can i bring the following items?

Hey there,

The short answer is that you technically should be able to use most of things, but only with great difficulty and expense, as I think they all require different levels of electricity/energy (this is so not my department).

We have a very heavy, expensive ($300) converter that my husband ordered from the U.S. and we use it with our flat-screen TV, our kitchen-aid mixer, our Play Station, and our blender. Things like toasters and hair dryers (anything that has a heating coil), are cheaper to just buy new here. I'd imagine for an elliptical you'd need something A LOT more powerful. And with regard to the TV, you still won't be able to get cable on it because they have a completely different system than in the US (we just use ours in our bedroom to watch DVD's).

Hope this helps!

~Kate

Hi Elaveo,  I would suggest that if you are going to return to the US in the future, that you put these items in storage until you get back.  If you are permanently leaving America, then I would suggest selling these things for whatever you can get for them.  The post from KateM is right on in regards to the difficulty and hassle of trying to use electronics and appliances not designed for Australia. You have to also keep in mind there is no sort of warranty service for these things, no DVDs or Wii games sold here will work without modifications to the devices, and if you are using one of these foreign electronics/appliances/lamps, and it causes a fire and damage to your home, you may possibly be denied insurance coverage upon investigation because the item doesn't meet Australian standards (I'm no expert on insurance, though).

The only things I brought with me were my digital camera and my laptop because the listed power supply input range is 100V-240V.  The PC's DVD player didn't play Australian Region 4 DVDs as standard, though.  Both the camera and PC have since died and have been replaced, however.  I hope this helps!  Good luck!