Ziggy Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Me again. We bought two tv's on our arrival in Bloemfontein(Nov 05). A Panasonic and Telefunken. I want to take them with us, but am not sure if it will work on that side. The specifications on the Panasonic are as follows:Systems:1. PAL B,G,H2. Pal i3. Pal D,KThey are brand new and I do not want to sell it...Perhaps someone knows about this?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hi TukinoI cannot tell you specifically whether or not they will work, all I can tell you is advice I saw given to somebody else a while ago. Apparently what is sometimes the problem is the sound, SA broadcasts on a different bandwidth than Australia.The advice, bring them with. When you get here, if they do not work properly for some reason, go out and buy a local video machine for around $80 and connect the video to the tv. You then play the TV through the video, which of course has no problem with the local sound or picture. I thought it was excellent advice.Hope that helps.Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamcatcher Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hi Tukino,We brought our cheap no name TV over, and it works just fine. My sister came over 5 years ago, and her TV's had no problems either.What Mara says is also true. Bring them with you, if they don't work, there will be a way around it.Greetings,Dreamy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 We brought our TV's (LG, Sony, Panasonic & Phillips) and they all work with reception through our VCR. Bring your TV's - TV's are quite expensive here but you can pick up a brand new VCR for as little as $40! (Once you get here and want to know how to do it, we can tell you how... ("We" as in "hubby" ) Both your TV brands are supported in Aus as well, should you later have any difficulties or need a service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodag Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 From what I remember, SA copied the UK 625-line TV standard, called PAL I.Australia uses PAL B (VHF) and PAL G (UHF) (if you really want to know, the main difference from PAL I is slightly lower video bandwidth and the sound subcarrier is at +5.5Mhz instead of +6MHz). But it looks like your Panasonic, at least, will be OK since it supports PAL B and G. You might have to find some setting for this hidden in a setup menu.Another option is to get a digital set top box. The analog PAL transmissions in Australian are supposed to be phased out - this was supposed to happen by 2008, but just recently 2010 to 2011 has been stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Thank you all. I appreciate your info. Have a nice weekend. Ish, the little kangaroo's hopped over the bokkies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Ish, the little kangaroo's hopped over the bokkies... That's a nice way to put it...... Not a nice thing to see - could not believe it!!.... NZ trampled the roos so I don't have much hope for THAT game!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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