French or English

[hughnique]

Having not let our gite since the onset of covid, we are pondering about letting it out again, however, I am given to believe that English holiday makers are appearing to be boycotting France as a destination since the onset of Brexit, and as our gite was directed towards the UK market, it seems we have to change direction. The most notable being the television apparatus in situ, Freesat box, / Sky HD box, all of course set up to receive English TV. To be able to cater for the French, Dutch and any other nationality, is it just a case of getting the French equivalent, of the Freesat box and redirecting the LNB on the dish?

[ajm]

The Dutch i know like English TV

[hughnique]

I think you can have two LNB's on the dish one for Astra and the other for French TV, obviously that would then need two decoders. Did I hear right that Astra is going in a couple of years though.

[Polarengineer]

If you have an internet connection, then take out the TV, nobody watches it much anymore.

[Lori]

Every gite I've been to anywhere in the World over the last few years just has a smart TV that connects to all the apps. The guest uses their own sign-in details to whatever app they use at home; Netflix, Amazon or one of the many others. The smart TV also has access to free channels for everyone as long as there is wifi in the house.

[p4psb]

For French TV all you need as a Digital Antenna connected to the TV and you will have around 30 free French Channels (depending on location), which includes all the main French channels.

It is like Freeview in the UK.

[Polarengineer]

For French TV all you need as a Digital Antenna connected to the TV and you will have around 30 free French Channels (depending on location), which includes all the main French channels.

It is like Freeview in the UK.

There is no such thing as a digital antenna it is a misnomer. Almost any antenna will receive a signal FM frequency Modulated, AM Amplitude modulated or Digital. It is up to the receiver to accept the digital signal. If your TV or amplifier does not accept a digital signal, then forget it.

[p4psb]

For French TV all you need as a Digital Antenna connected to the TV and you will have around 30 free French Channels (depending on location), which includes all the main French channels.

It is like Freeview in the UK.

There is no such thing as a digital antenna it is a misnomer. Almost any antenna will receive a signal FM frequency Modulated, AM Amplitude modulated or Digital. It is up to the receiver to accept the digital signal. If your TV or amplifier does not accept a digital signal, then forget it.

Oops, sorry to be so out of touch!

[Hotrodder]

I suppose you need a smartphone now to watch TV, or am I wrong?

[p4psb]

I suppose you need a smartphone now to watch TV, or am I wrong?

I think a TV will be ok too, unless someone informs me otherwise.