Saorview on English freeview tv?

Newport81

Hi my mate has just moved home from England she's brought home a freeview tv. What needs to be got for this to work in Ireland? Will it be capable of picking up saorview without a saorview box? She already has a FTA satellite and aerial on her new house will she need to buy a seperate saorview box also?

Mountjoy Mugger

She can use the Saorview box with the TV or if the TV is Freeview HD rather than simply Freeview, she should be able to pick up the channels without the use of the saorview box,

If she was able to pick up BBC HD ITV HD etc with her Freeview TV in England, she should be ok. Obviously, she'd need to hook up the TV to an aerial if this was the case.

If the TV is just Freeview, she'll need to connect the Saorview box.

Newport81

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

She can use the Saorview box with the TV or if the TV is Freeview HD rather than simply Freeview, she should be able to pick up the channels without the use of the saorview box,

If she was able to pick up BBC HD ITV HD etc with her Freeview TV in England, she should be ok. Obviously, she'd need to hook up the TV to an aerial if this was the case.

If the TV is just Freeview, she'll need to connect the Saorview box.

So if I just hook it up to her old aerial and do a scan it should get the Irish saorview. Thanks a mil

The Cush

smyths wrote: »

So if I just hook it up to her old aerial and do a scan it should get the Irish saorview.

Yes if the TV has an MPEG-4 video decoder on board, no if the video decoder is MPEG-2 (many Freeview only TVs have an MPEG-4 decoder). Attach the aerial and do a scan.

Will the aerial on the house receive Saorview? Did it receive analogue TV3/TG4 previously? (http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/step-2-check-aerial/)

Newport81

The Cush wrote: »

Yes if the TV has an MPEG-4 video decoder on board, no if the video decoder is MPEG-2 (many Freeview only TVs have an MPEG-4 decoder). Attach the aerial and do a scan.

Will the aerial on the house receive Saorview? Did it receive analogue TV3/TG4 previously? (http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/step-2-check-aerial/)

If its not a MPEG-4 is there a part I can buy to make it that ?

The Cush

smyths wrote: »

If its not a MPEG-4 is there a part I can buy to make it that ?

Saorview STB required, TV cannot be upgraded.

Post the model no. of the TV.

Also, as I said above, be sure that the aerial is capable of receiving Saorview.

Newport81

The Cush wrote: »

Saorview STB required, TV cannot be upgraded.

Post the model no. of the TV.

Also, as I said above, be sure that the aerial is capable of receiving Saorview.

Digihome model 32883HDD

Newport81

The Cush wrote: »

Saorview STB required, TV cannot be upgraded.

Post the model no. of the TV.

Also, as I said above, be sure that the aerial is capable of receiving Saorview.

Found this online can't see anything about MPEG?


32 in; Widescreen; LCD; HD Ready; N/A; £ 254.99.
Product information .
Product Product name.
32883HDD .
Digital TV HD-Ready .
Yes .
Product properties Built-In Digital TV Tuner / Freeview .
Yes DVB-T.
Energy Saving Trust.
N/A .
Features Digital text.
Yes No.
Built-In DVD / HDD / VCR.
No Additional Stand/Cabinet included .
No .
Screen LCD.
Screen Size .
32 in .
Picture Brightness.
500 cd/m2 Contrast Ratio .
166.667361111111 Full HD (1920x1080) .
No Image Enhancement Engine.
N/A 1080p24 Support .
No 3D-Ready .
No 50 Hz.
THX Certfied Display.
No Progressive Scan .
Yes Resolution .
1366x768 Widescreen.
.
Sound Speakers .
Stereo .
Digital-TV HD Logo .
HD Ready No.
.
Connections Component Inputs
The three-jack (RCA/Phono) component video connection splits the video signal into three parts (one brightness and two color signals). Component video has increased bandwidth for color information; resulting in a more accurate picture .

Newport81

It's finding all the Irish radio channels but not the tv stations?

The Cush

smyths wrote: »

It's finding all the Irish radio channels but not the tv stations?

Looks like it's MPEG-2 only, STB will be required. Aerial appears to be OK.