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marko91

im just wondering if its possible to get any channels when i have nothing but a ps3 connected to it(for the moment)???...if not what do i need?not anything like sky or ntl just something to watch the irish channels on...i feel stupid asking this:o

TouchingVirus

marko91 wrote: »

im just wondering if its possible to get any channels when i have nothing but a ps3 connected to it(for the moment)???...if not what do i need?not anything like sky or ntl just something to watch the irish channels on...i feel stupid asking this:o

A set of Rabbit Ears

Something like this : http://www.amazon.com/Terk-TV-3-Indoor-Amplified-Antenna/dp/B000069EUZ

marko91

TouchingVirus wrote: »

A set of Rabbit Ears

Something like this : http://www.amazon.com/Terk-TV-3-Indoor-Amplified-Antenna/dp/B000069EUZ

:pac:see i do feel stupid! for some reason i taught that every hdtv could like get the irish channels free...is the rabbit ears the best option for best quality picture?..play tv for ps3 you can get the irish channels too but thats like 80 euro or something...


i may be pushing my luck but is their anyway to get channels like bbc1, bbc2, sky1, e4 etc?besides signing up to ntl or sky and stuff

bucks73

I have the Play TV for the PS3 and you can get the Irish channels on it as long as you are in an area that can receive a signal.

An FTA satellite setup will get you BBC1, 2, 3, 4, UTV, ITV2, 3, 4, Channel 4, E4, Film Four, More 4, Sky News and a lot more for nothing once you have paid for equipment and installation. No monthly fee whatsoever.

marko91

bucks73 wrote: »

I have the Play TV for the PS3 and you can get the Irish channels on it as long as you are in an area that can receive a signal.

An FTA satellite setup will get you BBC1, 2, 3, 4, UTV, ITV2, 3, 4, Channel 4, E4, Film Four, More 4, Sky News and a lot more for nothing once you have paid for equipment and installation. No monthly fee whatsoever.

is south dublin in the area to receive a signal?also what equipment are we talking here?..my ma has sky+ downstairs so we have a satelite dish outside my window

bucks73

I cant tell you for sure if South Dublin receives the signal but Id say it does. The Terrestrial forum here on Boards should confirm this. Just connect the Play TV to the roof or attic aerial and thats it.

For an FTA setup all you need is a satellite receiver and some cable. Basically just connect it to LNB on the front of the dish and away you go.

marko91

bucks73 wrote: »

I cant tell you for sure if South Dublin receives the signal but Id say it does. The Terrestrial forum here on Boards should confirm this. Just connect the Play TV to the roof or attic aerial and thats it.

For an FTA setup all you need is a satellite receiver and some cable. Basically just connect it to LNB on the front of the dish and away you go.

im sure u could get a receiver and cableoff the internet easily and find a guide:)ill give it a go sometime soon...can you recomend a good receiver?not a 200 euro one like other posters:eek:100 tops?...knowing me ill kill myself on a ladder messing with the sky aerial:pac:

Agent Smith

lidl are selling a camping one which should do the job.

John mac

have a look here for info

coylemj

If you live in south Dublin you can receive the UHF signal from Three Rock but you need to buy a real UHF aerial and not the crap being pushed by lots of the electrical shops (not the Philips store or Richer Sounds) and which mention digital or VHF, the only thing the aerial needs to do is pick up UHF, anything which claims to do everything is just going to be useless, believe me I've bought them all and most of them are completely useless.

This is what you need to pickup TV from Three Rock, I have one and it's the best of the bunch but any similar indoor aerial will give the same results, avoid anything with circular or telescopic antennae, these are for VHF and are no good, all of the Three Rock signals are UHF.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=33215

If you want to receive the British channels for free then you need a Freesat installation which involves a satellite dish and receiver but there are no subscription charges, read about Freesat here....

http://www.freesat.co.uk/

Just remember that if you consult a satellite shop about Freesat they will attempt to sell you Sky because they will get a kickback so you need to be prepared for the hard sell. The Freesat service doesn't include the Irish channels because the RTE & TV3 agreement with Sky precludes them from giving their signals to any other satellite operator so to receive all of the channels for free you'll need a UHF aerial (indoor or rooftop) and Freesat.

There is one other option but it involves a large UHF aerial on the roof. There is an RTE transmitter in Co. Louth (Clermont Carn) and a BBC transmitter near Newry (Camlough) which from Dublin are only two degrees apart and they both broadcast a UHF signal with horizontal polarity so lots of people in Dublin pickup all of the Irish and British channels from one UHF aerial on the roof but you need to be well away from the city centre. Dublin city is saucer shaped and the signal can only be picked up if you're either high up on the north or southside of the city.