American TV set in Finland?

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Hello,

I'm moving to Finland from the United States and I have a new Samsung
HLN617W HDTV-ready (with external tuner) 61 inch DLP television which of
course is NTSC format. I'd like to take it with me to Finland and I wonder
what kind of device I will need to convert finnish PAL formats while
retaining high quality picture.

The TV has following video inputs:


3 Composite video
1 DVD component video (Y, Pb, Pr) 480i, 480P
2 HDTV/DTV component video (Y, Pb, Pr) 1080i, 720P, 480P
2 RF (coaxial antenna)
3 S-Video
1 PC input (D-Sub 15 pin)XGA
1 DVI

Here in the states I get clearly the best picture using the DVI input from
my HDTV cable box.

It is my understanding that the 15-pin PC input could br connected to a
R.G.B. out from a DTV tuner with good results but I don't have the
opportunity to try it except with a PC.

I also have a Samsung SV-300W universal VCR that does the PAL to NTSC
conversion but it only has a s-video output. I guess it would work but I
want something better if possible.

So what are the TV signal formats and hardware like in Finland. And what can
I do to make my TV work there?

I apologize for writing in english but my finnish is not quite good
enough -yet.

Thanks for your help!

Peter

 

[Kent_Diego]

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>
> I'm moving to Finland from the United States and I have a new Samsung
> HLN617W HDTV-ready (with external tuner) 61 inch DLP television which of
> course is NTSC format. I'd like to take it with me to Finland and I wonder
> what kind of device I will need to convert finnish PAL formats while
> retaining high quality picture.
>
I would think if you got a Finnish VCR that had a PAL tuner and connected
the video and audio outputs to the TV everything would work OK.

 

[Guest]

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I am not sure,and you might want to check this out,but in MOST European
countries,TV's and most everything else uses 50 cycle electric current
as opposed to 60 cycle current in the US.So,if you plan on using a
transplanted TV from the US over there,you will have to convert all the
power supply transformers inside the set to that electrical standard.If
I remember correctly,it is a "bear" to do that.In my opinion,it would be
better to purchase a TV that was manufactured and designed for that
market.

 

[Guest]

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In article <3897-4307A3BC-179@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net>, SAC 441
<SAC441@webtv.net> wrote:

> I am not sure,and you might want to check this out,but in MOST European
> countries,TV's and most everything else uses 50 cycle electric current
> as opposed to 60 cycle current in the US.So,if you plan on using a
> transplanted TV from the US over there,you will have to convert all the
> power supply transformers inside the set to that electrical standard.If
> I remember correctly,it is a "bear" to do that.In my opinion,it would be
> better to purchase a TV that was manufactured and designed for that
> market.
>


Also Finland currently uses the PAL B/G standard for it's TV broadcasts
and the US uses the NTSC M standard. Most sets don't have both tuners
in them, although this could easily be worked around via an external
tuner. Still the 50 - 60 Hz problem will be difficult to overcome.

 

[Guest]

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Some new electronics will operate in 50-60hz @ 100-240VAC.

"SAC 441" <SAC441@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:3897-4307A3BC-179@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net...
>I am not sure,and you might want to check this out,but in MOST European
> countries,TV's and most everything else uses 50 cycle electric current
> as opposed to 60 cycle current in the US.So,if you plan on using a
> transplanted TV from the US over there,you will have to convert all the
> power supply transformers inside the set to that electrical standard.If
> I remember correctly,it is a "bear" to do that.In my opinion,it would be
> better to purchase a TV that was manufactured and designed for that
> market.
>