All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
David Mummery: Without any idea as to what transmitter you are receiving from or where you are, it's difficult to give an answer!
However, that date and the channels you mention are connected with respect to the Sudbury transmitter. Many many people have reported the same thing:
Sudbury Arqiva multiplex B changes 16 November - retune required | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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Michael: If they are analogue-only TVs, i.e. no built-in digital ("Freeview" or DVB-T), then they won't work with terrestrial television broadcasts without a Freeview box.
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Jeremy: "HD Ready" means that the TV can show HD pictures, but does not incorporate a tuner for them.
It must be a boon for the marketeers as they label their sets with this and consumers immediately think that it will receive HD broadcasts without the need for an extra box.
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Tim CO14: If these other muxes that were picked up by your PC are Tacolneston, try tuning to Ch50 which is its ArqB.
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Dale: It is very difficult to rebuke any statement that "most customers will not need new aerials" to receive Freeview.
The PSB muxes are in the same Group that the four analogue channels were, as they are for most transmitters. Thus, Digital UK could maintain that (most) viewers can receive Freeview without changing their aerials.
The Commercial muxes operate on a commercial basis. That is, it is up to the providers where they put their transmitters. The free market does not impose obligations on providers to provide or consumers to consume. Therefore one cannot argue that viewers "need" to replace their aerials; however they may do so in order to consume.
Only the PSB transmitter network is built with the primary objective being to serve the public, which is why so much money is spent on many small relays. In most cases PSB services are in-Group.
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For those interested in reading about aerials, see ATV Sheffield:
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
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Graham Kemp: That would have been correct before yesterday, but now you should be able to pick up HD from Tacolneston.
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Thursday 24 November 2011 12:20PM
Roy Benford: Sky News (and others in ArqA) are now on Ch52.