TV Programmes insulation etc

mozattack

Hi there,

My mother had some form of Sky TV which is now gone and with the RTE channels going soon she is dying to get some tv in for the winter.

I rang Dalton TV and they want €400!!!!!!! to instal this Saorview crap. Although it is a one-off cost there is no way she could afford.

A neighbour of a neighbour has bought a dish of €60 from Aldi and installed it for €50 and he can get some channels with that (is that legal).

What other options are out there apart from Sky and NTL which are too expensive.

Aquos76

I sent you a PM, one bit of advice I would give you is that the Aldi/Lidl receivers are fine however their dishes are pure crap.

reni10

If you already have a dish then just get one of these for €99 and you can pickup all the Free to Air UK channels like BBC, UTV etc. and if you don't need an aerial then all the irish TV stations as well like RTE, TV3 etc:
http://www.satellite.ie/acatalog/HD_Ariva_120_Combo_Box.html

Aquos76

reni10 wrote: »

If you already have a dish then just get one of these for €99 and you can pickup all the Free to Air UK channels like BBC, UTV etc. and if you don't need an aerial then all the irish TV stations as well like RTE, TV3 etc:
http://www.satellite.ie/acatalog/HD_Ariva_120_Combo_Box.html

Excellent option, I have that exact box and its superb value, however they are now very hard to come by and its unknown when they will be back in stock

RodVelvet

Hi, I got one from http://www.megavision.ie at the start of the week so they must still have them in stock.

mozattack

Thanks for your help.

So get this box type thingy for €99 AND a good dish and we are laughing.

What channels can you get if you get both (a little lost here)

RodVelvet

You get the the eight Saorview channels which you need a UHF aerial for. The dish gets you BBCs, ITVs & the rest of the free to air channels. The ferguson box takes an input from an aerial and a dish. Theres alot more info about the box in the satellite forum.