UK enquiry. The Argos catalogue differentiates between aerials for freeview and digital. I thought they were the same??
2007-01-13 16:14:37 · 6 answers · asked by amg 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Freeview is UK based, an advance on the normal aerial system - so it is more basic and i guess is local.
Digital is more advanced - apart from getting more worldwide channels, it comes from providers who have more viewers - so is more complicated. the signal has to further
2007-01-13 21:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by elephantemg83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right. Freeview and digital ARE the same. Anything other than the 5 basic channels (BBC 1+2, ITV1, Ch4 and Ch5) is only broadcast in digital. If your home aerial is external then it might already be suitable for freeview use. Are you thinking of freeview v cable? If so then I'd recommend freeview unless you particularly want premium channels. Some freeview boxes have a card slot so that you can subscribe to "top-up TV" and get a few extra channels on top of the basic freeview selection.
2007-01-13 16:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by Chris C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are quite right - they are exactly the same or different words for the same thing as far as aerials are concerned Freeview is Digital
the only 2 options you have for Digital TV are terrestrial which will use an aerial like the ones you've been looking at in Argos or Satellite (sky) which uses a dish
2007-01-13 16:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by Paul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freeview is digital. They mean boxes which are available for other services e.g. my mum had a freeview box, but had to get a different model when she got top-up tv because there was a card she needed to insert and the standard freeview box didn't have a slot for it.
2007-01-14 02:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by Athene1710 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure. I think freeview goes through an ariel socket, but digital goes through a scart. I could be totaly wrong.
2007-01-13 16:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by gimmesomeboosh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy digital ariels they tend to cost a little more
2007-01-13 16:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew1968 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋