Samsung Smart TV .. no Freeview .. is this correct ?

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Our bedroom TV has just packed in, funnily enough (not) just after the warranty expired.
Anyway, we are going to get a new TV and fancied the Samsung, although always been a Sony family up until now
My wife only really watches Freeview which was built-in and worked fine on the old TV. I see now that Samsung TV's don't have this feature, which is strange. is this correct and some even say 'normal' terrestrial channels are not even available.
I'm guessing a cheap set-top Freeview box would solve this problem .. is that right .. any suggested brands
Looking for a 43" or 40" TV .. The Samsung TU8000 series was the original plan.
thanks for any advice / input
Anyway, we are going to get a new TV and fancied the Samsung, although always been a Sony family up until now
My wife only really watches Freeview which was built-in and worked fine on the old TV. I see now that Samsung TV's don't have this feature, which is strange. is this correct and some even say 'normal' terrestrial channels are not even available.
I'm guessing a cheap set-top Freeview box would solve this problem .. is that right .. any suggested brands
Looking for a 43" or 40" TV .. The Samsung TU8000 series was the original plan.
thanks for any advice / input
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Its now called Freeview play. https://www.freeview.co.uk/moving-freeview-play
Never thought about Richersounds ... I knew they used to be big on HiFi but 6 year guarantee with a TV .. wowzer.
Will investigate ... have always bought from John Lewis.
Which Sony ? read some reviews which say the sony TV flickers .. although my lounge TV, a Sony KDL40R483B has been fine
I have had a couple of problems with John lewis / Bainbridges over the years and they have always been great to deal with.
One time my late father's microwave broke and he was getting home help (dementia early stages) and they lent him a brand new one while his was being repaired. When the original was repaired (under warranty) they just told him (well me really) to keep the loan one.
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