TV Stations?

[Guest Tracker]

Does anyone know please whether there are any decent free to view/air stations on either Sky or Freesat that are not available on Freeview?

 

I've tried a websearch but have not been able to find an intelligible comparison between the three alternative crud providers!

 

By decent I mean either comedy, film, factual, wild life etc.

 

By crud I mean noisy, light flashing, inane, childish, pop 'music', shouting and screaming audience, self important presenters etc!

 

Or is it just me getting older?

 

Thanks

[Randonneur]

Try this website, I think all the channels are on there.

 

http://www.onastra.com/2183/channelfinder/tv/search?country_filter=available_in&country=38&language%5B%5D=3&free=yes&pay=yes

 

By the way, your last statement is correct!!!!!! we all are.

[Guest Tracker]

Thanks - and not wishing to be ungrateful but - it only shows what is on Astra - not what is specifically on Sky or Freesat or Freeview and what I hope to find is a complete list of channels intended for the UK with a simple yes or no regarding availability on each of the three main free to receive alternatives?

[Randonneur]

I would have thought that all of the free ones you could pick up as long as you point your dish at the right satellite.

 

Here you are, the Hotbird channels:

 

http://www.aurora.se/hotbird_satellite_channels.htm

 

and another

 

http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html

[colin]

If there was any decent telly I wouldn't spend so much time on the WWW :D

Here are the main stations you can't get on Freeview.

BBC HD

ITV HD (same as ITV SD)

BBC Alba

ITV3+1

ITV4+1

More4+1

CBS drama

CBS real

CBS action

Horrer

Horrer+1

BET

BET+1

TRue ent

Euronews

France24

Film4+1

Truemov

Truemov2

M4M

M4M2

Foodnetwork

 

These are the best additions! it goes even further downhill after that :D

[Randonneur]

colin - 2010-09-05 9:59 PM

 

If there was any decent telly I wouldn't spend so much time on the WWW :D

Here are the main stations you can't get on Freeview.

BBC HD

ITV HD (same as ITV SD)

BBC Alba

ITV3+1

ITV4+1

More4+1

CBS drama

CBS real

CBS action

Horrer

Horrer+1

BET

BET+1

TRue ent

Euronews

France24

Film4+1

Truemov

Truemov2

M4M

M4M2

Foodnetwork

 

These are the best additions! it goes even further downhill after that :D

 

I get most of these channels on my Sky digibox without subscription.

[Guest Tracker]

Thanks fellas - can you also get those extra channels that are on free to view Sky on Freesat does anyone know please?

 

So far it looks as if a secondhand Sky hd digibox with no subscription to pay is the best option seeing as how I have an aversion to lining Murdoch's ever grasping hands and already well enough lined pocket.

[Randonneur]

Tracker - 2010-09-06 11:54 AM

 

Thanks fellas - can you also get those extra channels that are on free to view Sky on Freesat does anyone know please?

 

So far it lit ooks as if a secondhand Sky hd digibox with no subscription to pay is the best option seeing as how I have an aversion to lining Murdoch's ever grasping hands and already well enough lined pocket.

 

I don't think that you will get a SH HD Sky box without paying a subscription, it used to be an extra £10. Mine is a Sky+ ordinary box with a blue card in, if I wanted to have more channels I would have to apply for the £23 one off card but I don't think that I could have the recording facility included in that price. I may be wrong, if I am I will definately apply for the card.

[RogP]

Hi tracker

 

does this link help in anyway

 

http://www.ukfree.tv/allchannels.php

 

I've also gone with the FreeSatFromSky card for £20 as well as freeview.

 

I found that you get a good variation with Freeview and FreeSat with some chanels on one and not the other (ironically got more Freeview choice the other week down in Cornwall that I did from the SatDish.

 

The only thing to remember with the Sky card is it has to be registered to a specific digibox to get activated and cant be swapped unless you then ring Sky to change and register it to a different box.

[Guest Tracker]

Thanks indeed Rog - just what I think I was looking for - much appreciated!

[colin]

Is it for home or van?

I have indulged myself with a Panasonic HD tv which includes Freesat HD and Freeview HD (yet to arive in our region), it also can pick up most foriegn HD using a fta box to control Disq switching, although at moment that is only german fta.

Is it worth it? juries still out on that one as SD pictures are not as good as old CRT tv, but as the old set needed repairing seemed a good time to buy new tv.

 

[thebishbus]

Hi. Colin, interesting that you mention good quality CRT pictures. Samsung produced an HD ,CRT, TV, with much better pictures than the new slim display types, not many people bought them though, they wanted slim TV's. There is a new slim system in the pipeline that combines CRT type phosphor displays with laser instead of electron scanning, this gives a far better picture and is more efficient to run.Interesting to see if it gets of the ground or is absorbed by the big boys.

Brian B.

[colin]

I supose sometime a better type of display will come out.

I do like the HD programmes(altough many ITV are not true HD), programmes like coast can be stuning in HD, and gf is well impressed with gardeners world, but as I say a good quality crt is better IMO at displaying SD.

One of the bennifits of LED/LCD is that I now have a 37" tv which doesn't dominate the room any more than the previous 28" crt did, as it tucks back closer to wall

[Bulletguy]

Tracker - 2010-09-06 10:54 AM

 

Thanks fellas - can you also get those extra channels that are on free to view Sky on Freesat does anyone know please?

 

So far it looks as if a secondhand Sky hd digibox with no subscription to pay is the best option seeing as how I have an aversion to lining Murdoch's ever grasping hands and already well enough lined pocket.

If its any help I was facing a similar mind numbing decision earlier this year when I bought a new telly and decided to push the boat out and get some extra channels......but NOT subscription ones.

 

I'm not in a cable area so that meant whatever I had it had to be satellite and in the end went for Freesat. Bought a twin lnb receiver which enables you to record two different progs at the same time or watch one whilst recording the other. Cost £230 plus £65 for the dish and fitting.

 

There's a lot of crap on with just a smattering of good worthwhile progs to watch and to be perfectly honest I wonder if it was really worth spending out on.

[skyrider]

yes we are all coffin dodging >:-)

[teflon2]

Don't bother just get a good book there are lots out there and you have control over rereads! B-)

[Mel B]

Can you get some of the American series on them that aren't available here? I like cop shows such as NCIS, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, etc, etc, but they eventually come onto UK tv anyway, but I also like one called 'The Closer', but once I leave work I won't be able to get it anymore so want to see if there's another way I can get it. Any ideas?

[colin]

Mel B - 2010-09-16 9:51 PM

 

Can you get some of the American series on them that aren't available here? I like cop shows such as NCIS, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, etc, etc, but they eventually come onto UK tv anyway, but I also like one called 'The Closer', but once I leave work I won't be able to get it anymore so want to see if there's another way I can get it. Any ideas?

 

Well I know I shouldn't encourage you, but 'The Closer' is on 'More 4'. next episode is 22/9/10 11:35pm, this is on Freeview and Freesat.

[Guest pelmetman]

Is it my imagination but when we had only 2 1/2 stations (BBC 1,ITV, BBC2 which only worked half a day)but there was always something to watch *-)

[Mel B]

colin - 2010-09-17 7:00 PM

 

Mel B - 2010-09-16 9:51 PM

 

Can you get some of the American series on them that aren't available here? I like cop shows such as NCIS, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, etc, etc, but they eventually come onto UK tv anyway, but I also like one called 'The Closer', but once I leave work I won't be able to get it anymore so want to see if there's another way I can get it. Any ideas?

 

Well I know I shouldn't encourage you, but 'The Closer' is on 'More 4'. next episode is 22/9/10 11:35pm, this is on Freeview and Freesat.

 

Brilliant!!!!! Thank you for that .. I was thinking I was going to have to 'abandon' the show when I leave work .....! :-D :-D :-D :-D

[Mel B]

pelmetman - 2010-09-17 8:06 PM

 

Is it my imagination but when we had only 2 1/2 stations (BBC 1,ITV, BBC2 which only worked half a day)but there was always something to watch *-)

 

.... but ... there weren't any repeats then so everything was new!

[Guest JudgeMental]

colin - 2010-09-17 7:00 PM

 

Mel B - 2010-09-16 9:51 PM

 

Can you get some of the American series on them that aren't available here? I like cop shows such as NCIS, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, etc, etc, but they eventually come onto UK tv anyway, but I also like one called 'The Closer', but once I leave work I won't be able to get it anymore so want to see if there's another way I can get it. Any ideas?

 

Well I know I shouldn't encourage you, but 'The Closer' is on 'More 4'. next episode is 22/9/10 11:35pm, this is on Freeview and Freesat.

 

I like Closer....

 

My son downloads all the American series I want, and I can watch them when away on the Archos or PC, for instance this summer he downloaded series 2 & 3 of "breaking bad" and 5 & 6 or last 2 series of LOST.....One of my favourites at the moment is "Southland's" will see if next series available......

 

its all out there waiting for you to download free on the interweb :-D

[flicka]

pelmetman - 2010-09-17 8:06 PM

 

Is it my imagination but when we had only 2 1/2 stations (BBC 1,ITV, BBC2 which only worked half a day)but there was always something to watch *-)

 

A blank screen for half the day, if switched to BBC2 :->

[Guest Tracker]

flicka - 2010-09-18 8:59 PM

 

pelmetman - 2010-09-17 8:06 PM

 

Is it my imagination but when we had only 2 1/2 stations (BBC 1,ITV, BBC2 which only worked half a day)but there was always something to watch *-)

 

A blank screen for half the day, if switched to BBC2 :->

 

But at least the music was pleasant!