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Digital TV News · 24-05-09, 11:10 AM

It is estimated that around eighteen million homes will need to manually retune their Freeview set top boxes, as the free to air television service has a reorganisation in order to add high definition channels in time for the World Cup. The issue comes as Freeview adds the BBC HD and ITV HD channels to the [...]

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lincsat · 24-05-09, 05:46 PM

They will need to re-organize well in advance of the World Cup and the HD boxes haven't even got beyond early prototype.

Dave74 · 26-05-09, 09:10 AM

People cant just retune their box and get HD, they need a freeview HD box, and as said above they are kiond of rare at the moment therefore the cheapest you can get is around £140

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Digital TV News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,397 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Freeview retune needed for World Cup It is estimated that around eighteen million homes will need to manually retune their Freeview set top boxes, as the free to air television service has a reorganisation in order to add high definition channels in time for the World Cup. The issue comes as Freeview adds the BBC HD and ITV HD channels to the [...] More: Freeview retune needed for World Cup

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26-05-09, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dave74 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Freeview retune needed for World Cup People cant just retune their box and get HD, they need a freeview HD box, and as said above they are kiond of rare at the moment therefore the cheapest you can get is around £140

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