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Before the upcoming black friday / cyber monday sales, I have a few questions I would like to ask the experienced members of your community. I currently reside in the USA and I will be permanently moving to Cyprus in Europe in a few months. I am planning to purchase a high-end HDTV and my market research is showing me a price difference up to%300 of the prices in USA (I will also be able to bring my belongings customs/tax free). I have also done the research on NTSC and PAL formats. Before I make any purchase decision, I would like to ask your opinions on these questions. Is there any way to use an NTSC TV purchased in the US in a European country, to watch TV channels, through a satellite/cable box connected to the TV?

If the cable box or satellite box is being connected to the TV through the HDMI cable, does this mean that the NTSC/PAL different wont play a role, or would it still not work? Which cable connection type would override this problem? Are there any TV's sold in the United States, which would be 'compatible' or 'supported' for the PAL system used in Europe? I see that there are many different PAL/SECAM/NTSC converters sold on the market in the USA today. My question is regarding the depenability of these as well as the quality of the picture - Would any of these converters give me Full HD quality sound and picture, or would there be a compromise? I currently own a Samsung HT-E6500W 5.1 3D Home Theater System - would this be used in any way to overcome this PAL/NTSC problem? Download Free Stephenie Meyer Midnight Sun Italiano Pdf Converter.

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The TV purchased in the USA will also need a voltage converter unit to work in Cyprus - What is the general feeling on the dependability of these converters? Do you think they carry any risks or would they lessen the expected life of the TV in any way? Does NTSC/PAL format difference of a TV also affect the compatibility of a gaming console, such as the upcoming XBOX One? Would a us-purchased Xbox one work on any TV or would it require NTSC? Thank you in advance for all your answers. We have moved to ATSC.

And Europe will be using DVB-T, so you may run into a few issues from the get-go, even with crazy converters (#4). Visit/post @ AVS for more details. It's a complex topic. The following thread will lead you to purchase an HDTV while there, or find a speciality e-tailer who can sell you a multi-system HDTV at US prices.

The good thing is, the HDTVs there (most of them anyway), will accept a 60Hz video signal, as well as the rest of our video specifications. OTOH, normal HDTVs sold in North American only accept 60Hz and not 50Hz, as is used in Europe. Many of the conversion solutions formerly used for PAL >NTSC won't help you since now it's DVB-T, and your American HDTV uses ATSC.

See this post in the above thread- The middle ground might be to purchase a multi-system HDTV here (#3). The selection won't be as great, but you would have the necessary technology to use it there and here, but likely pay less than you would in Cyprus, AFAIK.

There's a great company here in Chicago who sells all sorts of neat multi-region electronics. Example: Buying guide- Relocation info- I've purchased probably a dozen or so various disc players from them over the years. Over the phone & in person help is great IME. Amazon may have a few of these disc players for slightly less though, but w/o support. If you have any other questions feel free to ask. It is where I am from originally, I have been in the US for work for past 5 years and its time to go back. With all the customs and taxes, a TV sold by a retailer in the US for $3200 is sold for around $8000 in Cyprus, which is why I am spending a considerable amount of time researching into this issue -_- I am now doing the research on the multi-system tvs and hopefully the issue will be resolved that way.

I will also contact the cable company in Cyprus which features HD broadcast services through subscription - however I am not sure with HD broadcast if it will be guaranteed to work on these multi-system tvs. Where do these multi-system TV's stand in the discussion of the '50hz - 60hz compatibility' debate? Thanks once again for your help. Now I completely understand your quest here If the cable company in Cyprus can simply let you know what hardware/system they are using, it should be fairly straightforward. It's either DOCSIS or IPTV. Considering the multi-system HDTVs can handle essentially anything you throw at them, it should bring on few if any hurdles, compatiblity-wise. American HDTVs only handle 60Hz content, but Euro-HDTVs can handle both 50 & 60Hz content.

You can always take a peek at wikipedia for the basics, and more technical explanations if you read down in their bibliographies at the end of the article(s). Here are a few links to help you understand the differences: Digital Television ATSC DVB-T PAL DOCSIS (standard used by the cable companies in their boxes) I see Cablenet is using DOCSIS3 in Cyprus. (Maybe that's the company you have in mind?) That's what we use here in the U.S. (Comcast, etc.) Whatever box they provide you with, it should work fine via HDMI with your multi-system HDTV. A multi-system HDTV should be able to handle nearly anything, as long as you are using either a cable or sat box.