All posts by MikeB
Below are all of MikeB's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Steve Cannon: Its a real growth area for both retailers and specialist companies. We are seeing many more customers buying TV's etc for 'TV rooms', etc. Larger TV's (often wall mounted), sound bars or other audio systems (Sonos, etc), and Sky, NAS systems are all popular, and they all need to be set up.
A lot of the setups are about wall mounting, cables in walls, etc), but there will be increasing number of people who need the software intergrated, etc. Thats potentially much more complex, and training is really going to be needed. If you add to this the sort of tech coming along with white goods, such as fridges, washing machines, heating systems like Hive, and even smart lighting systems like Hue, thats a lot of kit!
Of course a fair number of people have never even bothered to use the 'red button' on their TV, so its not for everyone!
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Eastbourne (East Sussex, England) Freeview Light transmitter |Saturday 25 October 2014 6:00PM
King's Lynn
Richard Thompson: Actually, you residents seem to have paid for a repair to your aerial system by the local company, as well as a filter. Its perfectly reasonable to to have a filter fitted (although the actual number of people who have had any problems with 4G seem to be very small, and your frequencies are at the low end anyway, so are unlikely to be effected), and this would be done as close to the aerial as possible. Then the signal would be split, (possibly amplified), and sent to each flat.
Its likely that some part of the system had failed (perhaps a loose cable, or possibly the booster's electrical supply), and when they fitted the filter, this was solved at the same time. As I pointed out, your transmission channels are on the low side anyway, so I'm not sure why they bothered.
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I have now lost all signal can you tell me what the problem migSaturday 25 October 2014 6:05PM
King's Lynn
Julie Russell : You havn't given us a postcode, so we have no idea if its a transmitter problem, etc.
However, if you've lost signal, then your likely to have a problem with your aerial, which is what it says at the top of the page...
. Since its two TV's, we can assume its a common feed, and therefore you need to check that feed - could be a broken cable or possibly a dodgy powered booster.
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Paulette Church: Its a bit difficult to untangle what the problem might be, but I'm going to make some guesses.
I'm guessing that the DVD recorder is also Sony, which means that you can use either remote (in theory) because when connected, they use Bravia Sync. However, that shouldn't make any difference to using the TV remote with the TV!
I'm wondering if the two have been wired up in an odd way, and the feed to the TV has stopped, but the feed to the DVD continues to work. This might explain why you cant get certain channels - the DVD recorder is almost certainly Freeview, and so you can't get any HD channels. How this could happen is beyond me. The other alternative is that you've managed to change the settings on the TV, so it wont recognise its original remote any more.
Frankly, this is all guesswork. My best suggestion is go back to basics and look at the manual. There should be a setup guide and a wiring diagram, and you should follow that (a modern Sony should also have an onscreen guide), but also have a look at the DVD's manual, which will have a similar wiring diagram.
Check that the aerial goes into the back of the recorder, and then another lead goes into the back of the TV. Switch the TV on, and go to the setup menu, as the manual directs, and treat the TV as though its being setup for the first time. It should find the best transmitter etc (which one, I dont know, since you've supplied no postcode). Use the TV remote. If thats fine, then move onto the DVD recorder, which you should have left in standby. When its switched on, switch on from the button on the machine, and then check that a) you have switched the TV's remote to the DVD as a source, using the source button (you should be using an HDMI only to connect them, if possible), and make sure that you have setup the second remote that it does not interfer with the TV. Bravia sync allows you to do this, but its probably a pain, and possibly the source of the problem.
Then make sure the DVD is working properly, and that you can switch between the TV's tuner, and the DVD. Hopefully, they should work properly. If your stuck, then a postcode and the model numbers of the set and DVD will be a help. A number of us have Sony DVD recorders, so we can possibly help there.
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Kate: have a look at the top of the page - it tells you what the problem probably is.
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jk: Your signal might never 'magically' come back. You have a problem with your system, and its not going to go away. It might get better for a bit, but its not going to stop having a problem.
Its a good bet that it gets worse when there is rain, and gets better when it is dry. When it rains, mositure gets into a broken connection/seal or worn cable, and kills the signal. When it drys out again, it comes back. But its not going to get better. Call a professional.
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Trevor spinks: Your transmitter is off air for part of today, and that might be due to the electrical supply, but its not the fault of the transmitter. If your TV signal has problems, then its due to your system, probably due to a dodgy cable fraying when moved in the wind. Frankly, your 1km away, so an indoor aerial should be fine.
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Colin Harding: Your not the first person to ask questions about ST on CBS. Lets save you some time. Firstly, this website has nothing at all to do with CBS, so why dont you contact them? Secondly, they probably dont care.
If you want to see them in pristine condition, buy the boxset.
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Friday 24 October 2014 9:04PM
Alan Jones: Do you have a Samsung series 7/8 with twin Freeview HD tuners? They are equiped with an extra tuner, but frankly, most people just watch using the main tuner, and record on a seperate box.
Your fine for Belmont or Waltham - just let the TV manually tune, and it should sort out everything for you (there is a 100 degree difference in the bearing). Since your in Boston, I suspect Waltham would be better for East Midlands news. You'll need to go through the manual to find out how to chose the secondary turner to record, and attach the right sort of external drive. You shouldn't need to tune into particular muxes at all. Frankly, you can see why its generally easier to use a seperate box.