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barnicles

I am in cork with this equipment. How can i recieve RTE 1 legally from the cable network.

Solair

I'm not 100% sure what you mean. You would need to subscribe to UPC Digital (Chorus) to receive anything watchable from the Cork Cable network.

The Cork cable TV system is fully digital. There are only four analogue channels carried, and these are not encrypted.

• RTE 1
• RTE 2
• TV3
• TG4

If you connect a TV to the cable socket that's all you'll pick up. Also, note they're carried on fairly low VHF frequencies, not UHF so you will need to ensure it's not a UK-spec TV.

Also, the channels are in horrendously bad resolution. They're barely worth looking at. On my TV they display with black bars on either side of the picture and also above and below and even like that it's pretty poor.

Also, the sound is very bad with a lot of sibilence and hissing on all of the channels, it's particularly bad on TV3.

Honestly, if you need to watch just the four terrestrial channels, I would recommend investing in a small indoor antenna, there are some available in Argos. Even a weak signal directly off-air would be a better and more watchable solution than what they're feeding through the cable network.

Perhaps someone else in Cork might confirm if it's that bad elsewhere in the city, or if it's just something localised to my area.

I doubt very many people watch terrestrial TV via the Cork analogue cable feed.

You'll easily pick up the 4 main channels very clearly in most parts of Cork City on UHF.

South Coast Community Television also carries BBC Wales 1 & 2 as well as Channel 4 (London) and ITV Wales (HTV) on UHF. These can be picked up in a lot of outlying areas of Cork City, as well as on some of the south-facing hills. Usually you'll need an external antenna for reception.

barnicles

Thanks solair. Im using a 14 inch and pic is fine. Sound is only ok. I'm at victoria cross near the county hall.

evilivor

Solair wrote: »

I'm not 100% sure what you mean. You would need to subscribe to UPC Digital (Chorus) to receive anything watchable from the Cork Cable network.

The Cork cable TV system is fully digital. There are only four analogue channels carried, and these are not encrypted.

• RTE 1
• RTE 2
• TV3
• TG4

If you connect a TV to the cable socket that's all you'll pick up. Also, note they're carried on fairly low VHF frequencies, not UHF so you will need to ensure it's not a UK-spec TV.

Also, the channels are in horrendously bad resolution. They're barely worth looking at. On my TV they display with black bars on either side of the picture and also above and below and even like that it's pretty poor.

Also, the sound is very bad with a lot of sibilence and hissing on all of the channels, it's particularly bad on TV3.

Honestly, if you need to watch just the four terrestrial channels, I would recommend investing in a small indoor antenna, there are some available in Argos. Even a weak signal directly off-air would be a better and more watchable solution than what they're feeding through the cable network.

Perhaps someone else in Cork might confirm if it's that bad elsewhere in the city, or if it's just something localised to my area.

Cork city centre, can confirm the quality is pretty poor on the four analogue channels. They area watchable in an emergency like when you are recording something on cable and you just want to catch the news or whatever, bit would drive you mad in the long term.

Solair

If you're in Victoria Cross, I would suggest picking up an indoor antenna at Argos, get something with a built in amp, particularly if the TV's located behind thick walls.

You should be able to pick up proper terrestrial reception directly from either Spur Hill or possibly Collins Barracks in the City Centre depending on where exactly you are.

Spur Hill is located just the the west of Cork Airport and you can see a pair of masts on the hill top roughly in line with Wilton / CUH.

You should be picking up a strong signal from that transmitter, it's pretty much in line of sight from where you are.

Spur Hill: (Polarity Horizontal) (Cork City + Lee Valley)
RTE 1 (Channel 53)
RTE 2 (Channel 57)
TV3 (Channel 60)
TG4 (Channel 63)

Collins Barracks (Polarity Vertical) (Covers areas of the City Centre / Southern Suburbs not picking up Spur Hill clearly)

RTE 1 (Channel 39)
RTE 2 (Channel 49)
TV3 (Channel 46)
TG4 (Channel 43)

Just point your antenna towards one of those locations and do an auto-tune.

corkproducers

Here is one possible alternative:

Watch RTE 1 legally online.

http://www.rte.ie/live/


I guess its not the most ideal solution but an alternative nonetheless.

barnicles

corkproducers wrote: »

Here is one possible alternative:

Watch RTE 1 legally online.

http://www.rte.ie/live/


I guess its not the most ideal solution but an alternative nonetheless.

Well i was in an apaertment that we go to occasionaly.

NO computer
NO phone line
NO broadband

On the brighter side, i giot the analog channels working fine

Sound not the best but pic fine on 14 inch!

Thanks to everyone

B

corkproducers

barnicles wrote: »

Well i was in an apaertment that we go to occasionaly.

NO computer
NO phone line
NO broadband

On the brighter side, i giot the analog channels working fine

Sound not the best but pic fine on 14 inch!

Thanks to everyone

B

Picking up any eircom connections near by?