Thanks Woodie. So I should have bought a Freeview HD box? I didn't because it's for an old telly (8-10 years and there was no High Definition then) and I thought a HD box wouldn't work with it.
By the way if these Freeview boxes are not compatible with todays Technology then why are they still selling them now?
By the way if these Freeview boxes are not compatible with todays Technology then why are they still selling them now?
I'm in the Republic. I had read on other threads where people were buying them for £20 in the North and they worked down here. Either I mis-interpreted or incorrect info was put up.
So it seems they are backward compatible up North but Saorview starts had a higher standard here, is that correct.
FreeView in the UK and Saorview in Ireland use a different technical spec (The UK used MPEG-2 and we use MPEG-4)
The boxes are not compatible.
If it was me regardless of location I would be looking for boxes with MPEG4 MPEG5(digital text).
... As it looks at the moment Saorview is poor value for money when you have to spend 90Eur for not much improvement. As far as these TV's are concerned I wait and see unless someone knows of a good option.
Your choices are.
Get UPC or SKY
Get Saorview and/or Freesat (requires Ariel and satellite disk)
Pay for half a solution, get half the channels.
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