ye must be sick of people like me but, Freeview HD help please?

mystic86 · 17-10-2011 08:19PM #1

Hi,

I have a tv with saorview tuner built-in.

If I wanted to get BBC etc in HD would I need Freeview HD? What do I need to be able to get it and whats the cheapest place to get whats needed??

Thanks

MarkK · 17-10-2011 08:38PM

FreeSAT HD will give you the UK channels in HD for free.
Freesat needs the same satellite dish setup as Sky.

FreeVIEW HD does not yet broadcast in Northern Ireland, you may be able to get Freeview HD from Wales if you live on the East coast, but you won't get C4 HD on it.

The Cush · 17-10-2011 08:38PM

BBC HD via an aerial is only available if you can receive a terrestrial signal from Wales. If you can then you will require a FreeviewHD spec TV.

It will be available from the NI transmitters on 24th Oct 2012.

Its also available FTA on satellite.

mystic86 · 17-10-2011 08:45PM

thanks guys - not going to go with the terrestrial signal from Wales so FreeSAT HD would be the way, whats the cheapest way to get this set-up?

The Cush · 17-10-2011 08:53PM

mystic86 wrote: »

whats the cheapest way to get this set-up?

Satellite dish and freesat receiver. Buy the kit and install it yourself.

mystic86 · 17-10-2011 08:55PM

The Cush wrote: »

Satellite dish and freesat receiver. Buy the kit and install it yourself.

thanks man, guideprice for cost?

The Cush · 17-10-2011 09:18PM

mystic86 wrote: »

thanks man, guideprice for cost?

Some links
http://www.tvtrade.ie/
http://www.satellite.ie/
http://www.freesat.ie/
http://www.satellitetv.ie/
http://astraltv.ie/

Freesat receivers
http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-receivers/freesat.html

Kits
http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-tv.html

Lennoxschips · 17-10-2011 11:14PM

mystic86 wrote: »

thanks man, guideprice for cost?

While you are at it you might want to look into a box that can handle both Freesat and Soarview, with both the dish and antenna hooked into the back of it. That way you can have all the channels on the one box... makes channel surfing a lot easier!

Johnboy1951 · 18-10-2011 09:27AM

Lennoxschips wrote: »

While you are at it you might want to look into a box that can handle both Freesat and Soarview, with both the dish and antenna hooked into the back of it. That way you can have all the channels on the one box... makes channel surfing a lot easier!

... and would allow for the possibility of recording one Saorview channel while watching another as there would be two tuners - TV & combo box

mystic86 · 18-10-2011 09:29AM

ya but as I mentioned in the OP I already have Saorview

Lennoxschips · 18-10-2011 11:28AM

You do, but if you want to switch between RTE and BBC you'd have to switch to the satellite box, and then back to the telly again to go back to RTE. It makes channel surfing a bit more difficult.

If you get a box that does both saorview and satellite, then you can have all the Irish and English channels on the one list, if you follow what I mean. So flicking through the channels is simple. Extra cost for such a box compared to satellite only would be only 30 euros or so.

It's what I'd do anyway.

ye must be sick of people like me but, Freeview HD help please?

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