With this receiver you can receive DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) channels (Not Satellite) from a Terrestrial Aerial ( Saorview / Uk Freeview ).
Saorview channels include: RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 and TG4, RTE News Now and others coming soon.
Ireland is currently planning to switch from current Analogue tv signal which many of you have at home to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) . There are a number of sites around the country transmitting DTT signal and in 2012 Analogue tv is scheduled to be shut down. You can start enjoying great quality digital television right now and prepare for the change.
All you need to do is connect this receiver to your tv with a scart cable, connect the antenna cable to it and scan for channels.
Product Description
This Digital Terrestrial Receiver is fully compliant with DVB-T standarts used in Ireland.It will take you to the new and exciting world of Digital Television. A world of crystal clear widescreen pictures, digital sound, more information and new services. All this and more on "Free to Air" Digital Television. The receiver has a USB port which allows to record video (PVR) on external flash or hard drives.
Main Features
Outputs: HDMI, Scart, SPDIF
Teletext via OSD and VBI
SD MPEG-2/MPEG-4 HD H.264 & fully DVB-T compliant
Multi-Language support
Automatic PAL/NTSC conversion
1000 channels TV and Radio programmable
On Screen Display with multi-language
Fully supports 7 day Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Picture in Picture (PIP) support
Channel search in automatic, manual search
Various channel editing functions (favourite, move, lock, rename and sort)
Parental control for channels
Software upgrades through USB port
Time set by GMT offset automatic and manual, Summer Time support
Automatic turn on/off by Timer setting (multiple options)
Subtitle support
Teletext support
Supports FAT16/FAT32/FAT12, NTFS
MP3, JPEG, BMP, OGG files