Will French television sets work in Australia?

Question

Will French television sets work in Australia?

Answer 1

Maybe at best; certainly not with analog broadcasts as the French use the SECAM system while Australia uses the PAL system.

Both countries have adopted the DVB-T digital specification. Australia broadcasters use the familiar 720p & 1080i broadcast resolutions, but they also digitally broadcast channels formatted in 576p resolution. A French TV may not be able to accept & process this latter resolution input as this is not a standard broadcast resolution in France.