Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

New Free to Air Box

  • 13-07-2017 9:57am
    #1
    DriverMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭


    Hi,

    My free to air box needs to be replaced. I get channels like BBC1, UTV etc.

    Is there any recommendations for a new box I can get online and install myself?

    Also, Is it possible to get a box to get foreign sports channels?

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,547 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    How tech savvy are you?

    From an ease of use and never having to change any channel settings the best advice is to go for an official Freesate box. The basic £99 will allow you view one channel at a time, you can also connect an external hard drive or USB stick to it to record. If you want to go up to near Sky+ functionality then the HDR 1100S is the box to go for starting at £179, you can get them from Argos/Amazon in UK or in Ireland from freetv.ie and other suppliers in Ireland.

    https://www.freesat.co.uk/get-freesat

    Other boxes will get you the very same channels and also allow you record, however the channels will require manual updatting should they change frequency which happens from time to time.

    No foreign sports channels are on the same satellites Sky/Freesat channels run from.


  • #3
    DriverMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭DriverMad


    Thank you for the reply.

    I am fairly tech savy. I will check the links.


  • #4
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    If you have RTE channels presently then you will need a combi-box and not a freesat box.


  • #5
    DriverMad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭DriverMad


    Thanks. So I have a saorview box as well. So I will need a combibox to view on all channells.


  • #6
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    DriverMad wrote: »
    Thanks. So I have a saorview box as well. So I will need a combibox to view on all channells.

    No, if you have two separate boxes presently then the addition of a freesat box will put you back in the same situation you had previously ... two boxes to view all channels.

    If you want all channels - Terrestrial Saorview plus Satellite FTA - on one box then a combi-box is required or some combination of a Satellite tuner and a Terrestrial tuner.

    You should get most information you need by reading threads in both the Satellite and Terrestrial sections of the forum.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement