RTE switch to saorview!!

Eric Cartman · 30-09-2011 06:01PM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Triax's digital receivers and combi receivers aren't the best really. They get the job done, but barely. Crap menu and very slow.

they arent the best but they are excellent receivers for the price , they have nice functionality and arent layed out too badly, the software was at a loss for a while, but the new combi DVB-T / Sat receiver is an indicator of the direction their going and the software on those is much improved

Eric Cartman · 30-09-2011 06:04PM

breadmonster wrote: »

ok thanks thats probably what it is then - im in an appartment block so cant stick an antenna outside. i got one sitting on my floor pointing out the window instead :pac: saves on getting upc anyways i switch over to freesat when it dies.

look at other antennas on nearby roofs and see where they are pointing , get a small UHF antenna and make up a bracket to hang it just outside the window and face it the same way

ejmaztec · 30-09-2011 06:04PM

sandmanporto wrote: »

I'm not with eircom but my gf keeps freezing on me :P

You should let her back in the igloo.

sandmanporto · 30-09-2011 06:06PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

You should let her back in the igloo.

as long as she doesn't freeze in the kitchen all is well:D

30-09-2011 06:06PM

sandmanporto wrote: »

sorry i made a mistake in saying satellite. We;re using our old aerial and getting problems.

Maybe you're using a VHF aerial or else it's facing towards the wrong transmitter. Not every analogue site carries Saorview and some Saorview sites never carried analogue (e.g. Kilduff and Knockanore).

hdowney · 30-09-2011 06:07PM

sandmanporto wrote: »

Why the f*ck are they putting up the tv licence if this is what I receive. Looking at steve wilkos head frozen on my tv screen!! Jesus christ!

sorry to stick my oar in and quote this (am interested in peoples perseption of saorview which is why i clicked into the thing) but EH? when did they said they were putting up the telly licence?

sandmanporto · 30-09-2011 06:14PM

hdowney wrote: »

sorry to stick my oar in and quote this (am interested in peoples perseption of saorview which is why i clicked into the thing) but EH? when did they said they were putting up the telly licence?

I thought I heard someone say it was goin up

maybe im wrong.

CoolHat · 30-09-2011 06:16PM

sandmanporto wrote: »

I'm after switching to saorview here and the reception is brutal. all today no satellite signal and it has to do with the weather i think!
Anybody else having problems with it? I never had any problems with the old analogue system but having a rake of problems now!
Honestly why would RTE switch to an unreliable means of transmission!! I hope they sort this out

Op, did you install soarview yourself? or get an installer to do it?

hdowney · 30-09-2011 06:17PM

sandmanporto wrote: »

I thought I heard someone say it was goin up maybe im wrong.

googling now!

sandmanporto · 30-09-2011 06:19PM

CoolHat wrote: »

Op, did you install soarview yourself? or get an installer to do it?

done it myself i must have fooked up somewhere

calf · 30-09-2011 06:30PM

If you got a good reception on tv3 with the old analogue system then the aerial is okay

galah · 30-09-2011 06:41PM

while we're at it...: if I don't get a saorview box and thusly cannot receive any of the Irish channels, do I still have to pay for a tele license?

Does RTE have any plans to provide their offerings through satellite at any point? (already have a dish anyway, and am not keen to get another box just for the craic of it...)

PogMoThoin · 30-09-2011 06:44PM

galah wrote: »

while we're at it...: if I don't get a saorview box and thusly cannot receive any of the Irish channels, do I still have to pay for a tele license?

Yes, the licence is for the tv, if you have one you need one

galah wrote: »

Does RTE have any plans to provide their offerings through satellite at any point? (already have a dish anyway, and am not keen to get another box just for the craic of it...)

Yes, but not on the same satellite as Sky and the other free to air channels. You would need to re-allign your dish or get a second

byte · 30-09-2011 06:54PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Yes, the licence is for the tv, if you have one you need one

Yes, but not on the same satellite as Sky and the other free to air channels. You would need to re-allign your dish or get a second

And of course a different LNB for Ka-band (and possibly a new dish as Ka-band may not work the best on the perforated Sky Minidish). The satellite service, Saorsat, will be primarily to service the few percent of the population that cannot receive it by terrestrial transmitters.

galah · 30-09-2011 06:58PM

that'll be us then...(can only get one Irish channel at the moment, and not even TG4 even though I can pretty much SEE the station from here...njarg).

Thanks for that.

However, I always thought that license was to fund the Irish channels - but if I can't even 'enjoy' them, it's a bit mean to make me pay, isn't it?

zilog_jones · 30-09-2011 07:03PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Yes, the licence is for the tv, if you have one you need one

Isn't a TV defined as something capable of receiving RTÉ? Surely after analogue switch-off, a TV set with only an analogue tuner could no longer be considered as such?

PogMoThoin · 30-09-2011 07:15PM

zilog_jones wrote: »

Isn't a TV defined as something capable of receiving RTÉ? Surely after analogue switch-off, a TV set with only an analogue tuner could no longer be considered as such?

Possibly.

Tesco are still selling them to the un-suspecting. I was in there the other day and lots were advertised as Freeview compatible, meaning they're not at all Saorview compatible

CoolHat · 30-09-2011 07:29PM

sandmanporto wrote: »

done it myself i must have fooked up somewhere

Sadly it sounds like you are living in a weak signal area and its directed in the wrong direction. But dont worry can easily be fixed

You could easily buy a chaep UHF meter finder to help you out but they are crap and useless. But best to take a look at tvtrade.ie's image here I assume you live in Dublin. So anyone in Dublin will point towards three rock. I live in North Dublin. And I get an amazing signal strenth pointed at it. If you are unsure where three rock is ... its pretty much the tallaght/wicklow mountains.

Is it installed high up / roof level? or ground level?

snickerpuss · 30-09-2011 07:32PM

I just have a small plastic aerial I got for €10 and the channels are all perfect digital quality reception. Love it. Best tenner I ever spent. (Wish I had Sky) :-p

Minstrel27 · 30-09-2011 09:03PM

Saorview working perfectly for me.

giles lynchwood · 30-09-2011 09:13PM

I just had saorveiw installed last tuesday and i have had no problem,i also put up a digtal aeral for all the irish channels picture is perfect,may i suggest changing your aeral.

Eric Cartman · 30-09-2011 09:18PM

giles lynchwood wrote: »

I just had saorveiw installed last tuesday and i have had no problem,i also put up a digtal aeral for all the irish channels picture is perfect,may i suggest changing your aeral.

im doing a load of digital switchovers for people at the moment, most have old VHF antennas , what you got was most likely a good UHF multi element antenna, masthead amp and propper cabling , its not that expensive to do and definitley worth it

recyclebin · 30-09-2011 09:24PM

How did this thread end up in after hours.

Go to the saorview website and the map will show where your closest TV mast is. aim your aerial towards it and see if the reception improves. Alternativly buy a cheap indoor aerial in the 2 euro shop and see if you can pick up the picture any better.

CoolHat · 30-09-2011 10:03PM

recyclebin wrote: »

How did this thread end up in after hours.

Go to the saorview website and the map will show where your closest TV mast is. aim your aerial towards it and see if the reception improves. Alternativly buy a cheap indoor aerial in the 2 euro shop and see if you can pick up the picture any better.

A cheap 2 euro aerial wouldnt pick up Saorview :pac:

RTE switch to saorview!!

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