TV's working with Saorview - The List

rai555

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

The 42LW650T-ZC is on the Saorview approved list.

"T" suffix on LG models generally signifies the presence of a Freeview HD tuner, so any tv so designated should at least decode the Saorview channels.

Undoubtedly, for peace of mind you're better off with Saorview approved.

I will try move around the house the telly, and yes i would like freeview but did not succeeded yet to get it

rai555

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

The 42LW650T-ZC is on the Saorview approved list.

"T" suffix on LG models generally signifies the presence of a Freeview HD tuner, so any tv so designated should at least decode the Saorview channels.

Undoubtedly, for peace of mind you're better off with Saorview approved.

Not sure what ZC stands for

rai555

The Cush wrote: »

Had a quick look at the spec and I think it has an MPEG-4 video decoder.

What aerial are you using with this TV? If you're using an indoor aerial move the TV to the same location as the other TV and try setting it up there, maybe you have little or no signal where you're setting up the TV.

Will try this evening, the ariel is less than rabbit's ears but was ok for my Panasonic TX-P50v10 , delighted with this one - does saorview and freeview year N3

The Cush

rai555 wrote: »

Will try this evening, the ariel is less than rabbit's ears but was ok for my Panasonic TX-P50v10 , delighted with this one - does saorview and freeview year N3

You won't get Freeview in Co Cork. How well an indoor aerial works with Saorview will depend on signal strength/quality where you locate the aerial. Saorview recommend an outdoor aerial for reception.

rai555

The Cush wrote: »

You won't get Freeview in Co Cork. How well an indoor aerial works with Saorview will depend on signal strength/quality where you locate the aerial. Saorview recommend an outdoor aerial for reception.

The TV has satelite and digitak tuners, i can see Saorview and about 50 sat channels, and it is UK model BTW

Peter Rhea

Freeview is the UK terrestrial service, nothing to do with satellite.

rai555

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Freeview is the UK terrestrial service, nothing to do with satellite.

I might be wrong but it has Sat tuner and i can see plenty of Freesat channels

Peter Rhea

You're referring to the Panasonic? Freesat & Freeview are not the same thing.

Might have much the same channel lineup, but as is clear from the name, Freesat is delivered via satellite.

rai555

Peter Rhea wrote: »

You're referring to the Panasonic? Freesat & Freeview are not the same thing.

Might have much the same channel lineup, but as is clear from the name, Freesat is delivered via satellite.

You are correct, yes that's panasonic does the job but have no luck with LG yet

batistuta9

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Freeview is the UK terrestrial service, nothing to do with satellite.

do you know if freeview is being broadcast in the north atm or is it only going to be from october?

The Cush

batistuta9 wrote: »

do you know if freeview is being broadcast in the north atm or is it only going to be from october?

From 3 main sites now on restricted power - Brougher Mt, Divis and Limavady

The relays get switched-on Oct 10th with 1 mux, the other muxes on Oct 24th with analogue switchoff at the same time.

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/northernireland
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/transmitternetwork/tools__and__resources/almanac/installer_newsletters_2009_pdfs/Northern_Ireland_12MO_Final.pdf

batistuta9

The Cush wrote: »

From 3 main sites now on restricted power - Brougher Mt, Divis and Limavady

The relays get switched-on Oct 10th with 1 mux, the other muxes on Oct 24th with analogue switchoff at the same time.

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/northernireland
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/transmitternetwork/tools__and__resources/almanac/installer_newsletters_2009_pdfs/Northern_Ireland_12MO_Final.pdf

i live close to the border & get the english analogue channels now but i'am quite a bit from any of the main transmitters so i'm getting the signals from one of the relays i'd imagine.

so at the minute i probably shouldn't be able to pick up the freeview channels, It'll be october before i can pick up freeview, right?

Peter Rhea

Depends where you live, the only NI relay serving a significant no. of viewers in the south would be Kilkeel which is received in Louth & on down the east coast.

Most southern viewers receive from main transmitters, but the Freeview power is well down until switchover. You won't get all the Freeview channels reliably atm, unless your analogue reception is really good but some are broadcast with a more robust signal than others.

batistuta9

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Depends where you live, the only NI relay serving a significant no. of viewers in the south would be Kilkeel which is received in Louth & on down the east coast.

Most southern viewers receive from main transmitters, but the Freeview power is well down until switchover. You won't get all the Freeview channels reliably atm, unless your analogue reception is really good but some are broadcast with a more robust signal than others.

there are 2 relays far far closer to me though than their main transmitter, i don't live very far from the border altogether - or would that matter, would i still be getting it off the main one?

my analogue reception is good/OK, but i done the test - checking teletext page 284 on the analogue english stations - and it's always perfect.

see i recently got a new TV and during the initial setup the only digital stations it picked up were the saorview ones, but it picked up the analogue english stations. should freeview if available tune in with this or does it need to be manually added

Peter Rhea

All the NI relays transmit vertically polarised signals & the main stations horizontal, so that would be an indication of which you receive from, if you take a look at your aerial.

Ronnie Raygun

batistuta9 wrote: »

i done the test - checking teletext page 284 on the analogue english stations - and it's always perfect.

That test is designed to give an indication of how your aerial system will perform after switchover, it's of no relevance to the current situation.

batistuta9

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

That test is designed to give an indication of how your aerial system will perform after switchover, it's of no relevance to the current situation.

well isn't it of enough relevance to determine that i've no problems with my current aerial & should receive freeview from it

The Cush

batistuta9 wrote: »

well isn't it of enough relevance to determine that i've no problems with my current aerial & should receive freeview from it

Can you identify the UHF channels numbers/frequencies for the existing UK analogue channels you receive, it will identify your current transmitter/relay?

batistuta9

The Cush wrote: »

Can you identify the UHF channels numbers/frequencies for the existing UK analogue channels you receive, it will identify your current transmitter/relay?

how do i go about doing that?

i know what transmitter group i getting it from, I've checked on the freeview site & it's saying the 2 nearest relays won't be switched until october 10th

The Cush

batistuta9 wrote: »

how do i go about doing that?

Depends of the TV you have. If you know your nearest relays then no need to post the frequencies.

batistuta9

The Cush wrote: »

Depends of the TV you have. If you know your nearest relays then no need to post the frequencies.

yeah i doubt it'll able to show it although it does show the info for the DVB-T channels - well it says DVB-T CH47 on the menu when using the arrows to go through the list whilst still watching a channel - no info at all in the channel list from the menu, it's just for moving or renaming them etc.


another question will we get all the freeview channels over hear?

The Cush

batistuta9 wrote: »

another question will we get all the freeview channels over hear?

The relays will be "Freeview lite", only the 3 PSB muxes.

Ronnie Raygun

batistuta9 wrote: »

I've checked on the freeview site & it's saying the 2 nearest relays won't be switched until october 10th

Relay sites in NI generally only serve small pockets where coverage from the main transmitter is impaired & are usually low powered. It means nothing that they're closer to you than the main transmitter.

Obviously if you have a Freeview capable tv & no Freeview channels, you have no signal available for one reason or another. Only 4 months to go to switchover now anyway.

batistuta9

The Cush wrote: »

The relays will be "Freeview lite", only the 3 PSB muxes.

This is terrible news :pac: ,if i'am getting the signal from a relay

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Relay sites in NI generally only serve small pockets where coverage from the main transmitter is impaired & are usually low powered. It means nothing that they're closer to you than the main transmitter.

Obviously if you have a Freeview capable tv & no Freeview channels, you have no signal available for one reason or another. Only 4 months to go to switchover now anyway.

going by this site http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051678 after the switchover or maybe even now idk:

Divis will serve 67%
Limavady 7%
Brougher Mountain 6%
with 43 relays proving 20% meaning just the 3 PSB's

Peter Rhea

Divis & Limavady need a fair few relay sites to cover difficult terrain in north Antrim & the Sperrins.

If your Saorview is on UHF 47 from Cairn Hill, there's a good chance your UK channels are coming from Brougher mtn., but even there the com. muxes will be a good bit lower powered than the PSBs & subject to interference from Divis.

This is getting a bit OT for this thread, as it's already been established that you have a Saorview (& therefore Freeview) compatible tv.

skint eastwood

Over here in Scotland my town and surrounding areas(approx 30,000 people) are served by a "relay transmitter" delivering Freeview "Lite", its a joke, we are 15 miles from Glasgow and this is the best they can offer? I have my Aerial pointed towards Darvel in Ayrshire (40-50 miles away) using a signal booster and can pretty much receive all channels, some fade and i manually re-tune my Technika STBHDIS2010 to get them back again,why should I be committing extra expense via boosters and another amp on my aerial just to be able to receive tv, I feel the DSO has been poor. Thankfully we have Freesat as our main viewing in the lounge.

winston_1

skint eastwood wrote: »

Over here in Scotland my town and surrounding areas(approx 30,000 people) are served by a "relay transmitter" delivering Freeview "Lite", its a joke, we are 15 miles from Glasgow and this is the best they can offer? I have my Aerial pointed towards Darvel in Ayrshire (40-50 miles away) using a signal booster and can pretty much receive all channels, some fade and i manually re-tune my Technika STBHDIS2010 to get them back again,why should I be committing extra expense via boosters and another amp on my aerial just to be able to receive tv, I feel the DSO has been poor. Thankfully we have Freesat as our main viewing in the lounge.

Really don't know what this has to do with this thread but:

Your relay transmitter gives you 15 channels which is nearly four times as many as the four you had before DSO. Getting those 15 channels to isolated places cost a lot more than getting all channels to Glasgow, London, etc; yet you pay the same licence fee as those people. You choose to live where you do, so enjoy it and stop whinging.

skint eastwood

winston_1 wrote: »

Really don't know what this has to do with this thread but:

Your relay transmitter gives you 15 channels which is nearly four times as many as the four you had before DSO. Getting those 15 channels to isolated places cost a lot more than getting all channels to Glasgow, London, etc; yet you pay the same licence fee as those people. You choose to live where you do, so enjoy it and stop whinging.

Excuse me but if we are all paying the same licence fee we should all be getting the same services. Your attitude is quite frankly appalling.

skint eastwood

PS Winston, I suggest you read posts properly, I stated I am 15 miles from Glasgow-in a town with 30,000 people, not exactly an "isolated" location

winston_1

As I said it costs a lot more to get a signal to a relay transmitter, yet you pay the same licence fee. That fee incidentally covers the BBC services which you do get. We would all like to live away from the city, even 15 miles, but many are not willing to pay for it; be it increased petrol costs, more expensive groceries in small shops, etc, etc.

On the plus side, no doubt your house and car insurance is cheaper where you are.

Freesat was provided for people in your position, it would no be difficult to supply it to all your sets.