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Can't set up Samsung TV

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  • 30-12-2023 6:51pm
    #1
    HeidiHeidi
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    Another probably thick tech question from me - but I'm stumped, so hoping someone can figure out what's wrong here

    I'm trying to set up a Samsung telly - it's an old one, maybe 10 or 12 years, so not a smart TV.

    It's plugged into an aerial/antenna which is plugged into the wall and I'm hoping to get Saorview on it.

    Another even more ancient and basic telly was in situ with the same arrangement, and worked fine, and the Samsung telly was unplugged from a similar set up in a different house yesterday, where it too had worked fine (although it had a set top box which stopped working, so we upgraded the set altogether and i brought this one home).

    I'm trying to complete set-up on the TV here, but ireland isn't listed in the countries to choose from - nearest is UK, and then a lot of European countries - so its not picking up any channels when I get it to scan.

    Has anyone any idea why ireland wouldn't be listed and how I might get it working??

    (The set was bought in Dublin and worked grand here with my Sky previously, and in the other house with the set top box)

    Thank you!



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    DopeTech
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    What model is it? May not be Saorview compatible.



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    #3
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,803 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Screenshot_20231230_181420_Chrome.jpg

    That's from the back of it.

    As I say, the set that I had before was a tiny and absolutely ancient Walker TV, and it worked, so I assumed the much newer Samsung would as well.....



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    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    I think the A means it’s analogue and not a digital terrestrial tuner you have in the tv meaning it’s not capable of picking up the digital saorview channels.


    LE26D450 is saorview approved so I presume it’s digital.



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    [Deleted User]
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    That model is from 2008, and doesn't support Saorview



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    #6
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,803 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Ah crap 🙄

    Can you still get cheap set top boxes these days?

    Thanks for the info 👍



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    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121551150#Comment_121551150

    Yeah, have a look on freetv.ie.



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    byte
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    byte


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121551109#Comment_121551109

    The A in the model indicated the release year. B followed the year after, then C, etc. As far as I remember, some of the B and C models had MPEG4 tuners and all had from D onwards (so long ago, it may have been C onwards).



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