bush digital tv recorder

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  1. rayban24

    rayban24 Member

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    i just bought a bush freeview digital tv recorder from ar**s
    in the north . does anybody know if it will work in the south ( dublin) i have a eurovox do i need to link it through this to
    record pause and rewind the channels or do i just put it stright
    through my tv..when i set it up it asks you to scan it to load the
    channels but when the scan is finneshed it finds no channels..
    can anybody tell me if it will work in the south or did i
    just waste my money by buying it any infomation would be helpfull
    thanks......
     
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    reaper180 Regular member

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    freeview boxes dont work in the republic, only a freesat box which u need to connect to a satellite dish
     
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    so it only works if you recive freeview channels
    which we dont get in the republic. i bought it hopeing i could
    record live tv strigth to the box ..but your saying thats not the case..damn just wasted 100 euro
     
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    sc0user Senior member

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    Freeview does work in the South but you need a dish. Do you have one? If you are looking for DTT there is a trial ongoing but you will only get it in certain areas, but you need a DVB T box. To pause, record etc, you need a PVR.

    When registering for freeview use a Northern post code ;)
     
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    i have a dish but it has been disconnected for a long time ..would it work if i could find
    the lead for the dish and hook it up to it
    even though i have no contract with s*y .
    or am i just wasting my time .
    and just put it down to a bad lesson lernt and 100 euro down the drain
     

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