What do I need...Help

Thebeast078

Good Morning,

My mother in law has virgin TV which is split as it comes into the front room. One cable from the splitter goes into her TV and she has access to all channels via the virgin box. The other cable feeds into the kitchen but when plugged into the TV is getting no signal.

I believe that Virgin changed from Analouge to digital signal some time ago so I believe I need a box to allow her get free to air tv stations in the kitchen.

I am not 100% sure what I need so looking for guidance.

Any help appreciated.

whomitconcerns

You need a box in the kitchen to get anything from a Virgin cable.

Thebeast078

Thanks.

I dont want a virgin box, anything you would recommend that would just get me the free to air channels.

Paul.

leche solara

She'll need a Saorview box connected to the TV in the kitchen. This might need an aerial.

Thebeast078

leche solara wrote: »

She'll need a Saorview box connected to the TV in the kitchen. This might need an aerial.

Could she not take the feed from the Virgin cable, connect a saorview box with no aerial.

leche solara

The Virgin cable is unusable unless its connected to a Virgin Box, so the Saorview box wouldnt pick up anything. Depending on where she's located and her proximity to a transmitter she may be able to get away with a small rabbit's ears type aerial. I have a Saorview box in my kitchen with a small aerial attached and I can pick up the stations without any external or roof aerial. But I live nearish to Three Rock so I'm not far from the transmitter.

mackersdublin

Thebeast078 wrote: »

Good Morning,

My mother in law has virgin TV which is split as it comes into the front room. One cable from the splitter goes into her TV and she has access to all channels via the virgin box. The other cable feeds into the kitchen but when plugged into the TV is getting no signal.

I believe that Virgin changed from Analouge to digital signal some time ago so I believe I need a box to allow her get free to air tv stations in the kitchen.

I am not 100% sure what I need so looking for guidance.

Any help appreciated.

As already mentioned, Saorview is only available with an Aerial and only has Irish TV channels

If you could get the model number of the TV, we could tell you if it has Saorview built in (ie she wouldn't need a Saorview box)

Thebeast078

leche solara wrote: »

The Virgin cable is unusable unless its connected to a Virgin Box, so the Saorview box wouldnt pick up anything. Depending on where she's located and her proximity to a transmitter she may be able to get away with a small rabbit's ears type aerial. I have a Saorview box in my kitchen with a small aerial attached and I can pick up the stations without any external or roof aerial. But I live nearish to Three Rock so I'm not far from the transmitter.

Thanks a million, will try an outside aerial as she lives in Malahide.

Thebeast078

mackersdublin wrote: »

As already mentioned, Saorview is only available with an Aerial and only has Irish TV channels

If you could get the model number of the TV, we could tell you if it has Saorview built in (ie she wouldn't need a Saorview box)

Thanks a million