Will US TV work in India?
If you plan to ship TV from USA to India you need to review NTSC/PAL compatibility and Voltage compatibility.NTSC/PAL compatibility – Transmission in USA uses video standards called NTST verses transmission in India support PAL frequency. Most of the TV purchased after 2010 are international standards and support both NTCS and PAL frequency. You need to check specification on TV to see if they support both NTSC and PAL. If not you will need to purchase NTSC to PAL convertor which you can purchase in USA.Voltage Compatibility…SFL Worldwide is providing air and ground shipping to almost anywhere in the world.
American TV's didn't used to work in Europe since they used a different standard; are they compatible now?
I’m pretty sure HDTVs are. In the old days, like the 1990s, European TVs were mostly PAL (Phase Alternating Line), 625 line, 50 frames a second, and American TVs were NTSC* (Never Twice Same Color, or something like that), 525 lines and 60 frames a second. Neither one would work with the other’s TV line, frame and color format. TVs only ran at one frame rate and a PAL TV wouldn’t sync to an NTSC 60Hz frame without going inside and making some modifications - and even then it wouldn’t play in color. However, as TVs started to get more sophisticated - and particularly when high definition TVs started to appear - they were no longer restricted to one line and frame frequency and gained the ability to switch formats. This was a spinoff from computer monitor technology, as there would never have been an incentive to do it just for television.I bought a Panasonic HD television in about 2000. I also owned a sophisticated VCR that could record and play PAL, SECAM and NTSC tapes and convert to output in any of the three formats, and my new TV didn’t care which one it was given - it played them all. I’m in America but my TV was made in Japan, so I imagine the same technology was sold in Europe also, and therefore TVs are probably compatible now, although you would probably have to swap the tuner to receive programs off air. An HDMI connection from a satellite or cable box would almost certainly work.*National Television Standards Committee
Do USA TVs work in India?
It Depends on Number of thingsIn USA operational voltage and frequency is 110V/ 60Hz whereas in India its 230v/ 50Hz. Make sure your Tv works with for 110–230v and 50~60Hz Range or be ready spend extra 2000₹ Converter. If we plug 60Hz Device into 50Hz supply it may cause heat Buildup and lead to damage. Nowadays Smart Tv uses dc adapter so This might not even matterNTSC/ PAL In India PAL is Used while in USA NTSC is used (PAL is better standard compared to NTSC). Generally US TV supports only PAL. NTSC and PAL are standard for Analog signal, so they dont come into picture (pun intended ;-)) when digital signals are used unless you are using analog input.Modern Digital TVs are used with Digital set top box and for internet video streaming. So NTSC/PAL dose not matter that much.Make sure you check specifications of ac adapter(110-230v and 50~60Hz compatibility) and weather that brand provides extended warranty in your continent.
42" Panasonic Plasma TV won't turn on after power outage/surge. How can I fix?
The first, and the most obvious thing to check would be the TV's fuse. Not all of them can be easily replaced, and in many cases it requires the opening of the back of the TV - but You may get lucky. The question is - is the set dead-dead (won't even show a hint of life), or is it trying but just not quite making it? Are any lights on at all, like the little stand-by light? Sometimes the power supply can get hit pretty hard with transients (when the voltage isn't stable but varies, sometimes wildly). In many cases, however, the fuse blows quickly enough, and the circuitry remains unharmed. All in all, checking if the fuse is blown is probably an idea worth exploring. Two words of caution: ALWAYS replace the fuse with the exact same rating! A fuse is not there to protect Your equipment, as many people believe - it is there to prevent Your death, as otherwise the overstressed components could fail in spectacular ways and cause a fire. ALSO, leave the set unplugged for a good half hour BEFORE You go inside it - the part of the circuit where the fuse (or fuses - there could be more than one) will be is the power-line side, and that particular area has stabilizing capacitors that can hold a lethal charge at line voltage (230V in Eu, 110V in the US) for some time. If the fuse is NOT blown, they would be charged by Your power-line each time the set is plugged into the outlet. Also... You mention the TV being plugged into a surge protector? These protect from overvoltage, but they can't do a damn thing about UNDER-voltage and variances that occur below their rated activation threshold (they also usually can't do a damn thing about over-current conditions, because even if they sport a fuse, it is most likely rated for the potential current draw of the entire strip, not just one outlet). Modern appliances (like TVs) are driven by switchmode power supplies, and the way they keep the internal voltages steady is by drawing more current when the line voltage drops. Since the set was powered on and operating at the time, the power supply could've experienced what is known as an over-current state (that's why brown-outs in particular are bad for electronic equipment). In that case, some component in there might've gone on to the better plains, but only a technician can diagnose that.
What happens if I use a 120V/60Hz fridge in a 220V/50Hz country?
As Scott Magnuson wrote, if it's not dual voltage rated, you will need to step the voltage down to one it can take.While weight allowances very often prevented military personnel stationed in Germany from bringing their American appliances, it sometimes happened that they could manage that, and this required the use step-down transformers rated for the maximum current it took to start the electric motors they ran from. Often, they worked well enough.Some appliances, such as television sets, could be impossible to convert to the European standards, and were best left in the United States.Their digital TV and digital radio systems are still different from ours, though some multi-system TV’s are available here; I bought a used 12 VDC Euro/US TV here as a video display for some test equipment I own.Do note that it might be cheaper to buy higher current 220/50Hz appliances here and ship THEM than pay much higher prices there.Voltage isn’t the only issue; the frequency an appliance uses can affect its operation. An appliance rated at (say) 6 A on 60 Hz 120 V power (720 VA), will draw about 7A at 50 Hz (almost (840 VA)while it is running on the same voltage, and because it is running slower, will not work as well, either. If it is built with an eye on weight, it may not have enough iron to keep the motor current within design ratings, and overheat — fire is not impossible.Read this:60Hz motor running on 50Hz power supply or vice versaand International Electrical Frequency, 50 Hz vs. 60 Hz