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Amazon TVs - Saorview compatible?

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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    That model appears to be in the Saorview approved products listing, so I'd say you'd be safe enough.

    There is the possibility that Samsung distribute different models in Ireland and the UK, but that's very unlikely.


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,308 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    That Amazon product page lists several countries and Ireland is not one of them so I'd be very careful, they DO ship different spec. models to different countries.

    For example, lots of people living in Dublin with cable TV discovered to their cost that if you bought a TV in Newry, it was made for the UK market where there is no VHF TV and when they brought the TV home and plugged in the Cablelink cable the TV couldn't find any channels because they were all VHF (still are) and the TV had no VHF tuner because it was a UK model.

    As a minimum if you're buying a TV in the UK it needs to say 'Freeeview HD' and MHEG5 which is required to support possible future advanced services.


  • #4
    Maps2011
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Maps2011


    Thanks, great info.

    This TV has M-PEG 4:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hannspree-SV28LMMB-28-inch-Widescreen-1080p/dp/B004VLNQMI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317131906&sr=8-2

    Will that mean its certainly Saorview compatible?


  • #5
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,308 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Read my post, does the description of that TV include 'Freeview HD'?


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