Irish television compatible in the UK

Mee Hall Ogue

Hey

Anybody know if my Irish bought Samsung television will work in London.

It has no digital capability built in or anything so I would need the UK set top box, but even with this, would it work?

Thanks
Mick

The Cush

Mee Hall Ogue wrote: »

It has no digital capability built in or anything so I would need the UK set top box, but even with this, would it work?

Yes, Freeview STB connected via scart/HDMI will do the job.

How old is the TV, Freeview compatible TVs have been on the market for more than 10 years.

Mee Hall Ogue

Great thanks,

Not that old, I'd say maybe four or five years. It's a model: LE32A451C1.

coylemj

Mee Hall Ogue wrote: »

Great thanks,

Not that old, I'd say maybe four or five years. It's a model: LE32A451C1.

There's nothing in the manual about digital/analogue channels nor any mention of Freeview or Saorview so I'd say you will need a set top box, the built-in tuner will effectively be obsolete.

http://www.samsung.com/ie/function/search/espsearchResult?input_keyword=LE32A451C1&keywords=LE32A451C1#

Mee Hall Ogue

Thanks

I can live with that. It's better than bringing it over and finding it's completely useless!

ardmacha

If you get a Freeview HD box in the UK it will also work in Ireland, for future use.

Peter Rhea

Mee Hall Ogue wrote: »

I can live with that. It's better than bringing it over and finding it's completely useless!

I'd be very surprised if that tv doesn't have a built-in Freeview tuner, no matter what the manual says (or doesn't say).

Mee Hall Ogue

Peter Rhea wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if that tv doesn't have a built-in Freeview tuner, no matter what the manual says (or doesn't say).

As in I would be able to receive the digital signal without a Saorview box?

The Cush

Mee Hall Ogue wrote: »

As in I would be able to receive the digital signal without a Saorview box?

It may not be compatible with Saorview but may have a tuner compatible with the UK's Freeview terrestrial tv service.

Saorview uses a newer standard for video decoding i.e. MPEG-4, Freeview in the UK use the older MPEG-2.

Have you tested it with Saorview?

Mee Hall Ogue

Just using a Saorview box, I couldn't get a signal without it from what I could see, but that wouldn't mean much as I wouldn't know where to look.

Skull Murphy

Maybe if you use UK as the country setting (or anything besides Ireland), the tv will look for digital broadcasts.

Mee Hall Ogue

Yea good shout! I'll give that a go, thanks.