All posts by MikeB
Below are all of MikeB's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
rob: I really dont know, although the idea of the TV needing shielding is something I've never come across (is the RF input loose?) However, in theory, a bit of foil between the back of the TV and the wall might help, but I'm sure someone has a better idea than I do. At worst, buy a really cheap digibox (like the Alba), since its seems to be less sensitive than the Sony's tuner (which I can well believe).
When you look at it, should you be sorting it out? It seems that its interference from next door, so why shouldn't they be sorting it. As you say 'They have a virgin cable and he has noticed the picture quality is not great on his TV, however it is all installed under there floor so moving it is not an option.' So they are paying good money to Virgin, but some part of their electrical system is degrading their picture - sounds like its in their interest to get it sorted out, and be good neighbours. Tot up how much you've spent on filters of all kinds - its certainly a fair amount (hopefully you can take some of it back), and that really, they should be curing it.
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Alvin Pritchard: DAB radios have been selling a steady 2m (or just under) for the past couple of years, and there were 8.5m sets sold by the end of 2008. Since the majority of those are not DAB+ compliant, saysing your going over to DAB+ is not likely to be popular. As so often in technology, perfection is the enemy of the good.
And why should the licence fee, tax payers money and commercial interests stump up to subsidise a technology which mosts people are unaware of, and are unlikely to get any great benefit from. Since the government mandated last year that all DAB sets must be DAB+ compatable, perhaps we'll see a change when these newer sets have become the majority (in much the same way that DVB-T2 will be standard on TV's).
Personally, I think most people have more pressing matters on their minds. I know I'm happy overall with DAB, and customer surveys tend to back that up.
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k chambers: I suspect that you might either have a fault with your TV/ electrical system, or you've set a timer on the TV/set top box to switch off every 30min. Freeview does not flash off every 30min - not for me, anyway.
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Alvin Pritchard: Even though DAB+ compatability might be the mandated standard now, think just how many radios will have to be sold to allow a complete switchover. At two million a year, your as much replacing older FM/AM radios as replacing older DAB only sets. Since people are moaning about replacing AM sets, you can see what sort of consumer resistance there will be if you mandated DAB +.
'DAB+ transmission is going to be the inevitable future standard in the UK once sufficient sales of such sets have been ascertained' - thats going to be quite a while. I'm not holding my breath.
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Mark Agius: How exactly will using 'the entire spectrum' enable people to get a full Freeview service?
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Neilo: What model and make of TV do you have? Tuners, etc tend to be pretty reliable, but JB38 suspicion that the tuner is duff makes sense. If it is dodgy, take it back to where you bought it from - its only a year old.
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Monday 27 January 2014 9:25PM
Rob : Why should the TV tuner have a fault on that one RF channel? You could try checking it out on another aerial, just to make sure.
Considering how much you've spent on various filters, perhaps its time to call in a professional? The TV sounds fine overall (and although a Sony might have a five year warrenty via redemption, normally you only get a one year warrenty with a TV, unless the store gave you a five year warranty), so I suspect that its the feed from your aerial, with possibly interference from next door. Dont assume that a brick wall will stop intereference (its certainly does not stop noise, as I've found to my cost) - just check out which wifi networks your laptop can pick up, and you'll see what I mean.