Freeview Question

[Monkster]

I run My digibox in BN3 off a poundland special aerial with no probs at all














SMUG

 

[keaton]

Pace... digibox... card...

Thats Sky Freesat not Freeview.

What's the difference?

 

[pornomagboy]

remember to check your post code

because you might not be able to pick up all the channels

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Get one with a cardslot just in case you decide to get Setanta sports when they start prem coverage in August.

 

[Storer68]

remember to check your post code

because you might not be able to pick up all the channels

Ignore the post code checker - its so out of date that it really isn't worth wasting the time checking.

We take a signal in BN1 from the Crystal Palace transmitter and its fine.

best box you can buy is from TVoncis (also sold in Currys/Dixons)
www.tvonics.com Made by ex Sony engineers

and its the most energy efficient when it goes to standby.

and its got an RF moulaltor (which means yopu can pug the ariel cable straight into the thebox).

 

[Rangdo]

get one with a hdd

I'm gonna get one with a hard drive. Anyone got any recommendations? They're 100-150 notes so pretty good value but I want to make sure I get a decent one.

Richer Sounds have got one for 60 quid

 

[Cian]

Topfield all the way

 

[Rangdo]

Topfield all the way

Thanks but a bit pricey for me. I don't want to spend more than £150. It's only telly after all.

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Topfield is the best Home entertainment purchase I have ever made and that includes my PS2 well worth the money!

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

I got this one.

Never had a problem with it.


http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...m9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=97845&_LOC=UK

 

[Questions]

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[Questions]

I cannot tune my old set into Freeview.

 

[Dave the OAP]

remember to check your post code

because you might not be able to pick up all the channels

quite

My parents in law have a feeview box and they live off King George VI Ave in Hove and have terrible reception - they have put an ariel booster on etc but the service is very flakey.

Even the main channels are affected with the signal stopping etc.....however when they use the TV through the ariel it is fine ( and they have swapped their unit out a couple of times)

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Got mine from tesco's yesterday, works ok - not got all the channels, but most.

Oddly I have Film 4+1 but not film 4?!

 

[Rangdo]

I got this one.

Never had a problem with it.


http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...m9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=97845&_LOC=UK

Thats a good price. I might have to give that one a go unless anyone has any other suggestions??

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

quite

My parents in law have a feeview box and they live off King George VI Ave in Hove and have terrible reception - they have put an ariel booster on etc but the service is very flakey.

Even the main channels are affected with the signal stopping etc.....however when they use the TV through the ariel it is fine ( and they have swapped their unit out a couple of times)

With Digital Terrestrial Television it is better not to use signal boosters as they boost the imperfection in the signal also.

I was doing the same thing until recently and now that I have stopped using them my signal is much improved.

 

[Storer68]

quite

My parents in law have a feeview box and they live off King George VI Ave in Hove and have terrible reception - they have put an ariel booster on etc but the service is very flakey.

Even the main channels are affected with the signal stopping etc.....however when they use the TV through the ariel it is fine ( and they have swapped their unit out a couple of times)

did they have the ariael's directorion checked? the digital signal is exceedingly precise in its coverage comared to the analogue, which sprays out signal all over the place. So its much easier to pick up a poor analogue signal than it is to get a good digital one.

 

[Storer68]

I'm gonna get one with a hard drive. Anyone got any recommendations? They're 100-150 notes so pretty good value but I want to make sure I get a decent one.

Richer Sounds have got one for 60 quid

http://www.tvonics.com/dvr250.html

 

[Clothes Peg]

Got mine from tesco's yesterday, works ok - not got all the channels, but most.

Oddly I have Film 4+1 but not film 4?!

Same for us. I think we also had E4 but no E4+1. There is a huge difference on signal strength between them.

If you re-scan, do it on a nice, non cloudy day. I always find that picks up more channels.

 

[Rangdo]

http://www.tvonics.com/dvr250.html

Ooooh f*** thats tempting. Only slightly over my limit too at £190. Have you got one? Whats it like?