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Is a digital set up box the same as a free view box?
In the UK most set top boxes are used for Freeview, the digital television terrestrial service. Set top boxes also include cable and satellite receivers so s set top box may not be a Freeview box. In the US, digital set top boxes do a similar job but as Freeview is a British service, they won't be Freeview boxes.
Where is it possible to purchase a freeview set top box?
Amazon sells freeview set top boxes, such as the Labgear LABFV300. Argos is another option with Goodman's Twin SCART Low Energy Freeview Digital Set TopBox. Tesco sells the Icecrypt T2400 Freeview HD Set Top Box and PVR.
Where can one purchase a Sony VTX D800U Freeview digital TV set top box?
The Sony VTX-D8000U Freeview Digital TV Set Top Box can be purchased online from Amazon and eBay. Used units can be purchased from Gum Tree and from sellers on the Digital Spy website.
Can any digital tuner receive freeview?
Freeview is a Television service in Europe and can be received with a set top box or a TV receiver so the way your question is worded, the answer is no. Just because the TV is digital does not mean it is freeview.
What do digital satellites do?
Digital satellietes transmit your tv stations to your dish network. When you have your dish or satellite tv set up to get digital stations, it transmits back from the satellite to your tv.
Where can someone purchase a Thomson Freeview set-top box?
A Thomson Freeview set-top box is a digital receiver that allows for full DVB-T signals for better TV reception quality. This can be purchased online from websites like Noel Leeming and Amazon.
What is a freeview tuner?
Freeview is the British digital terrestrial broadcasting platform and was originally introduced by On Digital in the early 90s. On Digital ceased trading after only a few years and the service was then supported by BBC and others with a change of name to Freeview at the same time. On Digital was a subscription service but the change of operator brought free digital viewing using standard analog aerials. A Freeview tuner is the digital tuner to receive the broadcasts. It started as a set top box but most televisions on sale in the UK now have integrated digital tuners, removing the need for stand alone tuners. Set top receivers are still commonly available to support analog televisions without digital receivers. Prices are as low as £15 ($23)for a tuner, rising to £100 or so ($150) for more advanced models with built in recorders. At the time of this answer (2009), analog television is still widely available throughout the UK but the analog transmitter switch off has begun. By 2012, all analog television broadcast will cease and every viewer will need either a digital television or a set top box to receive terrestrial broadcasts. Freeview is only broadcasting in standard definition. Alternatives to terrestrial television are cable services, currently offered by Virgin Media throughout many cities in the UK and by BSkyB, the satellite service that covers the whole of the British Isles. Both are subscription services. Recently introduced is a further satellite service called Freesat. As its name implies, this provides free reception and the viewer needs to purchase and install a satellite dish and a receiver to benefit from it. Both satellite services and the cable service offer a mix of standard definition and high definition broadcasts.
How does Freeview broadcast their channel to TV's in the local area?
Freeview broadcasts their channels to TV's in the local area by using a digital tuner or a receiver for analogue TVs and a digital set up box. The broadcast is transmitted to local television using an aerial antenna indoor or outdoor depending on signal strength in one's location.
What is the definition of freeview boxes?
a freeveiw box is a digital box where you can watch up to 70 channels
What is digital receivers?
A digital receiver, sometimes referred to as a Cable or Satellite "set-top box", converts and descrambles the signal coming in from either your satellite dish or cable TV service so that you can view the programming on your television.
Will satellite tv be effected by everything going digital on Feb. 17, 2009?
DTV transition will not affect satellite TV subscribers who receive their local TV stations through their satellite dishes. Satellite TV service is a digital service and all satellite subscribers must have a set-top box connected to their TVs to receive the satellite-delivered programming. you should check with your provider to find out if you receive a local TV station package through your satellite dish just to make sure. Your satellite TV system may be using digital technology as a more efficient way of delivering analog programming to you but if you have an analog television set, then you are probably not getting digital. Bottom line� your satellite tv service might be fine but your tv will not be.
Can your full HDTV receive freeviewhd?
Freeview is the free terrestrial digital television service in the UK. 2010 is the year that it will introduce HD broadcasts. Most UK televisions sold since 2008 have a freeview tuner built in but it is only televisions sold from 2010 onwards that are likely to have an HD freeview tuner built in. The manual for the television will tell you whether it has an HD tuner. If it doesn't, it is still possible to get HD broadcasts on Freeview by purchasing an HD set top box.
