Yank moving to the UK

winks2

winks2

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Hello all:
I will be moving to England at the end of the month. I am wondering what transformers and other electronic converters I will need. I am bringing my NTSC 42" LCD Toshiba Television with so I know I will need a pretty hefty transformer for that along with a signal converter... I was thinking this one (http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-HDMI-DVI-Scaler-with-Analog-Digital-Audio-p-17507.html)

Are there any transformers that anyone can suggest?

Also I have a battery backup for my two computers and I am wondering if a transformer will correctly convert the power without "hurting" the batteries or what is connected to it...

I have an HTPC and a Gaming rig is there anything else I am forgetting or need to know? They both have antec PSUs but only one of them have the red 110/240 switches on them. The other says that it is 110/240 but doesn't have a switch. Which makes me think that it has an "autoswitch." What do you think?

We aren't bringing anything with a motor as I understand that they will run hot and slow due to the whole hertz difference if connected to a transformer.

Thanks for any advice that you may have!
 
Wow thanks for all of the replies! The TV is a Toshiba 42HL167... I know it does not have the ability to tune PAL. I think the Atlona converter is the way to go as far as the 576line/50 hz thing goes. The Amps for the TV are 3.0 Max Amps with average power of 169 Watts. I do have Blu Ray in the HTPC along with ANYDVD HD so I think I am set with being able to watch region 2 discs on my region 1 "player." Is that correct? I've taken a look at my other devices and found that my vonage adapter will work with a new plug adapter. However my Linksys 54wrtG router says it requires External, 12V DC, 0.5A" for the power and my wall wart here in the states is only 112/120 Volts So would I just need a new wall wart that is 230v ~ 12V DC? Same with my Telephone that is connected to my vonage box. Thanks again all this is turning into a better post than I had imagined!
 
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