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Samgsung series 4 and digital question

  • 16-09-2011 10:44am
    #1
    kieran75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭


    Hi,

    I have a samsung series 4 lcd tv which is HD ready. I get all my channels through a cable provider who provides digital channels.

    Im confused about the 2012 changover and all this stuff about saorview...i understand that if you are getting a saorview set top box then your tv needs to work with it...but will this affect my TV receiving channels froma a cable provider at all. I plan to keep getting my channels through the digital cable provider and not use a saorview box and since the tv is HD ready and the digital channels currently work...my tv should be fine...is that correct???

    Thanks for any clarity...there seems to be a lot of conflicting advise on this.


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  • #2
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Saorview is terrestrial tv broadcast from masts at transmission sites.

    Your tv will continue to display the cable channels, as digital cable in this country is decoded by a seperate receiver owned by the provider.


  • #3
    kieran75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭kieran75


    thanks for that...totally clear now!!!


  • #4
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,848 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    kieran75 wrote: »
    I have a samsung series 4 lcd tv which is HD ready. I get all my channels through a cable provider who provides digital channels.

    Im confused about the 2012 changover and all this stuff about saorview...i understand that if you are getting a saorview set top box then your tv needs to work with it...but will this affect my TV receiving channels froma a cable provider at all. I plan to keep getting my channels through the digital cable provider and not use a saorview box and since the tv is HD ready and the digital channels currently work...my tv should be fine...is that correct???

    This from RTÉNL
    5. DO I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO BE READY FOR ANALOGUE SWITCH OFF (ASO)?

    If you currently receive any of the four Irish Free-To-Air television channels (RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 & TG4) Off-Air using an aerial on your chimney, on an outside wall, in your attic or via an indoor portable aerial You HAVE TO Do Something. You need to migrate to SAORVIEW before October 2012 to continue to receive these services Free-To-Air.

    If you currently receive the four Irish Free-To-Air television channels (RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 & TG4) on your television via a subscription or pay service You May Choose To Move To SAORVIEW But You DO NOT HAVE TO. Analogue Switch Off (ASO) does not impact on your current method of television reception or television set.

    Companies carrying the Free-To-Air television channels (RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 & TG4) as part of their subscription or pay service packages includes, but is not limited to, BskyB, UPC, Magnet, Smart Telecom, Casey Cablevision, 3 PLAY Plus.

    http://www.rtenl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/RTÉNL-SAORVIEW-FAQs-May-2011-Rev-3-0.pdf


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