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Best option for freeview/ FTA??

Decky86 · 2011-11-14 17:11:49

Having a look on adverts for a dish and box to get the basic uk free to air channels. No need for saorview .. I have a hd tv so it'd be a plus to get a hd box but im not bothered as its mainly for xbox.. My main question is: Can i buy an old Sky HD box and a dish and get these channels? Or is an older box required? Cheers…

14-11-2011 5:11pm

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Decky86

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Having a look on adverts for a dish and box to get the basic uk free to air channels. No need for saorview .. I have a hd tv so it'd be a plus to get a hd box but im not bothered as its mainly for xbox..
My main question is: Can i buy an old Sky HD box and a dish and get these channels? Or is an older box required?
Cheers

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#2 14-11-2011 6:12pm

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Personally if I lived in ROI and wanted FTA UK channels I would go for Freesat as it will give you these channels all on an epg. A Freesat box with a satellite dish pointed in same direction as for Sky channels will do the trick. AFAIK old Sky box without a card will not get you Five. BTW Freeview is UK Digital terrestrial television system not satellite.

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