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Hi Folks,

I've just purchased a 12Volt Digital TV with Freeview and am yet to try it but am wondering whether it is likely to work with my original roof mounted 2004 aerial. I'll be giving it a try this weekend. If the reception isn't up to much or is Zero;

What do you guys do? Digital Aerial strapped on a pole outside / Roof mounted Digi Aerial like Status 330/530? Or Satellite dish on tripod and a Maxview 12v Digital Satellite Receiver? Which option is the quickest and least frustrating to set-up?

Most of the time I'll be at sites with no ground hook-up hence 12V everything....

Any advice?

Satellite is a good option, Lidl were doing 80cm Dish for £9.99 and LNB for Dish at £4.99 a couple of months back, and B&Q were knocking out FTA satellite receivers for £24.99 add to that a Satellite Dish Tripod say £30 and your up and running for £70! with a system that will get you UK TV, just about anywhere in Europe.

If you want to use a Sky box on 12v, then you need a Pace 2000 (aka Javelin) receiver, little hard to find, although got mine out of a skip lol.

Add a FreeSat card £25 to the Sky box, happy days.

Don't think they do a Freesat box from the BBC/iTV (no card required) that runs of 12v.

No reason why you can't use an Inverter, to run a mains only receiver of 12v of course.

Quote: Originally posted by Jon0 on 22/8/2011

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...What do you guys do? Digital Aerial strapped on a pole outside / Roof mounted Digi Aerial like Status 330/530? Or Satellite dish on tripod and a Maxview 12v Digital Satellite Receiver? Which option is the quickest and least frustrating to set-up?

Most of the time I'll be at sites with no ground hook-up hence 12V everything....

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Thanks guys. I don't know what the make my original aerial is, but I'll give it a go this weekend and report back.

I really appreciate your feedback.