Re: Need info on TV set

Spehro Pefhany wrote:

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:55:52 +1300, the renowned Barry Lennox
<bt.l.barryl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


On 26 Nov 2006 10:22:19 -0800, "n o s p a m p l e a s e"
<this.is.not.a.valid.email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Will a TV set bought in Europe work in New Zealand? What parameters
should I compare to establish if the TV set bought in Europe will work
in New Zeland?

No. NZ uses PAL-B with sound-vision spacing of 5.5 MHz, The UK,
AFAIK, still uses PAL-I with sound-vision spacing of 6.0 MHz. Plus NZ
still transmits a lot on the "Low-band VHF" channels (44 to 68 MHz)


He said "Europe". How about, say, Germany. Don't they use another
flavor/flavour of PAL?


Europe used to be (still is?) all splintered up. In Germany I had to use a VCR that can auto-switch between PAL and SECAM, the French system. TV sets could not do that except for one but only because I hacked it. The OP would have to look up the standards and differences between NZ and whatever country he bought his TV in. At least for these issues: Channels and spacing, audio carrier(s), color system.


Anyway, they are pretty cheap these days. eg: a couple of prices (in
NZD) from today's junk mail:

14" $109 to $149.
21" $199 to $339

Barry Lennox


Even the smaller plasma sets are getting pretty cheap.


I've heard that they don't last very long. Wanted to get a cheap laptop for the road at a post-Thanksgiving sale. Of course, all the good stuff was gone by then. Walked out the store and that was through the TV aisle. Looked at a few flat-screen TVs and was rather surprised to see very high prices for 2-year warranty extensions. Up to $200 for sets that cost around $1000. That is a whopping 20% warranty overhead after the typical 1-year period. This got me thinking, usually the quality and longevity of a product is inversely proportional to the yearly cost of the warranty.

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