Shipping personal items from Los Angeles to Shanghai

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pepi

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Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 01:44 PM
Post subject: Shipping personal items from Los Angeles to Shanghai

I am coming to live in Shanghai from LA in few months. I am planning to bring some of my books, VCR and few other items. What is the best way
of shipping personal items from LA to Shanghai ? Will my VCR work there
also ?

MrPuxi

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Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 02:01 PM

VCR?? really??? that is old school...

you will not find anything on tape here, this is DVD country (and cheap it is to buy those buggers).

besides that, no it will not work. usa is 110V/60Hz while china is 220V/50Hz. you will need a convertor which is a pain in the behind.

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Posted: Nov 10, 2008 - 09:55 PM

I have a combo DVD VCR, and I use VCR mainly for recording. So what can I use for recording TV programs on DVD ? Since electricity is different then I have to buy something
there instead

Adrienne

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Posted: Nov 11, 2008 - 07:24 AM

I’d get some quotes from your big local firms and also from these ones below and compare.

AGS Fourwinds - http://www.agsfourwinds.com/e-default.php
Eagles Worldwide - http://www.eaglesmoving.com/
Globetransit - http://www.globetransit.com/index.htm
Links - http://www.linksrelo.com/

In regards to your VCR player, if it is a multi-system NTSC and PAL player it will play here. FYI, television programs are limited here to two local English channels and Satellite TV programs which generally have these kind of channels: Note sue if there’s programs on these that are of interest to you.

Fox News, CNN, CNN Finance, CNBC Asia, BBC World, ABC Asia Pacific - Australia, Bloomberg, HBO Asia, Cinemax, Star Movies, Star Chinese Movies, Hallmark, Turner Classic Movies, Star World, AXN, NGC, A1 - Adventure One, MTV Philippines, Channel [V], ETC-Entertainment Central, Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Animax, Star Sports, ESPN, Sports Plus, TV5, NHK, DW, EWTN, TBN, JCTV and Living Asia.

Adrienne
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