Portable DVD & Freeview.

[TWR]

I intend to purchase the above, can anyone advise, can you get Freeview abroad on these units. tia

[Baldric]

Yes

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=portable+tv+dvd+freeview&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=7670060533&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5366744201124052497&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_2k8jgz3pr0_b

[alavahalf]

My guess is .. no ... check it yourself http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability

[TWR]

You know, your not a bad bloke after all lol lol, Ive been on Amazon this morning, what do you recon on these makes? the ones you have never heard about, would you bye one? thanks for your Link.

[TWR]

Xoro, have you heard of that make Baldric?

[Baldric]

Looks like I was wronr TWR
http://www.ukfree.tv/helpme.php?faqid=66647
Sorry mate

No, not come across Xoro

[Baldric]

^^^^^ wronG even........doh! ^^^^^

[TWR]

No problem at least you looked, I gather you can but you have to pay for the service £5 P/M, It will only be used on hol so its just unnecessary expense, that's the OH with her Corrie.

[alavahalf]

Freeview is a UK only Digital TV service. It is transmitted from UK land based masts, and received via a TV aerial. UK Freeview is not available in any other country (maybe the very north of france nr calais!) due to the signal power of the transmitters. Freeview is NOT available via satellite (well actually it is as the channels are sent to the Freeview TV transmitters via satellite by Arqiva - but the signals are encrypted and not for public use!)

You cannot use a freeview box for satellite channels, or a freesat box for freeview terrestrial channels - they are two completely transmissoin systems.

France will have its own version of digital terestrial TV - but only expect French channels...not UK channels. Although on most systems the programmes original language soundtrack are also transmiited - most UK and USA imported programnmes here in Spain are available in Spanish or English.

[TWR]

Thank you alavahalf, very interesting.

[alavahalf]

Dont know what happened there .. most of the text went missing.

Freeview is a UK only digital service. It is transmitted from UK based land masts, and received via a TV ariel. UK freeview is not available in any other country (maybe the very north of France) due to the signal power of the transmitters. Freeview is not available via satellite (actually is is as the channells are sent to the Freeciew transmitters via satellite by Arquiva - but the signalls are encryted and not for public use).
You cannot use a Freeview box for satellite channels, or a Freesat box for Freeview terestrial channels - they are two completely different transmission systems.
France has it own version of digital terestrial TV - but only expect French channels... not UK channels.

[alavahalf]

I give up ..?

[TWR]

On this subject, has anyone bought one of these products lately? I'm after a 10" Screen and a known maker, I've searched Amazon, any others you can recommend? tia.