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Can I use a Satellite receiver with my Antenna to pick up Digital TV?


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 12:56 pm
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No.

Digital satellite TV (aka Freesat or Sky if you pay for it) and digital terrestrial TV (aka Freeview) are completely different things.


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 1:36 pm
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What do you mean by antenna?


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 1:43 pm
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we have moved into a new house which has an Antenna on the roof. There is a coaxial cable in the Living Room. I have connected the cable to the TV but I can't get any channels.

I just thought I could dig out my satellite receiver from one of the (many) boxes in the garage, connect to the coaxial cable and then get some channels...


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 1:52 pm
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That'll be a no then - sorry

You need a dish [antenna]


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 1:53 pm
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No. A satellite decoder decodes satellite transmissions, you need a freeview box to decode freeview transmissions.


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 1:56 pm
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i suspected not - just being a skinflint and wanted to avoid spending money!


 
Posted : 02/08/2010 1:57 pm