Car aerial problem with car tv

dwayneburke

Hi,

I have a 7 " car tv and want to connect it to an outside aerial as the inbuilt one is fairly crap.

I will be connecting it up to a DVD etc in the car but i also want to be able to connect it to an outside aerial for odd time i want to tune into RTE.

Is it possible to connect it upto the existing FM aerial the is already connected to the radio i.e. split the aerial with a connector or something or would i have to get a totally seperate aerial?

I have a 99 Astra BTW

Tks

tinofapples

Dwayne ,
Question for you , what does someone do with a TV screen in their car ? Do you live in the car or something ? How much did it cost to buy and install ? I'm not pulling the p*** , just curious as to what use they'd be to a driver ?

I can see it now -
" The government have announed that anyone caught watching TV while driving will have 4 points attached to their license "

dwayneburke

Hi,

4 reasons i have it

1. I got screen for €100 down from €400 (Bulk buy from work)

2. Keeps my little brother entertained when playing playstation on long trips

3. I go to college in the evening after work and its pointless driving home from work in the dorr for 2 mins and then back into college again therefore i just sit in the car for an hour and half instead of getting frustrated with traffic. And watchin the news or whatever would pass the time.

4 We are getting GPS systems at work on trial for our sales guys and they need screens

Cheers

ando

ah there's times in traffic when I would'nt mind watching a bit of Rte or Tv3, especially now with Pierse St being blocked from going straight on, its a nightmare.

I know a few people that have Dvd players in their cars, usually for the kids. There impressive bits of equipment

dwayneburke

thank you!!!

i thought i was being crazy and self indulgent!! well i suppose i am but in a few years everyone will have them and think nothing of it like having a radio in the car!!

lucian

To get a better reception for the TV station you need to use a dedicated TV aerial fitted on to the back screen(inside).

dwayneburke

Tks for that,

Any idea where to get one online?

lucian

Check this out.

Tv Antenna

NeRb666

Stupid question, but do you need a seperate TV licence for that?

dwayneburke

great question.....


whole new can of worms...jesus never thought of that...

more hassle

Our man in Havana

Originally posted by dwayneburke
great question.....


whole new can of worms...jesus never thought of that...

more hassle

You do!

A seperate €150 for the government

ando

your taking the pi$$, aint you?

What about them small 2inch pocket Tv's?

Our man in Havana

Originally posted by ando
your taking the pi$$, aint you?

What about them small 2inch pocket Tv's?

No I am not

Have a look at your tv licence. there is a section for use in REG no: etc.

Battery powered tvs are exempt.

dwayneburke

well it is powered by the car battery so does that make it exepmt

what about all those people with motor homes/summer houses etc do they have a extra tv licence....doubt it!!!

Our man in Havana

Originally posted by dwayneburke
well it is powered by the car battery so does that make it exepmt

what about all those people with motor homes/summer houses etc do they have a extra tv licence....doubt it!!!

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dublindriver

Does anyone know what would be the best thing to do in order to get tv signal back in the car? I used to get the few channels on the aerial but now I guess I wont with the switch to saorview.
Is this just unfortunate or does anyone know of a solution? I am guessing that the regular saorview box would not be compatible, or would it?
Thanks..

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