Will my American HDTV work in London.?

Question

I am considering taking my sony plasma to London when I move there next month. I know the signals and power supplies are different but am curious whether the hdmi signal is standard so that I can use the hdmi output from a sky reciever (is there a hdmi output?) and bypass the NTSC - PAL, ATSC - DVB issues. Also, I know a step down transformer can be used to adjust the voltage, but will the 50hz frequency cause problems? Finally, how bad are the results if I use a NTSC - PAL converter?

Answer 1

Most probably NO.
Most panels have a single refresh rate (60 Hz in the US), so unless it specifically states it supports PAL, it may not work.
HDMI is a standard, but still you can send over HDMI signals at 24 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps, etc. It does not mean that an NTSC TV need to support PAL refresh rates.
The only port that may work is VGA.