
That's a question to be answered by the manufacturer or the vendor who officially offers technical supports in U.S.A. Whether frequency difference (60 Hz in U.S.A., 50 Hz in Tokyo) pose a problem depends on models. There may well be cases where the difference is causing a trouble, while the user doesn't notice it because the electric appliance is apparently working normally.


Generally speaking, a concept like "a voltage difference between U.S.A. Such coded programs can not be watched without TV receivers adopting a decoding system. On digital TV broadcastings in Japan, almost all TV programs - including news shows - are coded for copyright protection, also for prevention against free view as to pay programs.

There is a risk conceivable that no guarantee is given on your TV set as to usage in Japan.Įven if your TV set remains unharmed, it's highly probable that the TV set can not be tuned for TV channels / programs in Japan.Ī switch from analog to digital TV broadcastings is now being made in U.S.A and in Japan.Ī U.S.A-spec analog TV tuner does not cover some channels in Japan.
