12-08-2008, 12:48 PM
I feel your pain.
I bought a Philips LCD before moving to France. It had a dual voltage power supply, so I thought I was set. I wasn't planning on watching any PAL sources (eg DVD players or analog TV). I thought that digital TV had done away with all of the 480 vs 576 nonsense. I bought a PAL/NTSC region free DVD player and I was getting my TV through Neuf and would connect to the TV box with HDMI.
Then I got worried and did some research. I found out that there was STILL the 50 vs 60 Hz signal frequency (nothing to do with power supply) and I confirmed that my TV would ONLY take the 60 Hz signal. I bought an expensive contraption that was supposed to take any signal and convert it to any other signal. I figured I was still ahead vs. buying a TV in Paris (not cheap!).
So I get to the moment of truth and try to connect my Neuf box to the TV w/o the converter gadget. To my relief, I am offered the option of a native resolution (1080i/60), so I don't need to worry about the converter.
BUT, out of curiosity, I try the 50 Hz signal and it works too! Although the manual explicitly states that my TV only takes the 60 Hz signal! This is all via HDMI.
Fast forward to this month and I want to get a Wii. But all the boxes clearly state PAL on them. Again, I am worried. I connect the Wii to my AV receiver and then... A crappy picture! Fortunately, this is due to some problem going from the composite video on the Wii, to the component out on my AV receiver, which is too old for HDMI. Luckily, using the composite out on the AV receiver and connecting it to another input on the TV solved the issue (I could just hook it to the TV directly, but then I have to use the TV for sound). So, my TV is taking a PAL signal again! However, I believe the Wii only does 480, so I'm not sure it really is PAL.
Maybe I'm just rambling, but you should be fine. I think the key here is that all HDTVs in the EU are required to support NTSC and PAL. At least that's what I read a year ago when doing my research.
I bought a Philips LCD before moving to France. It had a dual voltage power supply, so I thought I was set. I wasn't planning on watching any PAL sources (eg DVD players or analog TV). I thought that digital TV had done away with all of the 480 vs 576 nonsense. I bought a PAL/NTSC region free DVD player and I was getting my TV through Neuf and would connect to the TV box with HDMI.
Then I got worried and did some research. I found out that there was STILL the 50 vs 60 Hz signal frequency (nothing to do with power supply) and I confirmed that my TV would ONLY take the 60 Hz signal. I bought an expensive contraption that was supposed to take any signal and convert it to any other signal. I figured I was still ahead vs. buying a TV in Paris (not cheap!).
So I get to the moment of truth and try to connect my Neuf box to the TV w/o the converter gadget. To my relief, I am offered the option of a native resolution (1080i/60), so I don't need to worry about the converter.
BUT, out of curiosity, I try the 50 Hz signal and it works too! Although the manual explicitly states that my TV only takes the 60 Hz signal! This is all via HDMI.
Fast forward to this month and I want to get a Wii. But all the boxes clearly state PAL on them. Again, I am worried. I connect the Wii to my AV receiver and then... A crappy picture! Fortunately, this is due to some problem going from the composite video on the Wii, to the component out on my AV receiver, which is too old for HDMI. Luckily, using the composite out on the AV receiver and connecting it to another input on the TV solved the issue (I could just hook it to the TV directly, but then I have to use the TV for sound). So, my TV is taking a PAL signal again! However, I believe the Wii only does 480, so I'm not sure it really is PAL.
Maybe I'm just rambling, but you should be fine. I think the key here is that all HDTVs in the EU are required to support NTSC and PAL. At least that's what I read a year ago when doing my research.