Where can i get a cheap freeview receiver in dublin ?

lucozader · 19-10-2007 7:28pm #1

I have an analog tv and want a digital receiver for it

maplin have one for sale 32 euros online

but they told me today they only sell them to uk customers

where can i get a cheap receiver in dublin

jhegarty · 19-10-2007 7:38pm

they won't sell it in Ireland because it can only be used in the uk...

lucozader · 19-10-2007 7:39pm

what about the dtt trials ?

Mossy Monk · 19-10-2007 7:56pm

That's what it is, a trial. Nothing is guaranteed with it.

JHMEG · 20-10-2007 7:17pm

Maplin are selling them for 32 euro in the shop in Blanchardstown. I have one I bought in Currys in Newry for £25. Works fine.

lucozader · 21-10-2007 9:25am

are you sure they are in store in maplin

i saw them advertised at maplin in jervis street

and they said they only sell them in the uk

they told me to go to maplin in the north and buy it

watty · 21-10-2007 1:02pm

Waste of money IMO. Get a 80cm dish & Sat box

lucozader · 21-10-2007 5:24pm

i have a digital satellite system already

i just wanted to try the dtt out of interest

JHMEG · 21-10-2007 5:57pm

lucozader wrote: »

are you sure they are in store in maplin

Eh yes.. one on display with a price tag over it, just inside the door on the left. Would you like me to post a photograph too?:rolleyes:

lucozader · 21-10-2007 6:24pm

i'll check it out tomorrow

some wanker in maplin jervis street told me to go to northern ireland

what channels can i get on a DTT receiver ? I have an aerial on my chimney that picks up bbc etc...

lucozader · 22-10-2007 1:32pm

i have an aerial on my chimney that gets bbc 1 utv etc.

Fingleberries · 22-10-2007 1:46pm

Depending on your location you might be able to pick up the DTT Trial in progress (This is primarily in the Dublin region, maybe further north too - the Transmitters in use are 3-Rock and Clairmont Cairn, if that means anything to you).
- Without a box for the trial, you might be able to pick up RTE 1, RTE 2, TV3 and TG4 as they are currently unscrambled. But, it is a trial so there's no guarantee of service and if it's ever going to be made permanent.
- Since it's a trial, there's not much point in spending a heap of cash on a new Digital Receiver if you haven't got one already. There are some other threads in here outlining the perils and pitfalls of the Trial.
- There are some other channels, but they are encrypted and can only be seen if you're part of the 1,000-odd users who were included as part of the trial when it started.

lucozader · 22-10-2007 2:08pm

could i not pick up digital tv from the uk with the aerial on my roof

i can pick up analog uk channels with it, why not DTT

Mossy Monk · 22-10-2007 2:42pm

What's wrong with your other thread? Reception of analogue tv has no bearing on receiving DTT.

byte · 22-10-2007 6:59pm

lucozader wrote: »

could i not pick up digital tv from the uk with the aerial on my roof

i can pick up analog uk channels with it, why not DTT

Do you know what transmitter you're receiving your UK channels from at the minute?

What is the analogue signal like for your UK channels at present?

Picking up DTT will depend on your incoming signal quality, and the transmitter. Not all NI/UK transmitters carry DTT.

The two threads have been merged.

Where can i get a cheap freeview receiver in dublin ?

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