Walker Saorview combo box

deegs

May not appeal to everyone...

I put off buying a saorview box as I was waiting for a bargin...

The Walker WP645TS-HD Saorview Combo box is 40% off at tv trade

http://www.tvtrade.ie/saorview-combo-walker.html

One box for saorview, satelite, PVR and media player, saorview approved!

115Euro delivered. 72 left

curranbaz

These are going for €109.95 in Powercity if you are near one you can collect in store or they deliver for €5 extra.

http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-23-WP645TS&pages=1&prod=WP645TS&brands=WALKER&image=

You can usually haggle with the guys in Powercity & get them to knock a couple of €'s off!

BTW have set one of these up for someone & theyr'e quite nice to use!

unit 1

I got one of these for my mum and its quite nice. A word of caution however, I had a problem where it would not control the volume on bbc ni hd and ch4hd only. I contacted walker and a guy rang me and said this was not possible, so there you are.
Its not really a problem as she can still use the tvs remote to control it, but it sure is a weird one. Oh and the remote cannot be used to put tv into standby, so hold on to yout tv remote.

deegs

Thanks guys!

belcampprisoner

99 euro

http://www.tvtrade.ie/saorview-combo-walker.html

Oracle

Probably single biggest advantage with these is having just one remote control for UK and Irish channels.

messinkiapina

Can you use the 'red button' for interactive services with these?

Ronan Raver77

belcampprisoner wrote: »

99 euro

http://www.tvtrade.ie/saorview-combo-walker.html

93 euro excluding VAT so its 115euro plus delivery so 124:00eur.powercity are cheaper (hate the way tv trade lists products PRICE bigger font shows the price before VAT)

Charlie-Bravo

messinkiapina wrote: »

Can you use the 'red button' for interactive services with these?

Only Freesat branded boxes would give Red Button stuff - the channels are there but you'll have to manually switch to them - they're not always on the same stream as such. With most combo boxes of this nature you can tune all the 'free to air' frequencies available on satellite and order them to suit your preference, then select what you want to watch. When it's not Freesat, it is just short of giving you the helping hand of selecting the right sateillite channel but is easy enough to find. Just a little more work than what's desired for some. If you are tech savvy it'd be no hassle.

There are some combo boxes available for cheaper (as cheap of 88euro delivered) from European web shops, but getting a Saorview approved box is a delight!

uck51js9zml2yt

Ariva 250 for 103.75 +p&p http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Bought one earlier last year with no problems. they're in dublin

54kroc

Aranza Lemon Mate wrote: »

Ariva 250 for 103.75 +p&p http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Bought one earlier last year with no problems. they're in dublin

Much better option imo.

grange mac

54kroc wrote: »

Much better option imo.

Are they mpeg5 or 4? Looking for a decent box that I can also get a tv guide from and could ideally record to harddrive internal/external.

jom1133

Anyone know if I can use this with the two sky cables? As in get rid of sky box which was used for free channels and use this instead with same dish in place or do I need a new dish? Also is it possible to record different channels at once? Lets say watch rte 1 and record tv3 or the uk free channels.thanks

Tony

You can use your sky dish (just needs one cable) but you will also need an Aeriel to get RTE/Saorview. You can record a satellite channel and watch RTE at the same time and vice versa but you can only record one satellite channel at a time.

jom1133 wrote: »

Anyone know if I can use this with the two sky cables? As in get rid of sky box which was used for free channels and use this instead with same dish in place or do I need a new dish? Also is it possible to record different channels at once? Lets say watch rte 1 and record tv3 or the uk free channels.thanks

Sikpupi

You can use your sky dish (just needs one cable) but you will also need an Aeriel to get RTE/Saorview. You can record a satellite channel and watch RTE at the same time and vice versa but you can only record one satellite channel at a time.

Tony.... just coming to this late so excuse the silly questions. Tell me..

1.. I have Sky + HD in sitting room and a 'old' Sky Box in kitchen. Both run back to same disk BUT only sitting room is full Sky. Kitchen is the free stuff like BBC 1/2/3/4 etc. Can I put the AVIVA above in situ instead of the 'old' Sky box on a just 'plug n play'??? Will the current Dish alingment suit the Aviva box?

2. Is RTE only available on either Sky or aerial???

Many thanks

yoyo

messinkiapina wrote: »

Can you use the 'red button' for interactive services with these?

The BBC Olympics channel red button switch a few months back worked fine on this box for my parents (they have 3), I'm not sure if this means it is fully red button compatible but it worked quite well for those channels

Nick

Ronan Raver77

Aranza Lemon Mate wrote: »

Ariva 250 for 103.75 +p&p http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Bought one earlier last year with no problems. they're in dublin

Looks like a good offerAranza Lemon Mate..

Seller location is from Kimmage in Dublin so i presume this is Satworld.ie ?

dodzy

Ronan Devitt wrote: »

Looks like a good offertatranska..

Seller location is from Kimmage in Dublin so i presume this is Satworld.ie ?

Most likely, AFAIK, Kimmage place ( Ebay sellers location )does not exist. Satworld are based in Aideen place, Kimmage. Its gotta be them. Eitherway, Ebay cost with delivery for the ARIVA is exactly the same price as Satworld's shop price. So EBAY just saves you the drive really.

Ronan Raver77

Live close enough so i may pop over so!!!

Tony

Sikpupi wrote: »

1.. Will the current Dish alingment suit the Aviva box?

2. Is RTE only available on either Sky or aerial???

Many thanks

Yes to both

Tony

Ronan Devitt wrote: »

Live close enough so i may pop over so!!!

Have a look at the 150 too if you don't need a universal remote, slightly cheaper.

Ronan Raver77

Hey Tony..House is nearly completed still not sure what set up to get i maybe in touch regarding an order.

Ronan

uck51js9zml2yt

Ronan Devitt wrote: »

Live close enough so i may pop over so!!!

when I bought it it was cheaper on eBay than their own site

deiseindublin

Am interested in one of these for a bedroom but am lost as to what all the blurb means. I have non digital UPC connection in the bedroom if that matters?

I'd like a box that gives the UK and Irish free channels and records. Does this one from Kimmage Ebay seller do that? I'm near enough also so hoping I could just collect.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Also, edited to ask what else I'd need to buy. Do I need Sat dish and Aerial on roof of house?

dodzy

deiseindublin wrote: »

Am interested in one of these for a bedroom but am lost as to what all the blurb means. I have non digital UPC connection in the bedroom if that matters?

I'd like a box that gives the UK and Irish free channels and records. Does this one from Kimmage Ebay seller do that? I'm near enough also so hoping I could just collect.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Also, edited to ask what else I'd need to buy. Do I need Sat dish and Aerial on roof of house?

forget the UPC cable if you plan to terminate the service. It will be if no use, apart from relatively recent builds whereby you can use the same cable(s) to route your planned FTA and saorview feeds to other points in the house.

That aside, you are correct. Box, dish, aerial and ancillary bits and bobs is exactly what you need.

bromley52

Aranza Lemon Mate wrote: »

Ariva 250 for 103.75 +p&p http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Bought one earlier last year with no problems. they're in dublin

The 250 can be delivered from Poland for about €93. Good box with excellent features
Just be careful not to mess with the firmware too much as the chip does not seem to handle it too well.
http://satsklep.pl/en_US/p/Receiver-Ferguson-Ariva-250-Combo-/897

sweetie

Tony wrote: »

Have a look at the 150 too if you don't need a universal remote, slightly cheaper.

do you mean the remote for the 250 can control the tv too?

Tony

sweetie wrote: »

do you mean the remote for the 250 can control the tv too?

sure does

sweetie

Tony wrote: »

sure does

Thanks tony. I should be ordering one of these soon.

BTW does it matter whick sky dish I have as the one I was going to
connect to is at least 6 years old and currently has a box connected that can't seem to get the bbc channels. Not sure of the model but it's in my folks and i've been meaning to update the firmware.

Tony

Not quite following you but it does need a fully working dish/cabling etc

sweetie wrote: »

Thanks tony. I should be ordering one of these soon.

BTW does it matter whick sky dish I have as the one I was going to
connect to is at least 6 years old and currently has a box connected that can't seem to get the bbc channels. Not sure of the model but it's in my folks and i've been meaning to update the firmware.

sweetie

Tony wrote: »

Not quite following you but it does need a fully working dish/cabling etc

Basically, is there a difference in the dishes, I reckon I have an older one -your site mentions minidishes? Did Sky bring out a newer dish in recent years? I know I need cabling and connectors, think im sorted for them.
I have a more recent dish on my own home thats unused ill try and have look.

iba

deiseindublin wrote: »

Am interested in one of these for a bedroom but am lost as to what all the blurb means. I have non digital UPC connection in the bedroom if that matters?

I'd like a box that gives the UK and Irish free channels and records. Does this one from Kimmage Ebay seller do that? I'm near enough also so hoping I could just collect.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Ferguson-Ariva-250-HD-Combo-Freesat-Saorview-Receiver-LATEST-MODEL-FULL-HD-/261053110727?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3cc7fa59c7

Also, edited to ask what else I'd need to buy. Do I need Sat dish and Aerial on roof of house?

Rabbits ears work too and you dont neccessarily have to put the aerial on the roof of the house, can just put it inside the attic.

Tony

No all satellite dishes are pretty much the same, what matters is size (60cm) and where you point them (astra 2 group of satellites)

sweetie wrote: »

Basically, is there a difference in the dishes, I reckon I have an older one -your site mentions minidishes? Did Sky bring out a newer dish in recent years? I know I need cabling and connectors, think im sorted for them.
I have a more recent dish on my own home thats unused ill try and have look.

mbyrne4

Just wondering if anyone has come across this before. I have a Walker Combo box WP645TS-HD. The range of Channel 4 channels has disappeared from the satellite list of channels, including E4, Film4 etc. I've tried both manually adding them, using the latest frequencies form lyngsat.com, and by running a full scan to bring in all stations.

We're really missing them lol, so just wondering if anyone has come across it before?

TheDriver

I'd say try the satellite forum, they'd have the right know how on that one.