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Does TV support Saorview? Sony KDL-42W653A

  • 09-06-2018 6:03pm
    #1
    DubTony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭


    We watch so little TV that we didn't know that Virgin Media were switching off the analogue signal.

    So I'm looking at Saorview. We're in Firhouse so the signal from 3 Rock should be good enough for an indoor Ariel. But I'm not sure if I need to buy a box or not.

    We've got a Sony KDL-42W653A.
    I've been told it will support Saorview and I've been told it won't. (One guy wanted to sell me a bunch of stuff; the other didn't seem to give a damn if I bought anything). Does anyone know based on the specs below?

    Thanks in advance for any help.


    Supported Audio Formats: LPCM, MP3, WMA
    Supported Pictures Formats: JPG, MPO
    Supported Video Formats: 3GPP, AVCHD, TS, WMV, Xvid, AVI, MKV, MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Motion-JPEG, PS

    TV TUNER
    Multi-channel Preview: picture-and-picture (PAP)
    TV Tuner Presence: Yes
    HDTV Tuner: Yes
    Digital TV Tuner: DVB-C, DVB-T, DVB-T2
    Conditional Access: Common Interface Plus (CI+) slot
    Electronic Programme Guide: Digital EPG
    Stereo Reception System: A2, NICAM

    (from here. https://www.cnet.com/uk/products/sony-kdl-42w653a/specs/)


Comments

  • #2
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    It will work with Saorview, yes.

    I assume you're aware Saorview is just the RTE, TV3, & TG4 channels?


  • #3
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,048 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Thurston? wrote: »
    It will work with Saorview, yes.

    I assume you're aware Saorview is just the RTE, TV3, & TG4 channels?

    The channels are

    RTE1
    RTE2
    TVe
    TG4
    3e
    be3
    RTE Junior
    RTE1+1
    RTE News Now
    Tithe an Oireachtais
    plus an information channel about Saorview which few bother with :D


  • #4
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,568 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    Buy a cheapo indoor UHF aerial from your local Euro shop and try it. If it works, great. If not, no big deal. Don't get conned into buying any kind of indoor aerial that needs mains power, is "boosted" or "amplified". Likewise beware of anything that claims to be "digital" or "HD" or whatever. An aerial is an aerial. If it is getting a usable signal it will probably work.

    /rant


  • #5
    DubTony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭DubTony


    Ah yeah, I'm aware of the channels.
    That's great lads. Thanks very much for your help.


  • #6
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,706 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Tesco, Deals and the likes of Power City sell cheap indoor aerials for less than €10, in most cases they will do the job. Make sure when tuning you have it set to digital, most of the Sonys from a few years back have a digital or analogue setting when searching.


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