JaffaCake69
Novice Member
Hi, I'm sorry if this is a simple question, I've clicked around this forum and there's a lot of clever people using terms I find hard to follow!
I have just got rid of Sky Q, a main box in the living room and a mini box in the bedroom.
I was going to switch to a freesat recorder, but then I noticed on my LG Smart TV I have a Freesat option on there. A bit of clicking about and it seemed all I needed to do was unplug the wires from the back of Sky Q (I know I need to send the boxes back!) and stick them in the back of the telly.
A bit of googling and I found a place the 2 wires could go, but only one hole they fit. Above it is a hole you'd put an aerial in, do I need one of those to make this work? I tried an old portable aerial, it didn't seem to work (and what do I do with the second ex-Sky wire anyway, doesn't that need to be plugged in somewhere?).
I'd scanned for Freesat on the Smart TV before and found no channels. Now I have one of the Sky wires plugged and screwed in I can find a load of channels, but there's no pictures.
I read on this forum about an LNB but I don't know what that is or what it does, I've tried googling but don't really understand what I need and what it will achieve.
If I get Freesat working on the Smart Tv, I'm presuming I still couldn't do everything I could with a box, especially recording stuff?
Am I better off just paying for a box and plugging the 2 Sky wires in the back of that? I watched a video on that and it seemed very simple. But obv I don't wanna spend £200 on a box when I could have just plugged the wires into the telly, or bought a little converter thing (is that an LNB?) and plugged them in and away I go?
I've given up Sky Q because of the price, it just didn't seem worth paying, I've been away from home a long time nursing my Mum (successfully thankfully) back from Covid. I'm presuming there's no watching recordings/downloaded content to watch while travelling via Freesat? That's not too important, it's just making sure if I buy a box it's needed!
Thanks in advance, and sorry again as I'm sure this is dead simple to those in the know!
I have just got rid of Sky Q, a main box in the living room and a mini box in the bedroom.
I was going to switch to a freesat recorder, but then I noticed on my LG Smart TV I have a Freesat option on there. A bit of clicking about and it seemed all I needed to do was unplug the wires from the back of Sky Q (I know I need to send the boxes back!) and stick them in the back of the telly.
A bit of googling and I found a place the 2 wires could go, but only one hole they fit. Above it is a hole you'd put an aerial in, do I need one of those to make this work? I tried an old portable aerial, it didn't seem to work (and what do I do with the second ex-Sky wire anyway, doesn't that need to be plugged in somewhere?).
I'd scanned for Freesat on the Smart TV before and found no channels. Now I have one of the Sky wires plugged and screwed in I can find a load of channels, but there's no pictures.
I read on this forum about an LNB but I don't know what that is or what it does, I've tried googling but don't really understand what I need and what it will achieve.
If I get Freesat working on the Smart Tv, I'm presuming I still couldn't do everything I could with a box, especially recording stuff?
Am I better off just paying for a box and plugging the 2 Sky wires in the back of that? I watched a video on that and it seemed very simple. But obv I don't wanna spend £200 on a box when I could have just plugged the wires into the telly, or bought a little converter thing (is that an LNB?) and plugged them in and away I go?
I've given up Sky Q because of the price, it just didn't seem worth paying, I've been away from home a long time nursing my Mum (successfully thankfully) back from Covid. I'm presuming there's no watching recordings/downloaded content to watch while travelling via Freesat? That's not too important, it's just making sure if I buy a box it's needed!
Thanks in advance, and sorry again as I'm sure this is dead simple to those in the know!