Analogue switch off = Five years on

School Socks

It's hard to believe but in October it will be 5 years since the big analogue switch off, I wonder where are Tommy and pj now ?:D

St Senan

School Socks wrote: »

It's hard to believe but in October it will be 5 years since the big analogue switch off, I wonder where are Tommy and pj now ?:D

1 things for sure they didn't end up having to close down their business and end up on or looking for social welfare payment like many's a good Installer i know.

School Socks

Navarre wrote: »

1 things for sure they didn't end up having to close down their business and end up on or looking for social welfare payment like many's a good Installer i know.

In fairness like how many analogue tv viewers needed "a good installer" ? All they had to do is buy a box or new tv and tune it in themselves

Former Former

Navarre wrote: »

1 things for sure they didn't end up having to close down their business and end up on or looking for social welfare payment like many's a good Installer i know.

How did the analogue switch off affect installers??

The Cush

Former Former wrote: »

How did the analogue switch off affect installers??

The trade was flooded with cowboys.

steveon

The Cush wrote: »

The trade was flooded with cowboys.

Still is everyone in Limerick selling iptv firesticks and dont have a clue what there doing cant wait till its wiped off for good so I can make a living again...

Former Former

The Cush wrote: »

The trade was flooded with cowboys.

Not sure we can blame Saorview for that.

Thurston?

School Socks wrote: »

In fairness like how many analogue tv viewers needed "a good installer" ?

You might be surprised at the kind of crappy analogue reception people would put up with, especially if their main TV had a subscription service.

The all-or-nothing nature of digital, with effects of poor signal that you can't 'get used to' would have forced them to get a bit of an overhaul if they wanted to continue viewing alternative (Irish) channels on other TVs in the house.

Thurston?

Former Former wrote: »

Not sure we can blame Saorview for that.

Well, they created a brand, merely as a stamp of approval for receivers but, seemingly were aware, or were made aware, that certain 'business' types might link it with the public perception of subscription services, with their affiliated installers etc., & it seems they didn't do anything to stop the brand being misused in this way.

Harry Palmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmvzlWjHdI

"Room for many more channels to come along...."

School Socks

People were told to spend €85/100 on a saorview approved box so that they'd have digital aertel but now rte want to close aertel, a € 30 basic mepg4 box would have done most people.

Thurston?

School Socks wrote: »

People were told to spend €85/100 on a saorview approved box so that they'd have digital aertel but now rte want to close aertel, a € 30 basic mepg4 box would have done most people.

Saorview approved boxes were available for far less than €85, & I don't recall seeing too many €30 generic boxes, in shops anyway.

Former Former

Harry Palmr wrote: »

"Room for many more channels to come along...."

Well, there is. Just no demand.

Vic_08

Former Former wrote: »

Well, there is. Just no demand.

There is lots of demand, just not for the rubbish that Irish broadcasters would provide.

The reality of UK FTA overspill should have been accepted and a deal done to put the main UK FTA channels on sourview to make it a better service than the one it replaced.

Harry Palmr

There would be demand if people had any real confidence in saorview, but it's been run as a bare bones system for 5 years, it's largely in horrid, soft SD picture and RTE themselves only seem to be putting up with it's existence as there are some farmers in the midlands without Sky/Virgin/Eir who would phone Liveline. I see the "news channel" is euronews in the evening which doesn't help their cause when trying to find the weather forecast before bedtime.

Former Former

Vic_08 wrote: »

There is lots of demand, just not for the rubbish that Irish broadcasters would provide.

The reality of UK FTA overspill should have been accepted and a deal done to put the main UK FTA channels on sourview to make it a better service than the one it replaced.

That would have been great but completely impossible for any number of reasons.

The switchover itself was a success I think, but Saorview is never going to grow in any significant way, there simply isn't a market for it.

Johnboy1951

If there was a commercial market to be serviced then there would be interested parties.
Obviously there is no perceived market.