Unable to view RTE

Yiska

Hi,

I have a Sony Bravia kd-55xe8596. I've tuned the digital TV channels and can view loads ike BBC etc but I can't view anything like RTE1, 2 and Jr. I get the error "selected service is scrambled or cannot be decoded". Can anyone advise on what I should do?

Thanks!

The Cush

The Irish channels are encrypted on satellite and require a Sky subscription to view, an aerial pointing at a terrestrial transmitter will be required.

Yiska

The Cush wrote: »

The Irish channels are encrypted on satellite and require a Sky subscription to view, an aerial pointing at a terrestrial transmitter will be required.

Thanks, I have an aerial too. How do I get the TV to recognise that?

NaFirinne

Surely if we pay a TV license we should be able to view RTE without going through Sky or some other additional subscription to view.

Yiska

NaFirinne wrote: »

Surely if we pay a TV license we should be able to view RTE without going through Sky or some other additional subscription to view.

Yeah it's a bit silly. Strange that in Ireland I can only watch British TV channels easily!

KildareP

NaFirinne wrote: »

Surely if we pay a TV license we should be able to view RTE without going through Sky or some other additional subscription to view.

You can with an aerial

Yiska

KildareP wrote: »

You can with an aerial

Could you explain how? I have an aerial and a satellite but I can't seem to make the TV recognise the aerial

KildareP

Yiska wrote: »

Could you explain how? I have an aerial and a satellite but I can't seem to make the TV recognise the aerial

You need to tune the terrestrial in separately.

On my Bravia running Android I have its in Settings:
Channel Setup → Digital Setup → Digital Tuning → Digital Auto Tuning

Whereas satellite is:
Channel Setup → Digital Setup → Satellite Set-up → Digital Satellite Tuning

To be honest I found the built in tuners, particularly recording and EPG, aren't great so I went and got a dedicated box instead.

lertsnim

NaFirinne wrote: »

Surely if we pay a TV license we should be able to view RTE without going through Sky or some other additional subscription to view.

Saorview

Wanderer78

Viewing irish channels is also possible via the internet

swoofer

and how would be nice?

Wanderer78

swoofer wrote: »

and how would be nice?

if thats for me, i cant talk about the methods i use to do so on boards, but theyre common methods, iplayer apps from broadcasters can also be downloaded onto modern smart tv's, and streaming devices can also be used, connected to tv's, to do so