How to get SaorView Channels with aerial inside the house + SaorView Box

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I have a smart TV without inbuilt SaorView. I would like to know with a combination of tv aerial placed inside the room connected to TV+ SaorView Box, would I get saorview channels?

I dont want to place the TV aerial on top of my house and would like to keep the aerial on top of the TV stand. Would this work?

Appreciate any help in this regard...

Thurston?

What's the make & model of the TV? Would have thought 'smart' models would be recent enough to work with Saorview.

Atlantic Dawn

Depends where your living. Plenty of people have internal aeriels and they are working fine.

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Thurston? wrote: »

What's the make & model of the TV? Would have thought 'smart' models would be recent enough to work with Saorview.

My TV is LG 49UB820V. It has Antenna / Cable and Satellite ports on its back.

Do I need a Saorview Box or I just need an aerial connected to the Antenna port on the back of the TV?

I live in Lucan, Dublin.

Thurston?

ITguru wrote: »

My TV is LG 49UB820V. It has Antenna / Cable and Satellite ports on its back.

I'd be very surprised if that TV doesn't work fine with Saorview.

Just sort yourself out with the necessary aerial.

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Thurston? wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if that TV doesn't work fine with Saorview.

Just sort yourself out with the necessary aerial.

What aerial would I need - UHF / VHF?

steveon

ITguru wrote: »

What aerial would I need - UHF / VHF?

You need a UHF aerial for Saorview there are different bands for different areas, or a wideband usually will cover all areas but best to use specific band for transmitter required.

The Cush

My sister lives in Lucan and we tested an indoor aerial downstairs some years ago, reception was hit and miss so we mounted the aerial outdoors. An attic install might work with the extra height.

Kippure transmitter covers Lucan, UHF channels 54 & 58.

This Group T wideband aerial covers those frequencies now and in the future when the frequencies are moved down the band in 2019/20.

Digifriendly

According to google search that TV is Ultra HD so it must be full HD inbuilt as well and should work fine for Saorview. BTW I think this thread should be in terrestrial and not satellite section of forums.

Thurston?

Also OP, you already know Saorview is just the Irish channels: RTE, TV3, TG4, UTV Ireland?

If you want free UK channels with that TV, at your location, you'll have to get a satellite dish & hook up the satellite connection.

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I tried connecting a Aerial to the back of my TV and scanned for channels. But no channels got listed in the search. So is Indoor Aerial + Saorview Box + TV combination, the only workable solution?

The Cush

ITguru wrote: »

I tried connecting a Aerial to the back of my TV and scanned for channels. But no channels got listed in the search. So is Indoor Aerial + Saorview Box + TV combination, the only workable solution?

What type of aerial did you use?
As already said an indoor aerial may not be good enough.

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I tried an Aerial with UHF and VHF selector. I tried switching between both but was not able to get a single channel in the searches.

The Cush

ITguru wrote: »

I tried an Aerial with UHF and VHF selector. I tried switching between both but was not able to get a single channel in the searches.

Assuming it's an indoor aerial? No TV on VHF.

Go with a proper UHF aerial like the one I mentioned above, mounted either in the attic or outdoors.

maik3n

I have one of these yolks from Lidl up in the attic.
http://www.adverts.ie/satellite/dvb-t-indoor-aerial/5146807

Perfect reception on my LG smart tv and my ferguson ariva stb. :cool:

Digifriendly

maik3n wrote: »

I have one of these yolks from Lidl up in the attic.
http://www.adverts.ie/satellite/dvb-t-indoor-aerial/5146807

Perfect reception on my LG smart tv and my ferguson ariva stb. :cool:

You must have a clear line of sight to transmitter if this aerial is in the attic as it's an indoor one.

maik3n

Digifriendly wrote: »

You must have a clear line of sight to transmitter if this aerial is in the attic as it's an indoor one.

I don't know how or why it works, lol, but it was the only viable solution after my Uncle took down his proper roof aerial.

He was told it was useless after the switch-over to Saorview. I'm still amazed, in this day and age to find flyers/leaflets around advertising aerial removal services?

The Cush

maik3n wrote: »

I'm still amazed, in this day and age to find flyers/leaflets around advertising aerial removal services?

There are thousands of obsolete and soon to be obsolete MMDS aerials on roofs around the country that VM/UPC won't remove without a fee.