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Yes you could damage the computer. Most likely you would fry the power supply. Some computers have a switch on the back to switch between 110 volts and 220 volts.

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The two different configurations between the 110 volt plug and the 220 volt receptacle would not allow this to ever happen. This is the reason behind having different configurations for voltages and amperages.

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I assume the TV doesn't work anymore. The bang was likely one or more components exploding because of the over-voltage condition.

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This senerio seems highly unlikely as the plug configuration used by the different voltages are not interchangeable. This is exactly why different plug and receptacle configurations are used.

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