f1 for free ish

goa55

i have a great set up to get f1 for almost free for thanks to european legislation, required satilite dish pointed at i think astra one , cheap receiver box that is that can be programmed to receive the german satillite. and then a laptop to receive bbc radio 5 live coverage, the tv is german rtl that shows all the f1 races. not really free but a one off cost , i have had this set up since f1 went to sky the feed is hd too.

forgotmyname

Is it not free on Channel 4? Live with no adverts?

[Deleted User]

forgotmyname wrote: »

Is it not free on Channel 4?

Only the truncated coverage similar to what the BBC provided up until last year. So a few races, notably the final, are shown live and also some highlights.

The OP may be able to view a few more early races on Germany RTL, but it's still a truncated service compared to the Pay-To-View offering from Sky.

In addition, the following link reveals that the HD feed from RTL will be encrypted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_broadcasters

So not really a money-saving option at all, I'm afraid.

[Deleted User]

Sounds like a right faff for a load of cars that look the same going round in circles not overtaking each other.

worried_jim

Deleted_User wrote: »

Sounds like a right faff for a load of cars that look the same going round in circles not overtaking each other.

Obviously not to the millions that watch it.

[Deleted User]

worried_jim wrote: »

Obviously not to the millions that watch it.

No "faffing" about is required if simply watching on CH4 or are prepared to pay Sky, of course.

goa55

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

No "faffing" about is required if simply watching on CH4 or are prepared to pay Sky, of course.[/QUO

indeed some faffing is required but only the set up which is once.
well of course channel 4 only show 10 live races, and i thought idea of this site was "money saving" hence the name "money saving expert" not "prepared to pay"

[Deleted User]

goa55 wrote: »

well of course channel 4 only show 10 live races, and i thought idea of this site was "money saving" hence the name "money saving expert" not "prepared to pay"

You were "prepared to pay" for a satellite set up to view German RTL a channel which does not provide significantly more coverage than CH4 does! Did you not read my earlier post in the thread?

peachyprice

So how much does this satellite set up cost then?

[Deleted User]

peachyprice wrote: »

So how much does this satellite set up cost then?

Far more than simply switching on CH4 and watching much the same number of races!;)

peachyprice

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Far more than simply switching on CH4 and watching much the same number of races!;)

Oh definitely!

Just intrigued as to how much it would cost and how that compares to paying for the odd race on NowTV if you simply can't wait until later in the day for the C4 'highlights'