All posts by MikeB
Below are all of MikeB's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
David: Although the BBC could have waited until the extra Freeview HD channels were ready before putting them on Freesat and Freeview at the same time, its doing no harm to have them on Freesat earlier. If you want a two tier system , I suggest you look at the way in which 'commerical' broadcasters avoid the 'light' transmitters.
If it wasn't for the BBC and PSB requirements, many people in rural area would have not acces to terrestial tv at all.
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Gillian : Don't worry, the recorder will connect very easily. Although the W653 (?) does have a single scart, it does have two HDMI's ( three is the average for this type of tv, so it's actually a bit skimpy), and since your recorder has an hdmi connection, use that.
HDMI cables are very cheap (and you only need 2D/1.3) anyway, something for less than five pounds should be fine. Use only the hdmi, and remove the scart. The hdmi cable will allow the recorder to 'upscale' your DVDs and recorded programmes, so they will look better on your new tv.
As for blu ray - a perfectly suitable player for you would be the Samsung 5100 - only £49.95 at the moment, and , like all blu rays, plays cd's and dvd's as well (and is smart) .
However, many people these days tend to buy a sound bar first.
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Phil : A postcode would be really helpful, since without it, we have no idea where you are in relation to a transmitter, etc.
Ok - check your signal strength and quality. The quality is obviously rubbish, but your signal strength might have fallen very low on certain mux's (again, if we know the location, we can see if the transmitter is working, etc), or it could be too high, and so your tuner is overloaded.
Also check your cabling - a loose connection, corrosion, etc can all lower your signal strength.
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Steve: Before complaining about the licence fee (a frequent complaint on these pages, however unwarrented), have you actually checked your equipment (any loose connections, etc) and signal strength?
Although your terrain plot shows an obstruction some 7km away from you, your not that far from the transmitter, which is apparently working normally. Are you getting the BBC channels, yet they are breaking up? or are they entirely gone?
If its the first, your signal strength is perhaps too high, and if its the latter, your missing the mux, which might be due to any number of reasons.
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Trevor Page: a postcode would be helpful, but in the meantime check all the connections.
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Terence: Since your less than 7km from probably one of the most powerful transmitters around, I'd start by checking your signal strength, and look at this page -
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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n pert: If you look at the Wenvoe page Wenvoe (Cardiff, Wales) Full Freeview transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
you can see that although its liable to interruption due to engineering works, these interruptions are unlikely to be very long.
If you can't get anythin on your BT box, check the cables, etc, and signal strength (too high/too low?).
A postcode also really helps to answer questions.
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Alan Walton: There is one way to find out - try watching the TV while swiitching the microwave on!
Of course it might not be that at all. Check singal levels, etc (is the signal too strong?) - and a postcode is a help, since you can see if your in a marginal area, etc.
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Saturday 16 November 2013 10:29PM
Since there is nothing listed for the transmitter in the way of problems, if you have no signal, its almost certainly due to a failure in your system. Check your aerial connections.