TV freeview etc options

So, TV options.
I currently have a 10 year old TV and Virgin Media.
I am about to buy a new TV as mine is getting old and it needs repairs which cost more than the set is worth and i have been hankering after a nice new tv for years.
I have noticed that about 60-70% of the time we're just watching stuff via apps, be it Iplayer or netflix or whatever, so I'm looking into ditching Virgin and going with freeview (built into the new tv) and then using the savings to buy for subbies like eurosport, netflix etc.
The wrinkle is the former occupants of this house had no understanding of how to lay a house out so the aerial cables come out in incredibly inconvenient places (we don't have a satellite). It would be serious faff to get the cable to where the TV is.
This was not a problem with Virgin as the TV comes in via the internet cable, which is conveniently placed.
Is there a way to watch live, as it is on air, TV for all the free-to-air channels, via the internet? Or do you need an aerial or satellite? I know you can stream live on each individual channel app but that makes flicking a nightmare.
I currently have a 10 year old TV and Virgin Media.
I am about to buy a new TV as mine is getting old and it needs repairs which cost more than the set is worth and i have been hankering after a nice new tv for years.
I have noticed that about 60-70% of the time we're just watching stuff via apps, be it Iplayer or netflix or whatever, so I'm looking into ditching Virgin and going with freeview (built into the new tv) and then using the savings to buy for subbies like eurosport, netflix etc.
The wrinkle is the former occupants of this house had no understanding of how to lay a house out so the aerial cables come out in incredibly inconvenient places (we don't have a satellite). It would be serious faff to get the cable to where the TV is.
This was not a problem with Virgin as the TV comes in via the internet cable, which is conveniently placed.
Is there a way to watch live, as it is on air, TV for all the free-to-air channels, via the internet? Or do you need an aerial or satellite? I know you can stream live on each individual channel app but that makes flicking a nightmare.
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We can get just about enough signal from one of the little panel aerials with a booster that plugs into the TV's USB. We need to have the panel quite a way from the TV where we live, but in civilization I'd be surprised if you couldn't get a decent enough signal for the main channels with it fairly close to the TV (within reason).
Something like this.... https://www.geargeek.co.uk/hd-indoor-antenna-aerial-50-mile-amplified/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjqbjl-2m9QIVTe7tCh1DvQNrEAQYBCABEgKhnPD_BwE
FWIW, I've figured out that smart TV functionality ages badly and something like a Firestick will be better than what you can get on the TV sooner or later. Manufacturers also seem to use the most useless processors they can possibly find for Smart TVs as well, so they are very slow to boot up and load up different apps, etc.
I didn't manage to find any sensible alternative so the plan is now to break into the (unused) chimney in the attic and drop a cable down and bring it out through the old fireplace in the living room.
It seems remarkable in 2022 that you can't get freeview over the internet.
Most smart TVs (and certainly my Sony) come with a built-in app for live Freeview.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/tvplayer-watch-live-and-catchup-tv/9n20vfs0rh1p?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
I am not sure. You have no chance.
I'm presuming it's all floorboards?
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I am not sure. You have no chance.
Loads up the schedule equally quick/slow on either system.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
I just pulled the cable and while I could see the schedule nothing would play.
Seems you need a cable to play from their streaming service. This is indeed nuts.
That said, anything you can view on a phone is available through the internet.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
https://www.uswitch.com/tv/guides/do-you-need-a-satellite-dish-for-sky/
We're talking pre-Ceefax...
Go back on the guide and find the show, with a C symbol.
And choose "watch from catchup"
Or in catchup go to channels and find shows by date or search in there.
You don't get the full All4 or itv hub on there, only catchup stuff. So Fargo or Derry Girls isn't on there, but the masked singer is.