Indeed...from what i hear, 240 is better for things like stoves, hot water systems, dryers, etc, but IMHO, for most appliances (TVs, VCRs, stereos, computers and peripherals, whitegoods, etc), its pointless.

Click to expand...

In a lot of homes in the US there is actually both 240V and 120V. For example in the laundry room the dryer has a special big plug that delivers 240V. Also I think the air conditioning is 240V. Pretty much everything else goes on 120V though.