**Freeview TV Question**

fatjose101

hey,

I thinking about buying a new 32 inch tv with in built freeview.
I was just wondering is freeview available in the south of Ireland?

If not, is there a way of getting channels such as BBC, by running a cable from the TV to my satellite dish?
I mean would you need not need the set-top box because of the built in freeview in the TV?

Zeppi

Hi mate,
You need to hook your freeview TV to the satellite to get the freeview channels. With that type of tv you do not need a setup box. The satellite dish needs to be pointing to th 28.2E

zeppi

Mayo Exile

Originally posted by zeppi: You need to hook your freeview TV to the satellite to get the freeview channels. With that type of tv you do not need a setup box. The satellite dish needs to be pointing to th 28.2E

No. The "Freeview" tuner commonly found in many current TV's is a digital terrestrial tuner (DVB-T) meant to pick up digital signals through a TV aerial.

Satellite signals are also digital (DVB-S), but the DVB-T tuner will NOT work with these. You will need a digital satellite set top box, either a Sky Digibox or Free To Air (FTA - no subscription charge/no viewing card needed) receiver connected to a satellite dish to get reception. Sky (mostly subscription) and other FTA channels come from 28.2/28.5E location. Remember via satellite, BBC/ITV/CH4 are FTA. Channel Five should available like this too in the near future.

There is a Panasonic TV (PZ81 and LZD81 series) with a built in Freesat (service launched by BBC/ITV with teletext and interactive Red Button type stuff) tuner that WILL pick up FTA digital satellite signals from 28.2/28.5E. Don't know if it is available to buy in Ireland????

Mossy Monk

Zeppi wrote: »

Hi mate,
You need to hook your freeview TV to the satellite to get the freeview channels. With that type of tv you do not need a setup box. The satellite dish needs to be pointing to th 28.2E

zeppi

You are confusing Freeview for Freesat.

fatjose101

Mayo Exile wrote: »

No. The "Freeview" tuner commonly found in many current TV's is a digital terrestrial tuner (DVB-T) meant to pick up digital signals through a TV aerial.

Satellite signals are also digital (DVB-S), but the DVB-T tuner will NOT work with these. You will need a digital satellite set top box, either a Sky Digibox or Free To Air (FTA - no subscription charge/no viewing card needed) receiver connected to a satellite dish to get reception. Sky (mostly subscription) and other FTA channels come from 28.2/28.5E location. Remember via satellite, BBC/ITV/CH4 are FTA. Channel Five should available like this too in the near future.

There is a Panasonic TV (PZ81 and LZD81 series) with a built in Freesat (service launched by BBC/ITV with teletext and interactive Red Button type stuff) tuner that WILL pick up FTA digital satellite signals from 28.2/28.5E. Don't know if it is available to buy in Ireland????

Thanks for clearing that up mate

dingdong1234567

Mayo Exile wrote: »

No. The "Freeview" tuner commonly found in many current TV's is a digital terrestrial tuner (DVB-T) meant to pick up digital signals through a TV aerial.

Mayo Exile, would you have any advise on a suitable aerial for picking up Freeview DVB-T, based in swords and have a Sammy 37'' with freeview built in. Cheers.

STB

I seriously seriously doubt you will pick up "Freeview" with any type aerial in Swords.

Freeview is the UK DTT service, the nearest transmitter being in Wales. Where did you buy that "Freeview TV" ? If its Ireland and it was bought recently it shouldnt have been sold to you in the first instance. Freeview is MPEG2 technology. Irish DTT is MPEG4. That means that it is most likely that you will pick up neither without a MPEG4 set top box or Cam (if your tv is compatible). That means that the dvb-t tuner in that TV will never work.

Freeview can be picked up in certain border/near regions, such as part of Wexford and along the NI border. Not a solid signal.

dingdong1234567

STB wrote: »

I seriously seriously doubt you will pick up "Freeview" with any type aerial in Swords.

Freeview is the UK DTT service, the nearest transmitter being in Wales. Where did you buy that "Freeview TV" ? If its Ireland and it was bought recently it shouldnt have been sold to you in the first instance. Freeview is MPEG2 technology. Irish DTT is MPEG4. That means that it is most likely that you will pick up neither without a MPEG4 set top box or Cam (if your tv is compatible). That means that the dvb-t tuner in that TV will never work.

Freeview can be picked up in certain border/near regions, such as part of Wexford and along the NI border. Not a solid signal.

Thats me put straight so!

Mayo Exile

Dingdong1234567, I can get Freeview reception here in Dundalk, but as STB says, its patchy at best, definitely not a solid signal. It's very very unlikely you would get reception in Swords.

stanley1

Mayo Exile wrote: »

No. The "Freeview" tuner commonly found in many current TV's is a digital terrestrial tuner (DVB-T) meant to pick up digital signals through a TV aerial.

Satellite signals are also digital (DVB-S), but the DVB-T tuner will NOT work with these. You will need a digital satellite set top box, either a Sky Digibox or Free To Air (FTA - no subscription charge/no viewing card needed) receiver connected to a satellite dish to get reception. Sky (mostly subscription) and other FTA channels come from 28.2/28.5E location. Remember via satellite, BBC/ITV/CH4 are FTA. Channel Five should available like this too in the near future.

There is a Panasonic TV (PZ81 and LZD81 series) with a built in Freesat (service launched by BBC/ITV with teletext and interactive Red Button type stuff) tuner that WILL pick up FTA digital satellite signals from 28.2/28.5E. Don't know if it is available to buy in Ireland????

Available from Richer Sounds Belfast.

stringy

Mayo Exile wrote: »

Dingdong1234567, I can get Freeview reception here in Dundalk, but as STB says, its patchy at best, definitely not a solid signal. It's very very unlikely you would get reception in Swords.

any updates on reception availability in north dublin?

was thinking of purchasing these, http://bit.ly/1LWPRs the aerial and the philips box

coylemj

That aerial will not pickup UK DTT (Freeview), you will definitely need a rooftop UHF aerial unless you're very close to the border - from Dublin an indoor aerial will pick up nothing from NI.