Freesat TV

A.Penny.Saved

The TV I linked above is actually meant to be white which it does mention at the end of the title however the model number is for the black model . They do do a number of different colours in that TV.

Here is the white model:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TREVI-Trevi-Satellite-DVB-S2-White/dp/B01MECSKB4
This includes a satellite tuner and freeview tuner plus media playback via usb. Under £200. It's not the thinnest of TV's but does have all the electronics inside it rather than needing separate boxes. The problem is servicing is probably in Italy should it be needed. There is a VESA fixing point available on the back so you can get any VESA wall mount for it. Pages 24 onwards in the manual of the pdf are in English. It is a 24" display but only HD rather than FullHD like many similar sized PC monitors.

Annie1960

getmore4less wrote: »

There is no monthly fee.

http://www.nowtv.com/tv-passes#ib-section-section-2

There appers to be a fee.

getmore4less

optional for sky, movies, sport

you get the regular stuff for free through players also youtube and more.

pay a bit more and you get the freeview channels as well

http://www.nowtv.com/tv-smart-box

Inner_Zone

getmore4less wrote: »

pay a bit more and you get the freeview channels as well

http://www.nowtv.com/tv-smart-box

How is that going to work with a satellite feed?

getmore4less

Inner_Zone wrote: »

How is that going to work with a satellite feed?

read the thread...

it would have been a cheaper alternative to getting the dish wired up and needing a Freesat decoder.

A.Penny.Saved

She already has the dish wired up and if she gets a TV with an inbuilt satellite decoder then I don't think any of this is an issue. If she or any of her family wanted to watch any video files it could also be done on the TV using a usb flash drive.

Annie1960

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

She already has the dish wired up and if she gets a TV with an inbuilt satellite decoder then I don't think any of this is an issue. If she or any of her family wanted to watch any video files it could also be done on the TV using a usb flash drive.

Thanks. Yes, dish and aerial are already there. There is already a main TV in the house - this is just an extra for watching basic things as I'm in and out of the kitchen such as rolling news.

I cannot imagine wanting to watch a film on it.

A.Penny.Saved

The TV I linked also has a freeview decoder so you could use either if you also have an aerial connection as you have just indicated. Some channels such as Dave are not available on satellite.

Inner_Zone

getmore4less wrote: »

read the thread...

it would have been a cheaper alternative to getting the dish wired up and needing a Freesat decoder.

I did and it's titled Freesat TV. Suggest you do the same.

almillar

https://www.amazon.co.uk/REFLEXION-LDD2471-SATELLITE-FREEVIEW-MOTORHOME/dp/B00I9WN0JY

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TREVI-Trevi-Satellite-DVB-S2-White/dp/B01MECSKB4

These are 'free satellite', not Freesat. Freesat is a unified platform with a nice look and feel to it.

Will work fine, and if all you want is some live TV/news to watch, it'll be fine, just may not be as user friendly as Freesat if you're used to that.