Going digital tv - Page 2

magpie · 25-11-2006, 20:05

I made the big mistake in buying a new digital tv. At least with my old free view set up when it played up, I could just watch analogue tv. I have just had a new aerial put up, its not doing it as much but it still freezes . The aerial chap said it would improve if I got an amplifier, I am not so sure ... do I want to pay another £60 for it not to work, because he can't guarantee it.

K.S.H · 25-11-2006, 20:09

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Originally Posted by magpie

I made the big mistake in buying a new digital tv. At least with my old free view set up when it played up, I could just watch analogue tv.

Can you not switch to analogue on your new TV? I can on mine, I use the TV button on the remote instead of the DTV (I think thats what there labelled without going to look)

jambutty · 26-11-2006, 14:31

I’ve had a digibox for a few years now and it was simple to connect up even though I have a DVD player as well. My digital signal comes through the aerial and when asked the digibox tunes itself to all available freeview channels. They were all changed around recently but I was back in phase within a few minutes.

Recently though I have noticed that when using the digibox part of the picture is sometimes pixelated for a second or two. The other thing that I have noticed is that when viewing digital I have to turn the sound up quite a lot.

I don’t know if this applies to digiboxes or digital telly but the other day I read that a digital radio uses about 8 times more energy that its analogue cousin.

Neil · 26-11-2006, 20:33

Most people around here are using the 48cm mini dish. This is called the zone 1 dish. I think we are a little north for a zone 1 dish and we should all be using a zone 2 dish which is 60cm. They are the same shape just a little bigger. The bigger dish will give a stronger signal to your digibox. This should help with the signal loss during bad weather. I only have a zone 1 because it used to be my neighbours, I was about to move my dish as it was partially obscured by the side of his house when I first moved in, he saw me and told me I could have his old dish on our shared chimney as he had gone NTL. When the weather is very bad I start getting broken up and freezing pictures. When the weather is bad and my digibox is breaking up I can move my big dish round and watch sky with my dreambox with no breaking up. In the case of satellite dish's, size does matter

The mounting height of the dish makes no difference, the satellite is 22,000 + miles away so a few feet higher on your house won't matter.
It is probably a little out of line Mel.

entwisi · 26-11-2006, 20:37

Could also be a duff LNB that is affected by damp

Neil · 26-11-2006, 20:37

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Originally Posted by jambutty

I’ve had a digibox for a few years now and it was simple to connect up even though I have a DVD player as well. My digital signal comes through the aerial and when asked the digibox tunes itself to all available freeview channels.

It is a common mistake to refer to a freeview box as a digibox. Digibox is actually a trademark of BSkyB and refers to their digital satellite receiver. Digibox has become a common name for any digital satellite or terrestrial TV receiver.

Neil · 26-11-2006, 20:39

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Could also be a duff LNB that is affected by damp

Or damaged coax or the digibox itself.
I was just guessing at what is probably the most common fault.