When we moved to Paris in 2002, we brought everything from the States (TV, DVD, transformers, etc) so we'd be able to watch our DVDs. Until now we haven't bothered with cable tv, but the new house gets cable for free so I'd like to hook it up.

My first attempt made me suspicious that the differences were more than just the cables. Can anyone tell me what the differences are between US and France/European cable TV? Is there some hardware converter that I need or do I just get a new TV. My TV takes a coax cable input and the house seems to be wired with something that looks like a cross between an RCA and coax connector.

Merci!