Free To Air Satellite TV Options in Ireland

Free To Air Satellite TV Options in Ireland

One side effect of the recession is that people are spending a lot more time at home and much of that time is being spent looking at TV. This of course is been driven by the unemployed or people simply looking for a cheap alternative to going to the pub. Increasingly Sky Satellite TV is not seen as a good value or affordable option. For example the monthly subscription for the top package on single SKY+HD receiver comes in at a pretty steep 91 per monthly. The cost of an additional box is 15 per month, but you must also factor in the cost of the mandatory phone line.

These factors help to explain the increasing popularity Free to air satellite and TV Aerials where customers simply pay a once off fee and then enjoy Free TV. Before moving this 'no more bills' Nirvana people must accept a few basic facts of life. Fact 1 - many Movie, Sports, Comedy, documentary channels are not and never will be free - so from a channel perspective get prepared for a simpler like. Fact 2 - if you want the Irish and UK free to air channels you will both a satellite dish and a TV aerial.

TV Aerial system - will give you RTE 1, 2, TV3 & TG4 (also RTE News & 3e if you have a Digital TV). You will need a TV aerial, a wall bracket / pole and an installation kit of cable & connectors. If you use a simple TV splitter you will be able to run the picture independently to several rooms. The exact make up of the equipment varies depending on where you nearest TV transmitter.

Free to Air Satellite systems - will give you about 100 free TV & radio channels, it with the main attraction being the BBCs, ITVs, Channel 4, Sky news, Film4, kids & music stations. The equipment consists of a 60cm satellite dish, a Free to air satellite receiver and an installation kit. Each additional room will need a satellite receiver and also a feed directly from a quad or Octo lnb on the satellite dish. The equipment is identical regardless of where you live Ireland. The receivers come in both Standard and High Definition versions, PVR Ready (add a hard drive and you can record) or at the very top of the range the Freesat+ receivers (with twin feeds and built in hard drives)

Combined satellite & TV aerial receivers - as the name suggests these receivers have both satellite &DTT aerial feeds, and this means they have both the BBC etc and Digital Irish channels on a single receiver. There are a range of combo receivers on the market but all are HD and PVR ready (just add a hard drive). Some of the high end models such as the Edision Argus VIP2 will allow you to record 2 different channels at the one time.

Anyway as you can see for those who wish to break free from a life of bills there is now some very attractive alternatives out there.

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