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Can I use a British LCD TV/Monitor in America?

I am an American living in London just now. If I buy a LCD TV/Monitor to use here, will I be able to use it (with my PC) in America after I move back home??Thanks for the help,John

Answer:

you'll have to change the power adapter otherwise you'll blow it up coz US and UK use different power.
Most monitors will work on 240 V or 120 V. However, just to be sure, check the rating plate on the back of the monitor. You will need to replace the power cord, but that is easy enough. You might also want to check that it has UL and FCC agency marks on the rating label too. Customs might give you some grief if you tried to bring a monitor without these into the US. Edit: Oops. Missed the TV part. That will not work. US uses NTSC encoding, the UK uses PAL. The TV tuner part will not work. I can't remember the acronyms for the new digital broadcasts, but I believe that those are incompatible too. If you are going to connect it to a satellite or cable box via HDMI or component video then you should be O.K.

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