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Anyone have the Saorview free to air combo box?

  • 18-08-2015 6:54pm
    #1
    TheEnding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    And if so what did you think of it? What channels do you get? I a considering getting it.


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  • #2
    Woodie40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭Woodie40


    TheEnding wrote: »
    And if so what did you think of it? What channels do you get? I a considering getting it.

    I have a Ferguson Ariva box, it's fine once you realise its limitations. You get a 7 day guide on Saorview but just now and next on the free to air channels. You will need an aerial for Saorview and a satellite dish for the fta channels. You will get all the BBC, ITV, channel four and five channels. Some music channels, Pick, CBS Reality, SKY News etc..


  • #3
    TheEnding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭TheEnding


    Do you think its a good option, Woodie40?


  • #4
    Vic_08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭Vic_08


    TheEnding wrote: »
    Do you think its a good option, Woodie40?

    It really depends on your individual preferences.

    A Freesat box is much better for the sat channels; it automatically updates when frequencies change or new channels are added, it has the channels in a relatively useful order with most of the channels you are likely to watch regularly near the top of the EPG and of course it has the full 7 day EPG.

    If you watch a lot of Irish TV then the combo box would suit best as it does sourview properly with the sat as a secondary add-on.

    The ones I have had dealings with (Triax) were frustratingly bad for sat channels, getting them in any sort of order was a gigantic pain and that after the pain of having 40 odd blank sourview channels to delete manually as well.


  • #5
    Woodie40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭Woodie40


    Vic_08 wrote: »
    It really depends on your individual preferences.

    A Freesat box is much better for the sat channels; it automatically updates when frequencies change or new channels are added, it has the channels in a relatively useful order with most of the channels you are likely to watch regularly near the top of the EPG and of course it has the full 7 day EPG.

    If you watch a lot of Irish TV then the combo box would suit best as it does sourview properly with the sat as a secondary add-on.

    The ones I have had dealings with (Triax) were frustratingly bad for sat channels, getting them in any sort of order was a gigantic pain and that after the pain of having 40 odd blank sourview channels to delete manually as well.
    Agreed, the Triax is appalling, the Ariva, whilst not perfect is a much better box.


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