An accredited Freeview Retailer can recommend an aerial installer when you purchase your digital receiver or you can find an installer in our Installer Directory.

A satellite dish is required to receive the Freeview Satellite signal and to send this signal to your digital receiver for decoding.

Freeview approved digital receivers are available from a number of accredited Freeview retailers around the country. See our Freeview Retailer directory to find a retailer near you. These retailers can also recommend satellite dish and aerial installers or you can find one in the Installer Directory.

An accredited Freeview retailer can recommend a satellite dish installer when you purchase your digital satellite receiver or you can find an installer in our Installer Directory.

HDTV is now available in New Zealand with Freeview|HD_®.

Nearly all internationally produced movies and most television programmes are now HD. This means they have a higher resolution (either 720 or 1080 vertical lines in the picture) than standard definition (576 lines). 1080i and 720p are the two common broadcast formats; ‘p’ stands for progressive and ‘i’ interlace scanning. The resulting picture quality is therefore considerably better and HD also provides other benefits such as smoother motion, richer and more natural colours and surround sound.

Picture quality may vary depending on hardware and signal strength. Above is an example of the picture you may get with each signal. The SD (analogue) example shows a picture with static interference. A picture delivered by a digital signal is not affected by this.

To be ready for HD broadcasts you’ll need a TV with at least 1280 * 720 resolution and an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) input, an HDMI cable, and it must have HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) or no HD picture (most TV’s that meet these requirements say ‘HD Ready’ but check carefully before you buy). Then you’ll need a HD capable digital terrestrial receiver (to decode the digital signal).

In summary there are four requirements to enjoy the HDTV (1080p) experience:

  * A UHF aerial
  * An HD capable digital terrestrial receiver
  * A high definition capable television (at least 1280 x 720 resolution)
  * An HDCP compliant input and HDMI cable