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Nancie Fazzari

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Aug 2, 2024, 3:31:27 AM8/2/24

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Thinking about ditching sky now one kids off at uni and the others always working. Paying a fortune currently for the full whack plus multi room, but only watch occasional films, the odd series which we generally record and catch when we can, Eurosport for cycling (me) and Neighbours (not me).

I use freesat and netflix and dont want for anything else. I dont watch a lot of tv anyway so freesat is more just for background noise/stuff to watch if I cba with netflix/news. For a fiver netflix is brilliant.

Try Google Chromecast, dongle fits in the HDMI socket, synchs with your wireless connection and is controlled by your laptop/tablet (not kindle, Amazon probably bringing their own version out) or smartphone.

the EPG does not populate with information. all i get is "no event information". it will only appear once i view a channel. but im not flickering through 800 channels just to get the information to load

I too have got rid of my Skybox and using the sat dish and connection direct into my Sony Bravia. The way I use the TV guide now is to have an internet connection and select 'Guide' on remote, press 'Options', then scroll up to 'Launch Guide and Search'. Once this is selected a full program guide is displayed, it will give you all details of each program, cast/crew, related programmes and videos, option to record etc. This is powered through Gracenote and makes it a fully interactive EPG.

What you are experiencing is completely normal and cannot be resolved. None of Sony's TVs are Freesat, only Freeview. The names "Freeview" and "Freesat" are given because they are the brandings for the EPG. Sony provides that satellite connection on the TV in the UK mainly because on the EU continent. As there is no Freesat EPG, the channels are not in a logical order with no EPG. You will get a "Now" and "Next" though when you individually click on that channel.

This of the Sattellite connection as an added bonus (as a backup), but other than that, you have to either connect an aerial to DTT services or connect your skybox to the TV as you can still use the skybox for freesat TV (you just cannot record or access recordings + PayTV services)

Freesat is the branding behind the satellite EPG. This TV and all of Sony's TVs are not Freesat - They are Freeview. Therefore there is no proper EPG for satellite connections. The EPG is for Freeview only.

You will only need the internet and the "Freeview" aerial cable for the IPTV Channels in the 225 range on Freeview. Connecting the internet to the TV, will allow you to have iPlayer, and YouTube and various other applications - which does expland on what the TV offers.

seriously tho. how hard is it for sony to add a feature to the firmware to query the (now and next) listing on every channel? instead of me flicking through to get it to populate. or a way for the tv to get the listings via internet...

I have had a little dig around and the only manufacturer that offers Freeview and Freesat built into the TV are from Panasonic. If you believe you have been miss-sold, I would strongly advise you speaking to the retailer you purchased it from. After all, you are the one that needs to be happy with the product.