Lex Foutish
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I have 2 Sky boxes. I'm thinking of getting rid of one of them and connecting up to Saorview. Has anyone else done this? How much did it cost and how is it working out?
Just in case you're thinking that you can use the remaining Sky box for Saorview, you can't.
Totally different system/s.
Lex (not that I'm stalking you!!)
If and when you unsubscribe from Sky, your box will revert to free-to-air and you will be able to pick up BBC, ITV, C4 etc. free.
As for Saorview, if you have a newish TV with a built-in tuner, all you will need is an aerial. Otherwise, you will need a set-top box and an aerial and you will be good to go.
I have the first option (Sony TV with built in Freeview HD tuner) which although the UK spec, picks up Saorview without any problem and has done so since I got it last October.
My question is do I need to have a saorview box for each telly or is only box enough and link all TVs at the moment.
Any help appreciated.
If you link all TVs to one saorview box, will you be able to watch different channels on the TVs at the same time?
yes you can indeed but you need to be careful about what kind of splitter your using (if at all) and a distribution amp may be necessary.
Sorry, but that's wrong. These boxes are tuners, they can only tune into one channel at a time. If you feed multiple TVs from one box, they will all be limited to watching the channel selected on the Saorview box.
Leo
Thanks for all the replies, guys.
Will I still have to have a Sky card in this situation, TP?