Home Cinema Advice - Blu-ray Forum

tomellmes · 01-25-2007, 10:22 AM

hi,

im looking to buy a HD Home Cinema System all in seperates, from the US to use in the UK, im looking for mostly SONY products.

I wish to know if...

1) i can use the US products in the UK (if i will need a power converter etc..)
2) if you reccomend this as the UK prices seem very steep and the US has far more choice.
3) any good sites that will ship to the UK.

hope you can help

jorg · 01-25-2007, 12:59 PM

you do need an electrical converter but make shure you get a very good quality one and buy extra fuses.

dobyblue · 01-25-2007, 02:02 PM

Yeah using all US components? That's a pretty heavy transformer you'll need.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...mer/index.html

http://store.qualityelectronics.net/votr.html

You should be able to find one there. Make sure you get one that's substantially more than the maximum wattage of your equipment combined ok?

tomellmes · 01-26-2007, 09:39 AM

thanks for that, im new to all this so how do i work out total wattage so i can get the right transformer?

i want HD movies · 01-31-2007, 03:57 AM

electricity will not be the biggest of your worries.

make sure that any dvd player you get is region free, as once you hit europe you will no longer be able to purchase region 1(N. America) DVD's. All Denon's are region free, most others are not.

TV's in europe also use a different system for broadcasts (US uses NTSC/ATSC most of the rest of the world is using PAL) they are not necessarily compatible with each other.

As far as Sony, no real reason to stay there in audio except for the name. Audio from Sony far underperforms its price tag. Their amps have relatively high distortion levels, and low quality power centers. Especially for their price points. Stick with Denon for your receivers, dollr for dollar the lowest distortion and the highest current at each price point.

Sony is good for tv's though.

tomellmes · 01-31-2007, 10:35 AM

im only getting US movies anyway so the region 1 restriction is fine...

dont really know what amp to get, was thinking of the sony str-da12ooes as has alot of functions many amps for same price does not

HDTV1080P · 02-01-2007, 12:48 AM

You will need to make sure the device you are buying will work on both 50/60hz.

01-25-2007, 10:22 AM	#1
tomellmes Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:London Colney, UK	Home Cinema Advice hi, im looking to buy a HD Home Cinema System all in seperates, from the US to use in the UK, im looking for mostly SONY products. I wish to know if... 1) i can use the US products in the UK (if i will need a power converter etc..) 2) if you reccomend this as the UK prices seem very steep and the US has far more choice. 3) any good sites that will ship to the UK. hope you can help Last edited by tomellmes; 01-25-2007 at 10:30 AM.

01-25-2007, 12:59 PM	#2
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	. you do need an electrical converter but make shure you get a very good quality one and buy extra fuses.

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01-25-2007, 02:02 PM	#3
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Yeah using all US components? That's a pretty heavy transformer you'll need. http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...mer/index.html http://store.qualityelectronics.net/votr.html You should be able to find one there. Make sure you get one that's substantially more than the maximum wattage of your equipment combined ok?

01-26-2007, 09:39 AM	#4
tomellmes Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:London Colney, UK	thanks for that, im new to all this so how do i work out total wattage so i can get the right transformer?

01-31-2007, 03:57 AM	#5
i want HD movies Member Member since:Dec 2006	electricity will not be the biggest of your worries. make sure that any dvd player you get is region free, as once you hit europe you will no longer be able to purchase region 1(N. America) DVD's. All Denon's are region free, most others are not. TV's in europe also use a different system for broadcasts (US uses NTSC/ATSC most of the rest of the world is using PAL) they are not necessarily compatible with each other. As far as Sony, no real reason to stay there in audio except for the name. Audio from Sony far underperforms its price tag. Their amps have relatively high distortion levels, and low quality power centers. Especially for their price points. Stick with Denon for your receivers, dollr for dollar the lowest distortion and the highest current at each price point. Sony is good for tv's though.

01-31-2007, 10:35 AM	#6
tomellmes Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:London Colney, UK	im only getting US movies anyway so the region 1 restriction is fine... dont really know what amp to get, was thinking of the sony str-da12ooes as has alot of functions many amps for same price does not

02-01-2007, 12:48 AM	#7
HDTV1080P Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 205	You will need to make sure the device you are buying will work on both 50/60hz.

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