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Freeview advice

  • 06-07-2012 8:20pm
    #1
    damul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭


    Hi

    I am probably going to ask a really obvious question but I will ask anyway.

    I want advice for my parents house. At present there is tv's in two rooms. One room has Sky and the other doesnt. Both rooms are able to get the following analogue stations via a regular aerial.

    RTE 1
    RTE 2
    TV3
    TG4
    BBC 1
    BBC 2
    UTV
    CH4

    I am wondering when the analogue network is switched off what is the easiest way to get all the above stations on one tv that has no Sky in that room.

    At present I can tune in the Sky box to the other room so a magic eye could be used but obviously be only able to watch he same station as other room.

    Can I get a digital box myself and get freeview stations through it? Will I need an additional aerial or dish? If a new TV is bought with a tuner built in, i.e. Saorview ready will I be able to get the English and Irish stations for free?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    MarkK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭MarkK


    The answer depends on where the house is.

    First work out which transmitter they get RTE from and which transmitter do they get the BBC from.

    If both transmitters are being converted to digital you should may just need to connect up a Saorview box and you will get all the Saorview and Freeview channels for free.


  • #3
    damul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭damul


    MarkK wrote: »
    The answer depends on where the house is.

    First work out which transmitter they get RTE from and which transmitter do they get the BBC from.

    If both transmitters are being converted to digital you should may just need to connect up a Saorview box and you will get all the Saorview and Freeview channels for free.

    Thanks, the house is in Kells Co. Meath

    but my main question was are the UK and Irish stations not at different frequencies

    At present as far as I know there is just one aerial which feeds into two rooms and can pick up English and Irish analogue stations

    I thought that when it went to digital I might need two aerials but trying to clarify


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


    'One aerial' would tend to suggest a combination of either the Cairn Hill & Brougher Mtn. transmitters or Clermont Carn & Kilkeel (though I don't know if Kilkeel is receivable that far inland). All these transmitters will use much the same frequencies as they do now after switchover.

    If you can list the UHF channel nos. or frequencies of the analogue channels you receive, it will clarify things somewhat.


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