Hi All ,
Newbie from the u.k here , Great site and a credit to all involved.
Quick question ,
Has anyone ever taken a flat screen tv to jamaica on the plane in there luggage and what size did you take ?
Cheers Mick
Hi All ,
Newbie from the u.k here , Great site and a credit to all involved.
Quick question ,
Has anyone ever taken a flat screen tv to jamaica on the plane in there luggage and what size did you take ?
Cheers Mick
hmmm - this is a sketchy one .... long before 'the flat screen', I carried a small TV/Video combo down - VERY well packed in my large checked case (well labeled FRAGILE); during the commotion that happens with loading the luggage and whatnot, there was some sort of breakage within the TV .... it would not work upon arrival.
I know of returning residents carrying in larger flat screen TV's still in the original packaging - and getting charged CRAZY Duty fees ... even though they had their Jamaican documentation, and proof it was for their own household use, yada yada.
I know of Americans carrying in Flat Screen that was only large enough to fit into their carry-on luggage - so not sure what size that would be??? not very big.
If I carry in another one, it would be one that could fit into my carry-on, I would not trust a larger one getting tossed about in my checked case.
Why bother, Most hotels have a tv in the room, I think I turned one on once in all my years there.
There is so much to see and do that watching tv is about the most boring thing I could imagine.
right ... I would not bother either if I stayed in a hotel.
I only commented on my experience carrying one in for use in the house I built - it was one I had used in my family summer cabin, so one I had on hand not being used. The intention was to have my JaJa Dawta watch all my son's Disney Movies before she grew too old for them ... and now all those Video Movies are still getting used when the little neighborhood children come to watch.
The comment of the Jamaican Resident carrying in a large one in the original packaging as checked luggage ... again - for the house she and her husband had bought in Jamaica, she was setting up a household.
I have not shopped much for major furniture items or major appliances in Jamaica ... only some smaller household items - and the quality of those things was dreadful ... thus the reason for me carry household things in ...
Our trip in 09 I saw someone brought a flat screen.It was HUGE.I got a giggle out of it them trying to load it in the back seat of the car,with there suit cases still not even in the car.It had to been a realative bringing the tv in.I gave up watching.They really needed a truck for the tv.It was probably a 50-60 inch tv.It was wrapped well.But I think its risky.-Bless!
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if you brought one from the US it probably didn't work because the US standard is NTSC and most of the world (except Japan due to our occupation after WWII) uses PAL and I imagine since Jamaica was British it also uses the PAL formatOriginally Posted by Laurel
There is also the question of it being allowed on the plane, The Uk airports are unhappy about things like that on planes
Mick, if I may be so bold, why do you want a telly? You're going to Negril for gods sake!!!!!!
If you go you know.
Rise early, treat everyday as though it's your last and your last day as it's your first.
The last thing I want to do in Jamaica is watch TV.
Thanks for the replies guys ,
no im not staying at a hotel this will be for my own place.
I'm thinking of taking the tv in my luggage as i can get one here in the U.K with built in dvd for £100 off ebay,A similar set will cost me £1000 + at costco in jamaica.
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