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TV for New House

  • 21-05-2008 5:02pm
    #1
    Tony255
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭


    Hi
    I have just moved into a new house and was wondering if there is anything similar to the sky offer a few months ago where they were offering a free sky+ box with the introduce a friend to sky offer. Another thing i was thinking of is should i hold out to see if the Freesat service becomes available in Ireland anytime soon?

    Rgds
    Tony


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  • #2
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    All the freesat channels are available right now

    Tony255 wrote: »
    Hi
    I have just moved into a new house and was wondering if there is anything similar to the sky offer a few months ago where they were offering a free sky+ box with the introduce a friend to sky offer. Another thing i was thinking of is should i hold out to see if the Freesat service becomes available in Ireland anytime soon?

    Rgds
    Tony

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  • #3
    Tony255
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭Tony255


    Tony wrote: »
    All the freesat channels are available right now

    Maybe i got it wrong but by freesat i meant the new thing where you can get bbc hd, etc....

    If this is available how much is it to be installed because i would definately be interested.


  • #4
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    BBc HD is available right now. I cannot give you prices for obvious reasons, maybe someone else can pitch in.

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  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    There are 3 ways to get the UK free channels with BBC HD:

    1) Sky HD (though it won't record BBC HD), with or without a subscription
    2) Generic FTA satellite receiver with HD
    3) UK "Freesat" branded HD receiver.


    1) has advantage that a sub will give RTE/TV3/TG4 in real WS, with a subscription. Disadvantage is that no ITV HD.
    2) has the disadvantage that there is no complete program guide (EPG), no automatic tuning/adding of channels to line up, no Interactive features, no Satellite based digital text (BBC & ITV don't do terrestrial Teletext on Satellite, like RTE does).
    3) Has disadvantage you can't add RTE or other pay channels later.

    see the suppliers sticky.

    You don't need a phone line & sky sub to buy without subsidy and without install a SkyHD box.

    2 or 3 is best value if you get the 4 Irish channels OK (roof aerial recommended, and Digital Widescreen coming soon to 80% of the country via aerial)


  • #6
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭slegs


    watty wrote: »
    Digital Widescreen coming soon to 80% of the country via aerial)

    Is this the 3-way DTT competition or does RTE/TV3/TG4 on its own come sooner than that? Late 2009 right?


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