Will my HDTV plasma from the USA, work when I move to tokyo Japan?

Question

Its a panasonic plasma, will it work in tokyo as is?

Answer 1

It might but I would take extra precations and by a converter they are cheap anyway.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2225.html

Answer 2

Not exactly. We have almost the same voltage, so that won't be much of a problem but we have different tuner frequency( for the channels.) so you might lose a few channels.

Also, in 2011, all the broadcasting in Japan will be digital terrestrial broadcasting(all Analog Broadcasting will be terminated.) so you'd need a tuner for that to watch TV.

( Or buy a new DVD player in Japan, and use your TV as a monitor.)

If you think about the expenses sending your TV to Japan and buying new equipment, I'd just go buy a new one in Japan.

A 50 inch Plasma is around $1700 - $3500 nowadays.

( My 50 inch panasonic plasma I bought 3 months ago was $2400）

Answer 3

Yes. Japan uses the same plugs/voltage as the US and the HD signals are the same. Though it will cost you a lot to ship it over.