Integrated FREEVIEW??

consoleman · 20-07-2007 11:36am #1

Hey guys,

Could you help me out with this, im thinking of getting a new lcd tv, and ive noticed that peats and power city have a few nice ones. One of the selling points they note is the Integrated FREEVIEW.

Im just wondering, is that of any use here in ireland. I mean isnt freeview and english only thing? could someone help me with that one

Cheers

GrumPy · 20-07-2007 11:38am

It's only in testing at the moment, (DVB) But a tv with it built in would be an advantage, 4+ years down the road when broadcasting does eventually go digital only.

consoleman · 20-07-2007 11:45am

brilliant, thank you for that!!

Mossy Monk · 20-07-2007 12:53pm

Irish GrumPy wrote:

But a tv with it built in would be an advantage, 4+ years down the road when broadcasting does eventually go digital only.

How can you be sure of this? DTT could be mpeg4 or anything yet. It is still only testing.

watty · 20-07-2007 5:50pm

It could easily be useless.

satgirl · 20-07-2007 7:21pm

Here, DTT capability is nice to have, but not a deal-breaker.

jhegarty · 20-07-2007 7:25pm

There is a very good chance it will never work here...

MACHEAD · 20-07-2007 10:36pm

Best to hold off buying a new TV just now if possible, all the tech in this field is in such a state of flux just now. The current analogue system will eventually shut down, but there's no telling what will replace it. DTT (freeview) for those who can receive it has been up and running in the North here for a while now, but allready there's talk of the first generation STB's and IDTV's being made obsolete when UK freeview switches from a 2K carrier to 8K. If your existing set is kaput then consider the most future proof one you can afford.

musa · 22-07-2007 9:12am

watty wrote:

It could easily be useless.

A TV receiver with a Digital Tuner will at the moment receive the 4 free to air RTE channels,and about 6 radio channels.Great quality,but as has been remarked,for how long?

watty · 22-07-2007 3:52pm

And not in very many places either. You need 32 yagis and a 2000ft mast here.

sesswhat · 31-07-2007 8:33pm

MACHEAD wrote:

Best to hold off buying a new TV just now if possible, all the tech in this field is in such a state of flux just now. The current analogue system will eventually shut down, but there's no telling what will replace it. DTT (freeview) for those who can receive it has been up and running in the North here for a while now, but allready there's talk of the first generation STB's and IDTV's being made obsolete when UK freeview switches from a 2K carrier to 8K. If your existing set is kaput then consider the most future proof one you can afford.

So are there 'second generation' STBs or IDTVs available?

MACHEAD · 02-08-2007 9:52am

sesswhat wrote:

So are there 'second generation' STBs or IDTVs available?

The simple answer to that is 'yes', most STB's and IDTV's manufactured after mid 2005 could be described as 2nd generation as they have the ability to receive channels in a range of IF bandwidths. i.e. 2,4, & 8 Khz. (1st gen UK stb's were 2K only).

sesswhat · 02-08-2007 2:37pm

MACHEAD wrote:

The simple answer to that is 'yes', most STB's and IDTV's manufactured after mid 2005 could be described as 2nd generation as they have the ability to receive channels in a range of IF bandwidths. i.e. 2,4, & 8 Khz. (1st gen UK stb's were 2K only).

Cheers Machead. It's just that I bought a CRT IDTV lately and I'd like to think I'd get a few years out of the tuner. One box and one remote less to lose.

BTW I'm in Donegal getting Freeview from Limavady.

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