Sattelite Dish & Freeview TV

[M600GRD]

Bit of advice required please. A number of the sites in Aberdeenshire which we visit regularly at weekends have very poor tv reception. We have a directional aerial fitted to our van and use a tv with built in freeview but this gives poor picture. Question is, if we buy a sattelite dish, will this (plugged into the tv) allow us to view the freeview stations built in to the tv or would we need to buy anything else? I did ask one of the local dealers this question but was not convinced by the answer given.

Thanks

Graeme

 

[JTQ]

You will also need a satellite specific decoder as the freeview decoder in your TV cant cope with the signal from the dish.

This can cost as little as

 

[JTQ]

You will also need a satellite specific decoder as the freeview decoder in your TV cant cope with the signal from the dish.

This can cost as little as

 

[Reg]

Go to

http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/
It tells you all you need to know in simple terms.

 

[Gareth111278]

Be wary of cheep plasic dishes they are so small they have to be 100% locked on to the signal to get a good picture & one puff of wind and they loose lock. you can use adomestic decoder, even get a sky+ box if you want, but these are large. my decoder is car radio size and lives in a radio housing under the cupboard.

I've got an old domestic dish that i clamp to a scaffolding tube in the jocky wheel clamp. not light but its a good set up, best to pich facing the signal so you can have the dish low down otherwise it spoils the veiw.!