most television sets are not multi-standard. In the Middle East these days most sets are multi-standard.
You TV will work just fine. Most TVs these days have dual voltage and automatically adjusts itself. If not you can go to the souq and purchase a transformer for dirt cheap.
the same of someone who told me once. You did not bring your monitor with you, how can you show me the files on your desktop with the case only? I told him, we will connect it to your monitor, right? He said yeah .... this is the problem ... my monitor is showing different stuff !!! Won't be yours of course !!!(no comments)
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Most of the channels come from the Satellite, so there should be no problems for the TV I guess. You could use a suitable satellite receiver.
If your TV is multisystem it will work here.
If your TV is USA NTSC (probably - or you wouldn't be asking the question) you can buy a Multisystem adapter unit but they are pricey.
Also, the power here is 220 VAC 50 Hz, not the USA 120 VAC 60Hz. Keep that in mind for anything that plugs into the wall that you might think of bringing.