U.S. Electronics in Australia: Will They Work?

Australia uses 220/240V 50 Hz. DVD players these days are multi-system, and if your player is also multi-code, you shouldn't have any problems there.

I believe that Australia has a PAL TV System,so your TV can stay at home unless it is Multi-norm.....

Any equipment that does not allow it to be switched to 240volts, either needs a transformer or it can too stay a home.....that also includes your PC.....or replace the PS when you get there....most PC power suplies can be switched, do not forget, that could get VERY expensive!!!

Less equipment uses the mains frequency nowadays, but if anything does need that, you will be in trouble there too....older record players are a prime example....

If your DVD player only has an NTSC norm output, you will only see B&W pictures, if you are lucky, or nothing......SCART might work.....especially if the TV is Japanese.

Your USA DVDs will be coded for region 1 (unless you made them yourself) Australia is region 4, so you may have trouble there unless you have a new DVD player and you know the Hacks to allow it to play either any region or region 1 (both are needed with some DVDs as they are coded NOT to play on a payer coded for ALL regions!)

Hacking a DVD player is considered to be illegal by the powers that be......though morally I see no problem for any legally bought DVDs myself.....find the right hacks first, then buy the player, not the other way around as not all are "hackable".....

They will work fine 'Down Under' with a few exceptions:

1. Due to Gravitational effects they will turn in opposite direction

2. If you flush them down the toilet they will go counter-clockwise.

other than that you will be fine.