I dont think the question was really answered. Can the new LCDs bought in US work in India on DTH, I see ppl importing and selling TV's on hifivision but no conclusive answer. Can anyone name LG/Samsumg/Sony 40 incher that works on 120-220volts and will work in India PAL/NTSC be damned to support DTH just like the projectors. I mean why dont hte projectors have issues and LCDs do when both use the same source i.e. DTH
The short answer is that they do not work. I brought a 42 inch Plama TV back from US, when I moved back to India. It came with my furniture and household stuff via sea. Did not have to pay any customs duty, as I was returning after more than 2 years.
Voltage was not an issue - it worked on both 110v and 240v.
I was pretty sure that I would be able to find some some sort of PAL to NTSC converter here. No such luck. I tried everywhere.
Also tried various sources and connectors - TS DTH, Composite, component.... nothing worked.
Finally I bought a PAL to NTSC converter in US from amazon. It worked. Sort of. Gave a washed out fuzzy image. Search for Altona on amazon and you can find it.
The furstrating thing is knowing that the TS box is capable of generating a NTSC signal natively, but the Tata Sky GUI/firmware hides that option.
Finally, I just gave up and bought a new Plasma here.
So not worth the trouble. If you do want to get a TV back from US, buy a multi-system TV. There are very few places that sell these. And they are expensive.
One of the reliable places is
B&H Photo Video Digital Cameras, Photography, Camcorders
For example :
Samsung PS-50C430 50" 720p Plasma HDTV PS50C430 B&H Photo
If you convert this price, its not very different from prices in India.
So as I said, buy locally. It just does not make sense to import a TV from the US.