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Subject Topic: TV freeview freesat what do I buy? Post Reply Post New Topic
15/1/2013 at 4:29pm
 Location: Huddersfield
 Outfit: Ellddis Wisp 450CT
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I am a newbie to caravaning and I started back end of last year after I bought a 1991 Ellddis Wisp 450ct. Its old but in good nick and will do me at least a couple of years. What I want to know is it has no tv and I want to put one in what do I buy.

It has an old round saucer dish type ariel on the top which looks out of date. So I want a tv I can get freeview or freesat on and good reception with out breaking the bank. Aldi recently had a system in for caravans but tv looked tiny.

Any advice would be great.



15/1/2013 at 4:41pm
 Location: Derbyshire
 Outfit: Adria Altea 542DT
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If you have a round Status aerial then you will need a Freeview set. Freesat will require a satellite dish to work.

You don't need to get a specific caravan set, any freeview set will do the job.


15/1/2013 at 4:44pm
 Location: Huddersfield
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Will that status aerial pick up a digital signal and are they any good? Is there a better option or is it adequate?


15/1/2013 at 5:50pm
 Location: Hayle Cornwall
 Outfit: Honda CRV Bailey Bordeaux + tents
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Until the digital switch over we used a standard 19 inch freeview tv on a standard external aerial on a pole fitted to our jockey wheel. After switch over we found that the reception was as good on the status aerial so we no longer setup the external aerial. Many caravaners use satellite but we could never be bothered with all the setting up.
I would just get a suitably sized lcd tv as they all come with freeview built in now and have a go with the Status aerial.   

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15/1/2013 at 6:33pm
 Location: Derbyshire
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As Nigel says, try it on the status and see how you get on. We have an external aerial on a pole for use if the in-built status struggles.

Most of the time the inbuilt one is fine.


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16/1/2013 at 10:38am
 Location: Lancashire
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would go for the tv with built in free view if you want to use a normal aerial.the status will work but not in hilly areas.ie parts of cumbria.i use a sky dish now and an old sky plus box.

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16/1/2013 at 2:53pm
 Location: Milton Keynes
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Any TV with a digital tuner should work with the Status aerial. We tend to use satellite as we can pick up regional programmes on that whilst we are away and we also use it in Europe.

David



16/1/2013 at 5:28pm
 Location: St ALBANS
 Outfit: Riva(Dandy) Destiny. Peugeot 5008
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The problem with freeview is that you have to tune in depending on what part of the country you are in.  However once you have done it you get the usual range of TV and Radio stations.

The problem with freesat is that you have to align the dish, I don't find this too hard.  There is not such a good range of chanels however you can pick up your home regional chanel and you can use it if you are abroad.

Regards Bob



16/1/2013 at 6:28pm
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You do need to retune the TV when you move to a different area but that was often the case with analogue TVs too. The old Status 315 came in for a lot of flack for being useless in the past but since the digital changeover, they work a lot better. I actually get a better reception from the Status 315 on my caravan than I get from the aerial on the roof of my house.

I don't understand why new caravans have a directional aerial on them when the old omnidirectional 315 does the job just as well, is smaller and therefore must be lighter and doesn't require any setting up except for switching the amplifier on.



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