SamyGO

Hi,

I bought a UE46F5500 from pixmania and failed to notice their warning that it would not come with Freeview HD. The TV they shipped me was a EU Benelux model, with a DVB-T tuner (no DVB-T2 for Freeview HD). I have since set the region properly via the Service menu, so the TV is properly set to UK region now. However, still no Freeview HD.

Assuming the tuner is on some kind of daughterboard that is swapped out for different regions / technologies (e.g. DVB-S vs DVB-T vs DVB-T2 etc), my questions are:

1) Is it possible to source a DVB-T2 tuner for this TV?

2) Is it easy enough to fit myself?

3) Has anyone done this?

Any help much appreciated, thanks guys.

Hi,
I have a similar issue but I'm guessing at the moment that the tuner for FreeviewHD in our TVs is OK for UK but disabled in software.
I'm looking to see in the service menu what differences in the tuner type between EU and UK models exist.

XZG - Germany

I did wonder about that, but I suspect the DVB-T2 tuner is physically different. If some kind soul with a UK model of a similar TV could post their service menu or just tell us what Tuner type they have (ours are both SI_TCS2) that would be really helpful

Hi Mungler,

I just had a peek at my tuner (UK):

TV is Samsung UE39F5500AK, type = 39P6AF0S

Tuner is a FOX_T2C.... Full HD

Hope that helps

thanks nortyvorty - I think that tells us what we need to know - different tuner. damn.

thanks!

hi i can see the fox-t2c but wen i change to it it reverts back, how did you change yours ?

thanks

shaun

yeah, same here - i can see the option and change it but it doesnt 'stick'. I suspect its not as simple as just changing the setting, and we have a physically different tuner.

Hi again,
My Tuner is a FOX_T2C.... this came as standard, I have not tried to alter it, I assume the TV settings actually read the installed tuner specs and tally it to those in the bios. I may be talking rubbish, but if you cannot change it, then the hardware may default back to your original setting. thus unchangeable.

FOX_T2C:

Thanks Slav. Question for you - is this tuner part of a 'daughterboard' that could be user-replaced? Or is it soldered to the main board of the TV?