Hi Clairebear,

It depends how good your DVD & video players are, cos you can get basic DVD players out here (transonic make) for $79.99. It's a multi-region and does the job, so unless your DVD players all asinging and dancing, it's probably best to leave it. THat said, if you're planning on shipping other stuff out here, you might as well throw it in the box with the rest of the stuff. (We bought a cheapie DVD player to get us by until we get the Panasonic DVD/Surround Sound system sent out in a few months. The reason we're getting it sent and didn't sell it is cos we only bought it in January and we wouldn't get anywhere near what we paid for it if we sold it. Then we can use the Transonic one in another room or something...)

As for the TV, we sold ours as we heard that some TV's don't work over here - I think the picture works but not the sound or something? TV's are pretty cheap - we bought an un-named 14 inch TV for $149.99 and we're looking at getting a 21 or 25 inch nearer xmas for around $400 ish.

Most electrical stores (and the warehouse) have always got offers on their stuff, so you can usually get a good price on things over here.

Hope this helps,

Jodie