What is needed to get CH5 in Dublin ?

Pal

And ITV 2

How can I get these channels ?

please help

Mike 1972

A digibox and UK FTV card (see the FTV thread on the Satellite forum)

alternatively in parts of Dublin if may be possible to get freeview however it would take a very good outside aerial and it is highly unlikely youd be able to get all the channels

watty

Very few people in even NI get analog CH5.

Freeview is not available at my Dad's location in Belfast.

Most people didn't even know it existed till they got Sky Digital, as even on Sky analog, the older boxes did not tune CBNC, 5 and KiKa etc with out either an Enhanced LNB or a Channel Expander (ADX) box to shift channel.

Really old boxes lost the "top" end channels if Five was added by changing LNB type.


A Digibox and a UK FTV is best solution.

Note that Five may be bought out entirely by Sky (part owned already!) and become a subscription only channel (losing right for Terrestrial licence, but Sky could keep it on terrestrial Cable). At that point a FTV card will only do ITV and CH4

ITV2 like Ch4's E4 is a Pay TV channel on satellite.

Very few Dublin locations get reliable "Freeview" (Terrestrial Digital TV, DTT or DVB-t) as the Transmitter power is very very low to avoid interference to the Analog TV services (in fact many analog TV viewers in UK have significantly worse pictures due to DVB-t/DTT already!).

lawhec

Very few people in even NI get analog CH5.

I wouldn't say very few - it covers about 50% of the NI population from two transmitters. Unless you live in North Antrim or parts of Fermanagh a good high-gain aerial should bring it in if you were really desperate!

Freeview is not available at my Dad's location in Belfast.

That sounds bad - I have never known of a location in Belfast city where Freeview can't be received - although I can imagine a blackspot in around Newtownabbey.

Most people didn't even know it existed till they got Sky Digital, as even on Sky analog, the older boxes did not tune CBNC, 5 and KiKa etc with out either an Enhanced LNB or a Channel Expander (ADX) box to shift channel.

In the days of Sky analogue most people around here knew how to get it via Astra 1 - although Channel 5 itself did little to make it known.

Although Five is part owned by BSkyB, I would find it hard to believe that it would jeporadise it's analogue Terrestial status by becoming a pay only channel as Sky are looking at the possibilities of having a nationwide terrestial channel, one thought is where they could do it via Freeview with the provisional name Sky Six.

So to receive Five in Dublin...

...a Sky Dodgybox and Free2view card is the easiest option although you will have to get this sourced in the UK...

...failing that a feckin great big aerial either pointed at Belfast or Wales could pull it in, though since they both use the same frequency co-channel interference is quite likely.

As I have said before Freeview setups in Dublin is a non starter due to frequency clashes with analogue transmissions on Three Rock and Mt Leinster, leaving only two multiplexes possible and that might even be a challenge.

Pal

thanks

watty

Originally posted by Northern Correspondent
I wouldn't say very few - it covers about 50% of the NI population from two transmitters. Unless you live in North Antrim or parts of Fermanagh a good high-gain aerial should bring it in if you were really desperate!

That sounds bad - I have never known of a location in Belfast city where Freeview can't be received - although I can imagine a blackspot in around Newtownabbey.

I would have called it Belfast, but PO has decided it is Newtownabbey, though walking distance from the Zoo. (Up in a bend of Cavehill). Also inside area that used to have the electric trolly buses. (Now I show my age!).

Well he gets TV badly from Carnmoney and I think a high gain array would get Scotland better

ALL my friends & relatives are North East Antrim.....

For years some only got Scotish TV till some more repeaters added.

Mike 1972

Newtownabbey is a fantasy dreamt up by people who dont want to admit they live in North Belfast :rolleyes:

I live in Whiteabbey BTW

SRB

There were serious problems for viewers in NI with DIVIS DTT from day one, largely due to the mux on CH48 being outside the range of most aeriels, which were group A. This was further compounded by installations to receive Divis/Clermont Carn using diplexers which had CH48 on the Group CD side.

Go Figure!

What is needed to get Channel Five in Dublin? A miracle, me thinks!:o

sergeant121

Originally posted by Pal
And ITV 2

How can I get these channels ?

For ITV2, you'll need a UK Sky SUBSCRIPTION for Family Pack or higher (ITV2 is only availavle FTA on UK DTT - on satellite, it's a subscription channel).

lawhec

Originally posted by Mike 1972
Newtownabbey is a fantasy dreamt up by people who dont want to admit they live in North Belfast :rolleyes:

I live in Whiteabbey BTW

Lived in Whiteabbey once during my days as a student at Jordanstown. Channel 5 comes in pretty clear in the area unlike the four main channels fron Divis which suffer from horrible ghosting. Five did suffer badly on high pressure days though thanks to the same frequency on Cambret Hill!

watty

Topic drift...

I was at Jordanstown in 1972..1975 ish. But "commuted" from Kilroot (Where the Irish Salt mines are), nrth of Carrickfergus.

I don't think there was even a Ch4 then, never mind Five

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by LurkingIcon
I don't think there was even a Ch4 then, never mind Five

indeed only 3 terrestrial channels in the UK at that time, excluding those of course having fortuitous reception of another countries broadcasting