UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]

Hello all,
New here, found this forum while trying to find out what I need to do to get Polish TV here in the UK. Currently I have an analogue TV which obviously I'll need to change at some point. I'm not a big TV watcher and so have not got any form of satellite/cable equipment. I am trying to learn Polish and figure Polish TV will be a help. I'm also loathe to spend tons of money on a satellite system which offers me loads of programmes I don't want! I'm also fairly capable with tools and so I'm happy to do my own installation and so my question is this:

What is the most cost effective way of achieving the above aim and where would be the best place to buy the necessary hardwear?

I will be travelling to Poland twice this year (on one ocassion to get married) and so arranging for a Polish subscription to a Polish address shouldn't be a problem, I'm sure future in-laws will be happy to oblige. Anyone able to give me the low down, it would be much appreciated, probably more so by my future wife!

PS I have tried watching Polish TV on line but I find the picture quality doesn't seem to be that great and the reception seems to drop out from time to time depending on what channel is being viewed.

Dziękuje bardzo.
Nick

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]

Hi Wrocław boy.

That may be one way to go but it would limit me to watching on the PC which, for me isn't the most relaxing way of doing things as my PC isn't in the greatest location in the house for comfortable viewing, I figured TV would offer more relaxing viewing and I found, despite my language limitations I quite liked the small amount of live TV I saw while in Poland over Christmas. I also find that trying to watch anything on a laptop is a bit of a pain, particularly when two of you are trying to view the same screen. TV isn't so limited.

By the way, I visited Wrocław while in Poland over Christmas, liked the city a lot.

Nick

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]

That's given me something to think about, thank you Wrocław boy and frd. My partners laptop ( I don't actually have one I use hers from time to time) is an HP. The telly, while analogue is probably 5 or 6 years old so it might have the right input sockets. I have a new but very cheap DVD connected to it, so I might be able to do something via that. The reason I was thinking of going the satellite route was that I'm shortly going to start decorating the living room anyway and it would be a good time to run cables etc. and simply make provision for the system.

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]

Yes, it's huge (as in the lump that sticks out of the back of it!) by todays standards. It was one of the few things my ex-wife left me with when we divorced and yes it has scart lead connectors and a whole host of other "holes". The only reason my new partner and I bought the cheap DVD was because we both had some DVD's and had nothing to watch them on. The cheap option was just to tide us over until we decide what television we are going to get when we can afford the spare cash to buy something and before the UK government turns off the analogue signal. Thanks for the info.