U.K. TV working in France

hello,

I move to France soon from the UK and was wondering whether my TV would work in terms of using my PlayStation?

I read about the PAL/SECAM differences but not sure if that's just for picking up a French TV signal or it'll mean I can't use my UK PS4 too.

My TV is: Samsung LED series 5 5100 class.

I can't find my manual either so having difficulties finding out whether it'll be compatible in France

Thanks for your help

Your PS4 will work, all you need is the correct plug. PAL/SECAM was for analogue TV, nowadays both use DVB-T and T2.

Check the plug too, I think France uses a US-style plug with a third prong. It'll still be 50Hz 230v I believe but you can get the plug adapters.
http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/e/ I believe this is the right one. You often find these in the box when buying computer monitors.

I think the UK plugs are unique in having a fuse in them. Many other countries don't, incorporating the same safety principle in a different way, I don't claim to understand it but just something to bear in mind.

France is largely DVB-T2 for their TNT DTT service, so ensure your tv is Freeview HD compatible.

France, like the rest of the European mainland (except Switzerland) uses the Shuko connector, there are minor differences country to country

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuko

Unearthed appliances (such as TV sets) have the two pin version, that can be inserted into the three pin wall sockets.

(The fuse in the UK plug is actually there to protect the appliance's lead, and NOT the appliance itself in the event of the lead being damaged. It's all down to the fact the UK use the ring main system (which can deliver
a far higher current (>32A) to a mains socket, that the more usual 16 amp radial circuits used in Shukoland)

Yep - the 2 pin version is commonly known as the 'Europlug' - as it is compatible with both of the main continental 3-'pin' connectors (which either use a third bumpy pin or a side mounted strip of metal for earth). You can also get universal 3-pin connectors compatible with both main socket standards.

The 2-pin Europlug also works in Denmark - but the 3 pin variants don't safely as they are unearthed - as Denmark doesn't use Schuko. (You can plug them in - but they won't be earthed...)

France's terrestrial system is largely DVB-T2 based. If you have a recent TV chances are it will have a TNT (the French equivalent of Freeview) logo as well as a Freeview HD logo on the box or manual. If so - you may just be able to do a factory set-up and tell it you are in France not the UK (you can often set language independently of country)

Freeview HD and TNT are both DVB-T2 based - but there are subtle differences. TNT often uses Dolby Digital Plus audio - not AAC or MP2 - for instance. A Freeview HD set may not be guaranteed to be fully compatible - you may have EPG issues etc., and in 'Freeview' mode the channels may not map to the proper French numbers, whereas in 'France'/TNT mode it should work as a French TV.

My three year old Freeview HD LG set decodes Dolby Digital Plus and has settings for across Europe, so I wouldn't be surprised if it'd work in France with the correct plug.