Saorview box or aerial?

mathie

Hi
Im in Malahide and have line of sight for Saorview according to the website.
I also have a tv that is (according to powercity) capable of receiving saorview.

What exactly do I need to buy?

An aerial?
A receiver box?

Any links to good ones?

Thanks and sorry for the simple questions

mathie

BTW I've a Sky aerial and box (but no subscription I just get the freeview)

The Cush

If you have a TV capable of receiving Saorview then you will require an aerial.

Kippure or Three Rock requires a Group CD aerial.

What make/model TV do you have?

sexymama

You don't neccesarilly need an outdoor aerial for saorview.If your tv is saorview compatible you might just need an indoor one. My son has an indoor aerial(15 euro from argos) and the picture is crystal clear,better that the upc reception actually.

SM

beebaw

one of these will work a treat for you but u will need a aerial also. this will combine both soarview and satellite signals together.

http://www.tvtrade.ie/ferguson-ariva-120-hd-combo.html

seanin4711

http://www.tvtrade.ie/digital-tv.html

MKV straight off the bat ,me likey!!!

mathie

The Cush ...
Its an LG ... lg42lw550t
thanks

mathie

sexymama wrote: »

You don't neccesarilly need an outdoor aerial for saorview.If your tv is saorview compatible you might just need an indoor one. My son has an indoor aerial(15 euro from argos) and the picture is crystal clear,better that the upc reception actually.

SM

You have a link?
Would it be HD then?
thanks

Ronnie Raygun

mathie wrote: »

Its an LG ... lg42lw550t

That's on the Saorview approved product list.

There's no such thing as a HD (or digital) aerial BTW......

mathie

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

That's on the Saorview approved product list.

There's no such thing as a HD (or digital) aerial BTW......

Ok thanks...

So what does that mean I need?

Sam Russell

mathie wrote: »

Ok thanks...

So what does that mean I need?

You need an aerial. Your TV is approved, so it will work if you give it an aerial. A cheap aerial pointing at 3Rock or Kippure will give you a perfect picture. Once you have the aerial installed, do a digital tune and you will have Saorview. An external group CD aerial would be the best solution, but you could try an internal one, but that depends on a number of issues.

mathie

The Cush wrote: »

If you have a TV capable of receiving Saorview then you will require an aerial.

Kippure or Three Rock requires a Group CD aerial.

What make/model TV do you have?

Sam Russell wrote: »

You need an aerial. Your TV is approved, so it will work if you give it an aerial. A cheap aerial pointing at 3Rock or Kippure will give you a perfect picture. Once you have the aerial installed, do a digital tune and you will have Saorview. An external group CD aerial would be the best solution, but you could try an internal one, but that depends on a number of issues.

Thanks guys.

Do you know does that one on tvtrade come with a long lead?
I've a fair distance from the back outer wall of my house to the front inside of my sitting room.

Thanks
M

Sam Russell

mathie wrote: »

Thanks guys.

Do you know does that one on tvtrade come with a long lead?
I've a fair distance from the back outer wall of my house to the front inside of my sitting room.

Thanks
M

The contract aerial does not come with a lead. You buy it seperately. You need to mount it securely on a wall or soffit board, the higher the better. Depending on you circumstances, a chimmney mount might be easier (use a lashing kit as drilling into chimneys is not a good idea).

.....or get an installer to do it.

mathie

Sam Russell wrote: »

The contract aerial does not come with a lead. You buy it seperately. You need to mount it securely on a wall or soffit board, the higher the better. Depending on you circumstances, a chimmney mount might be easier (use a lashing kit as drilling into chimneys is not a good idea).

.....or get an installer to do it.

Thanks

Do you know what type of cable I need?

Is it CT100?

Sam Russell

That will do.

mathie

Would CT165 do?

I can only seem to buy that by the metre ...

http://www.tvtrade.ie/?subcats=Y&type=extended&status=A&pshort=Y&pfull=Y&pname=Y&pkeywords=Y&search_performed=Y&cid=0&q=ct100&dispatch=products.search&x=0&y=0

Thanks

Sam Russell

You could just buy a kit.

http://www.tvtrade.ie/outdoor-uhf-tv-aerial-kit.html

.... but any satellite cable will do.

Peter Rhea

You don't need CT165 (it's actually Triax TX165), TX100 will be more than good enough or even this stuff .

mathie

Peter Rhea wrote: »

You don't need CT165 (it's actually Triax TX165), TX100 will be more than good enough or even this stuff .

The Cush wrote: »

If you have a TV capable of receiving Saorview then you will require an aerial.

Kippure or Three Rock requires a Group CD aerial.

What make/model TV do you have?

So I bought these two.

Any idea how I connect the cable to my tv?
Do I need to buy an adapter or something?

thanks

The Cush

mathie wrote: »

Any idea how I connect the cable to my tv?
Do I need to buy an adapter or something?

http://www.tvtrade.ie/coaxial-connectors-1s.html

Available in any diy or electrical shop, even places like Dunnes Stores.

sexymama

mathie wrote: »

You have a link?
Would it be HD then?
thanks

Hi.My son gas a Hanspree 1080 HD tv with a one for all aerial sitting beside it.It is all he needs,picture is perfect.
Don't know where the nearest reciever is to us but we live in Navan,Meath
Net64

mathie

Thanks for all the help guys.

I got setup this evening and got it working.

I really appreciate the help.
You saved me a fortune!