Will Freeview work with only a SKY aerial and an old Sony LCD TV?

I've just moved into a new house that only has a SKY dish on the roof. I've brought with me my old Sony LCD TV which has Freeview built-in and which I purchased in 2010.

When I plug the SKY aerial cable into my TV and auto-run the digital channel set-up, the TV doesn't pick up any channels.

Will I need a Freeview set top box to receive Freeview? Are there any newer TVs with Freeview built-in that will work with only the SKY dish?

Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Biggles on December 7, 2017 at 15:51

Your TV won't work on a Dish antenna. It has a UHF tuner so needs a UHF antenna.

Yes there are new TVs (Samsung and Panasonic I believe) that have both Sat and UHF Tuners. You just need to shop around.

You could also get a Sat Freeview box which would work on the Sky Dish antenna.

However UHF is HD and Sat is SD picture standard so UHF is the best way to go.

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Permalink Reply by forumuser on December 7, 2017 at 16:11

Hi Leon,

Biggles is on to it! Most major brand TV's like Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic will have what is called a "Dual-Tuner" feature which means you can hook up a satellite dish or UHF aerial (or even both if you live in a coverage area) without the need of the box.

The only thing to note from your post, is that a Satellite Dish will not work with a UHF only TV, good rule of thumb is if the TV or device has a twisty connection and not a simple aerial plug in then it will work with your dish

I hope the info helped :)

Josh