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Freeview Tv

  • 10-04-2013 9:43am
    #1
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭


    want to buy this tv off donedeal but the guy hadn't used it for saorview..do any of you know will it be compatible? its Dv3-T...cheers in advance!

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/tv/4847938#


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  • #2
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,847 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    IH8TXT:) wrote: »
    want to buy this tv off donedeal but the guy hadn't used it for saorview..do any of you know will it be compatible? its Dv3-T

    At a guess I'd say it's not, Saorview requires a receiver with a DVB-T tuner and MPEG-4 video decoder. Freeview in the UK uses DVB-T but with MPEG-2 video decoding which isn't backwards compatible with Saorview.

    Nothing on the label to indicate it has an MPEG-4 decoder.

    Get a scan of the specs page in the TV manual to see if it mentions MPEG-4 decoding.
    Get the full model no. and do an internet search.


  • #3
    Brian h
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭Brian h


    IH8TXT:) wrote: »
    want to buy this tv off donedeal but the guy hadn't used it for saorview..do any of you know will it be compatible? its Dv3-T...cheers in advance!

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/tv/4847938#

    As The Cush has said, it's unlikely to be compatible. The logos in the photos show "HD Ready" and "Freeview" but not "FreeviewHD" which it would need to be for Saorview.

    Hope this helps,

    Brian


  • #4
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    It doesn't need to be Freeview HD to work with Saorview, though the absence of any reference to Saorview on the packaging would be a worry.

    OP should just find out where the Tesco it was bought in is located. If seller says NI, let him keep the tv.


  • #5
    MisterKipling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭MisterKipling


    ah ok guys, very much appreciate the help on that!! Thankyou!!


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