What is the advantage over getting this box and getting free to air dish? A local guy said he would install fta for €120I see that Tesco Ireland are selling freesat boxes and installation under the name "sat4free". The price is EUR300 for a standard box+dish+installation, or pay an extra EUR100 for the HD version. See [broken link removed] Has anyone used this sevice? How does the price compare with other methods of installing freesat?
One of the main differences between freesat and free-to-air is that freesat has an EPG (on-screen menu) with a week's listing. Also, the interactive red button thingey works as well. Freesat also has some HD channels. See http://www.freesat.co.uk/What is the advantage over getting this box and getting free to air dish? A local guy said he would install fta for €120
EPG is the most important advantage of Freesat receivers. As against that, FTA boxes can be used with satellites other than just Astra 28.2e.What is the advantage over getting this box and getting free to air dish? A local guy said he would install fta for €120
Just the more user-friendly EPG, the interactivity and the HD options as far as I can make out.Would it offer anything more than the free channels you'd have if you cancelled your Sky subscription but kept the box?
Many of the "HD ready" sets on the market are just sets that can take a HD signal and display it in standard definition (SD).Thanks Squonk and Technologist. In Tesco they have a SD for €299 and a HD for €399. Which is best for LCD flat screen HD readyT V
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Does that mean if I watch say BBC HD (from Freesat) on a TV with 720p then I won't see much of a difference over just watching a standard broadcast? I find that hard to believe as most TVs are 720p or 1080i as far as I can make out which would make HD transmissions (from Sky, BBC etc) pointless. Do you have any link to prove your point?Many of the "HD ready" sets on the market are just sets that can take a HD signal and display it in standard definition (SD).
So, unless yours is a full 1080p set, you won't notice much difference between the HD and SD picture. Also, there's very little HD broadcast FTA.
From what I can see for that link, soy, I don't think you got a fresat box. One of the main differences between freesat and free-to-air is that freesat has an EPG (on-screen menu) with a week's listing. Also, the interactive red button thingey works as well. Freesat also has some HD channels. Can you confirm that's what you got or not got from signal solutions?
Does that mean if I watch say BBC HD (from Freesat) on a TV with 720p then I won't see much of a difference over just watching a standard broadcast? I find that hard to believe as most TVs are 720p or 1080i as far as I can make out which would make HD transmissions (from Sky, BBC etc) pointless. Do you have any link to prove your point?
Is there a list anywhere of the stations available on Tesco Sat4Free service? Will this allow me to protect the kids from the dreaded bombardment of toy adverts?
Many of the "HD ready" sets on the market are just sets that can take a HD signal and display it in standard definition (SD).
So, unless yours is a full 1080p set, you won't notice much difference between the HD and SD picture. Also, there's very little HD broadcast FTA.
To get the clearity of HD, you need to avoid converting anything to anything else. So, the ideal is to take a 1920x1080 picture and display it on a 1920x1080 display.same channels afaik as on www.freesat.co.uk
Technologist - As I understand it HD Ready TV's tak a HD (maybe not Full Hd) signal and display it in HD -