why won't our stuff work??

[Fotherespie]

So our shipping arrived, now were plugging it all in slowly, first we discovered that our digital radio won't work, now the TV! Has anyone had this problem? Is the TV here digital? If so how do we reprogram it? (Not that I'm particularly bothered after 3 months with no TV, but I think my husband might not be best pleased if were a sport free house!). Advice would be welcome before he breaks something!

[minty]

Digital radios don't work and UK TVs need a cheap digital set top box to work.

[sidestep]

Some UK digital radios can be flashed with new firmware that should make them work here. The key words in that sentence though are "some" and "should". Look up your specific model on the manufacturer website and you might get lucky.

[Guest Matty]

Yeah defo TV free view box for the TV , don't know anything bout digital radios

[adelaidenow]

Digital radios work if they are DAB+, DAB ones won't and can't be tweaked to get them to work.

[Fotherespie]

Thanks everyone - it lead me onto further links about set-top boxes so we should be able to get the tv sorted (just need to find a replacement remote now as ours wont work after the batteries corroded it on the way over!)

[Rammygirl]

All our dabs had FM as well so we can use that plus one had an I dock so I just listen to radio via the phone, you can get UK radio and even radio on demand with the right app. The on demand is useful because of the time shift. Basically your phone can be an internet radio.

 

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