Originally posted by bear:
Where is the best/cheapest place to acquire one of these boxes?

Originally posted by bear:
Where is the best/cheapest place to acquire one of these boxes?

Originally posted by bear:
Where is the best/cheapest place to acquire one of these boxes?

Originally posted by Hitch:
I bought one in ALDI awhile back, cost €80 at the time but they will probably have them for less the next time they're on offer.3 year guarantee with them as well.

Originally posted by frasiercrane:
If you have UPC do you need one of these saorview boxes?

Originally posted by Habanerocat:
You normally get what you pay for with these boxes. In the past the boxes and Tvs they sold were not suitable for Irish Saorview. Others sold lately were, but because they were not saorview approved, meant that the EPG (Electronic program Guide) did not work. So the teletext, subtitles and TV guide didn't work on them.They may work on the ones they are selling now, I don't know. If they are saorview approved then they they are sure to work in Ireland.Last bit of advice is if you live near the north or the east cost of Ireland, then you may be able to pick up Freeview in the UK as well. So you will need a box compatible with both digital signals from each country. You may also need two aerials, but it's worth the effort. Talk to your local installer. I'm sure he'll know if you can pick up the UK signal at your house. Plenty of advice and reception maps on the site mentioned above.

Originally posted by FTJC:
Is there any chance the Irish channels will be put up on the Freesat platform eventually.Why they didn't do that is beyond me.

Originally posted by moycullen14:
I hve a TV capable of receiving Saorview so I don't need a box.However, the reception is very poor. Most of the time I can't get any channels shown and when they do they break up frequently. I'm able to get the terrestrial channels OK. I guess the problem is my aerial? Anyone any experience of this?

Originally posted by Hitch:

SAORVIEW RESCAN REQUESTED AFTER 2PM ON 10TH JULYIn order to accommodate essential transmitter upgrade work, viewers receiving the SAORVIEW service are asked to re-scan their televisions or set-top-boxes after 2pm on Tuesday 10th July. Instructions will be found in your TV or set-top box manual. For more information go to Information Guide for re-scan box or tv or call the information helpline 1890 222 012.After rescanning, viewers should see a slight change to the channel line up on their EPG. RTÉ News Now will swap places with 3e so that the new line-up will be:• 3e on position 5, and
• RTÉ News Now on position 6.This change has been made at the request of the Broadcasting Authority of Irelandhttp://www.saorview.ie/news/saorview-rescan-requested-after-2pm-on-10th-july/

Originally posted by NoreSideLad:
I have a question regarding Saorview that i can't find an answer to.When i built the house i put a TV point in each room. These were all linked to a box in the attic, which is connected to the aerials. Can i install 1 Saorview box in the attic, or do i need a separate Saorview box connected to each TV?

Originally posted by Habanerocat:
What's the box in the attic?Generally you will need a saorview box or saorview capable TV at each viewing point.If you put just one box in the attic, you will need some way to convert the box output (scart or HDMI) to coax, and then split this however many times. You will only be able to watch the same channel on each TV, and you will need a unit such as a "magic eye" to change channels on the box remotely. All that is messy and not really an option.Being on Nore-side picking up freeview UK may be an option for you. Bear this in mind when buying a box, aerials, etc.

This message has been edited - 11-jul-2012 @ 12:56