Is It Possible to Get Freeview in Ireland?
What is Freeview?
I suppose the best place to start is by asking, what exactly is Freeview? Freeview is actually a UK broadcasting platform. It is a Digital Video Broadbast - Terrestrial which you will see written as DVB-T or DTT ( Digital Terrestrial Television ). It is not as many people in Ireland assume, a satellite TV service.
What is needed to receive Freeview?
It works with a UHF TV Aerial and Digital set to box or Freeview compatible Television. Either the TV or the digital receiver must be both high definition and MPEG2 (The format the pictures are broadcast in) compatible, to ensure future proofing.
Where is Freeview Broadcast from?
As mentioned earlier, it is a UK service. There are hundreds of transmitters dotted all around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Can I get Freeview in Ireland?
Well, yes and no. Depends on your definition of Ireland. There are transmitters in Northern Ireland so if you want to count that as Ireland, then of course you can but if you are talking about the Republic itself, then in general no. There are exceptions however, for example, people living along the border with the North may well be capable of receiving the Freeview signal due to overspill of the signal into the South. After all, it's not possible to contain such a signal to a geographic border. For the same reason, people living along the extreme East coast of Ireland, may also be able to pick it up from a transmitter in Wales or North West England. It's a bit of pot luck I'm afraid. You can either get it or not, there is nothing you can do really except move closer to the UK! As mentioned, if trying to get it, make sure your box or TV is suitable for MPEG2 transmissions.
We, in Ireland, have our own Digital TV service which is the equivalent of Freeview, it's called Saorview which I have discussed in other articles of mine.
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I suppose the best place to start is by asking, what exactly is Freeview? Freeview is actually a UK broadcasting platform. It is a Digital Video Broadbast - Terrestrial which you will see written as DVB-T or DTT ( Digital Terrestrial Television ). It is not as many people in Ireland assume, a satellite TV service.
What is needed to receive Freeview?
It works with a UHF TV Aerial and Digital set to box or Freeview compatible Television. Either the TV or the digital receiver must be both high definition and MPEG2 (The format the pictures are broadcast in) compatible, to ensure future proofing.
Where is Freeview Broadcast from?
As mentioned earlier, it is a UK service. There are hundreds of transmitters dotted all around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Can I get Freeview in Ireland?
Well, yes and no. Depends on your definition of Ireland. There are transmitters in Northern Ireland so if you want to count that as Ireland, then of course you can but if you are talking about the Republic itself, then in general no. There are exceptions however, for example, people living along the border with the North may well be capable of receiving the Freeview signal due to overspill of the signal into the South. After all, it's not possible to contain such a signal to a geographic border. For the same reason, people living along the extreme East coast of Ireland, may also be able to pick it up from a transmitter in Wales or North West England. It's a bit of pot luck I'm afraid. You can either get it or not, there is nothing you can do really except move closer to the UK! As mentioned, if trying to get it, make sure your box or TV is suitable for MPEG2 transmissions.
We, in Ireland, have our own Digital TV service which is the equivalent of Freeview, it's called Saorview which I have discussed in other articles of mine.
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