French & German TV ?

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sasparillo
sasparillo Posts: 338 Forumite
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Hi,

Which is the best and most cost effective way to receive French and German speaking channels on a Samsung smart TV in addition to UK channels - don’t want sport? Any helpful advice gratefully received!
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  • mobileron
    mobileron Posts: 1,218 Forumite
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    Get an Android box theres lots on there,cost from £30 up.
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 6,964 Forumite
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    Or if you want to stay on the right side of IP rights, many German channels are available in clear on the Astra satellite at 19E, a correctly aligned dish and decoder box will get those (no viewing card required).

    These people https://fransat.co.uk/home.php offer a lifetime viewing card for French TV from the UK, again via satellite.
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  • sasparillo
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    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    Or if you want to stay on the right side of IP rights, many German channels are available in clear on the Astra satellite at 19E, a correctly aligned dish and decoder box will get those (no viewing card required).

    These people https://fransat.co.uk/home.php offer a lifetime viewing card for French TV from the UK, again via satellite.

    This might be a dumb question but is it possible to have French, German and UK channels easily accessible on a smart TV or is it fiddly?

    Thanks so much!
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 6,964 Forumite
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    sasparillo wrote: »
    This might be a dumb question but is it possible to have French, German and UK channels easily accessible on a smart TV or is it fiddly?

    Thanks so much!
    Broadcasts that you can access (free to air for German and with a viewing card for French) are by satellite so you will need a dish and decoder box. Since the German channels in clear are at 19.2E and Fransat (one off payment for the viewing card) is at 5W it will have to be a motorised dish.

    TNTsat is also at 19E so a fixed dish at 19E is possible with that, it has the French channels but the cards only last 4 years (£80 for that time). I think the French viewing cards only work in the official decoders.

    You may do better going to a local satellite shop and explaining what you want to achieve.
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  • DCFC79
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    Maybe try forums that are dedicated to satellite, world of satellite is 1, av forums have a satellite sub forum, maybe others out there.
  • mega_biscoito
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    And for a person that has no possibility to have a Sat dish in the house, due to living in a apartment?
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    mega_biscoito wrote: »
    And for a person that has no possibility to have a Sat dish in the house, due to living in a apartment?
    You'll have to rely on internet provision, then, since French and German channels are not broadcast here.
  • Cornucopia
    Cornucopia Posts: 16,156 Forumite
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    To use a Smart TV to receive other channels, including those from outside the UK, you'll need to start with the App Store for the TV and see what's available.
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,598 Forumite
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    mega_biscoito wrote: »
    And for a person that has no possibility to have a Sat dish in the house, due to living in a apartment?

    As mentioned an android box is an option.
  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,857 Forumite
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    For the "öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender" (public broadcast channels) try this.

    https://mediathekview.de/

    I assume you understand German ;-)
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