I guess this is a moot point for aprilfamily who asked this question, well, almost 2 years ago. I'm only posting a reply here for others who might do a search on a similar issue.
dacount: the question is not only the voltage and frequency (110 vs 220 Volts and 60 vs 50 Hertz) of elecricity but also a matter of signal frequency.
In North America, as well as in Japan, televisions work on the NTSC system which uses 30 frames per second and less number of vertical lines (525 rows, 60 fields).
In Europe and the Middle East it's mostly PAL or SECAM systems which use 25 frames per second and a higher number of lines vertically (625 lines, 50 fields).
Now, while NTSC and PAL are analog systems, the fundamental common foundation of both systems (I mean analog and digital) is the Frame Rate.
The introduction of digital television doesn't mean that those barriers have been removed. The countries that use or used NTSC are or have implemented a 30-frame-per-second frame rate in their digital and HDTV systems and countries with PAL are or have implemented a 25-frame-per-second rate.
So, my understanding is that even if your LCD or Plasma television has multi-voltage capability, if it doesn't have multi signal capability, it won't work with non-North American TV signals. I.E. If you subscribe to cable television in Qatar and connect it to your NA television set, it shouldn't work.
In North America most television sets are not multi-standard. In the Middle East these days most sets are multi-standard.
I guess this is a moot point for aprilfamily who asked this question, well, almost 2 years ago. I'm only posting a reply here for others who might do a search on a similar issue.
dacount: the question is not only the voltage and frequency (110 vs 220 Volts and 60 vs 50 Hertz) of elecricity but also a matter of signal frequency.
In North America, as well as in Japan, televisions work on the NTSC system which uses 30 frames per second and less number of vertical lines (525 rows, 60 fields).
In Europe and the Middle East it's mostly PAL or SECAM systems which use 25 frames per second and a higher number of lines vertically (625 lines, 50 fields).
Now, while NTSC and PAL are analog systems, the fundamental common foundation of both systems (I mean analog and digital) is the Frame Rate.
The introduction of digital television doesn't mean that those barriers have been removed. The countries that use or used NTSC are or have implemented a 30-frame-per-second frame rate in their digital and HDTV systems and countries with PAL are or have implemented a 25-frame-per-second rate.
So, my understanding is that even if your LCD or Plasma television has multi-voltage capability, if it doesn't have multi signal capability, it won't work with non-North American TV signals. I.E. If you subscribe to cable television in Qatar and connect it to your NA television set, it shouldn't work.
In North America most television sets are not multi-standard. In the Middle East these days most sets are multi-standard.