Indoor TV aerial

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diggerbarnes
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Hi,
Just wondering if anyone in the area has had success with an indoor aerial to pick up some free stations. I'm thinking of something like this ...
https://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headpho ... nrEALw_wcB

Would be handy rather than having to set something up outside or in the attic, drilling, running cable etc.

Thanks
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This thread on Boards.ie may be useful. Looks like you'll only get the Irish stations and can be hit and miss. For more variety and quality, a dish and freeview box are the way to go. Don't be surprised that retailers sell stuff that isn't really suited to the Irish market. DAB radios are a good example.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/commen ... _117339246
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Thanks a lot Ken. Any recommendations out there for dish @ aerial installation?
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This guy seems to be local although have never used them. Maybe worth a call.

https://satelliteandaerialtvservices.co ... albriggan/
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Cheers Ken
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diggerbarnes wrote: 29 Jan 2022, 16:48 Hi,
Just wondering if anyone in the area has had success with an indoor aerial to pick up some free stations. I'm thinking of something like this ...
https://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headpho ... nrEALw_wcB

Would be handy rather than having to set something up outside or in the attic, drilling, running cable etc.

Thanks
I bought one, a total waste of money. Didn't work at all.
diggerbarnes
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Thanks Derek. Think I'll go the dish and outside aerial route.
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diggerbarnes wrote: 30 Jan 2022, 22:11 Thanks Derek. Think I'll go the dish and outside aerial route.
Yeah that device above is no substitute for a satellite dish and a poor one for an aerial. We tried it in a mobile home where putting up dish or aerial wasn't an option then, and it didn't work at all for us
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You could try Kevin McGill TV - 086 8146641. He's local as well.
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Thanks for the recommendation.
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Hi

Late reply but wanted to say. My outside aerial was taken down by a builder (very long story) and we had two new TVs installed (by myself) . Electrician ran cables from the walls to attic and I used a powered aerial from PowerCity, in the attic. Split it with a powered splitter. SO far so good.

Not sure how you got on but I would defo try in the attic first.

Nicholas
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Thanks a lot Nicholas! I put the whole thing on hold. I presume it was just coaxial cable through the ceilings and a power cable for the aerial? Any chance you could post links to the aerial and splitter? What channels are you getting? Not full list :D Irish, English etc.
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