Will a US ps3 work in the UK?

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#1 bowzer7
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I am thinking of going to the US and buying a PS3 console and a HD TV from their, as they are much cheaper, and then bringingthem backto the UK to use them.I have emailed sony to ask them if it would work, but predictabley they say i shoulb buy one from the UK.

Can anyone help me find out whether they would work or what i need to do to get them both to work?

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#2 doolies
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All you will need is an adapter (not power converter) to take the US power plug to your UK power plug. Or just go to your local PC shop and buy a PC power cable. Or best, like what I did with my US PS3, was I already had a spare PC power cable laying around.

PS3 has a transformer built in, all PS3 units are 110v-240v

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#3 neovalkyr
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i believe they would work over there but you'd have to buy all your Bluray movies here too.
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#4 doolies
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There area whole lot of region free BRs though, just gotta take a quick looksy on the back of there covers to see what region(s) the movie is. A couple region free's that come to mind are the Pirates movies and Casino Royale.

Theres also a complied list here, http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=8606

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You may have trouble with some games/movies with a console from different regions. So the best thing is buy a system from your region.

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#6 iMacBot
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The power box (adaptor) is inside the PS3, and I know that the voltage in the UK is different than in North America, so I would ask Sony.