All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
emma: Freeview is the terrestrial service, which therefore uses a terrestrial aerial. Sky and Freeview can co-exist.
Presumably you have a distribution system for Freeview. You will need another feed from the dish to your upstairs room for the second multibox.
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bob: I put <<samsung dvd-sr150m austria>> into Google and perhaps you should do the same:
Samsung DVD-SR150M | AVForums.com - UK Online
I haven't found an answer, or gone much beyond the above link. However, if you find a solution, or indeed come to the same conclusion as Stevenage Neil on AVForums, then it might be useful to others with the same issue.
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dave: See:
How can I get Channel 5 on Sky in Ireland? | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Kirsten Russell: Try manual tuning:
- If your aerial is pointing northwards to Bilsdale then you need to tune to UHF channel 43.
- If your aerial is pointing southwards to Emley Moor then you need to tune to UHF channel 51.
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doug smith: Since the final change on 18th April 2012, Rowridge has been broadcasting all channels using horizontal and vertical polarisations.
However, whilst the PSB channels (which carry BBC, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 etc) are the same power for both, the COM channels (ITV3, Pick TV, Dave, Film4 etc) aren't as strong horizontally. Thus, better reception of the COMs is likely by switching to vertical polarisation.
All channels are Group A which means that an aerial installed for former analogue should be OK (no need for a wideband); just switch to vertical.
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Richard Hibberd: Presumably, if a filter will work, then you will be supplied with (as I understand it) ONE filter.
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David Haworth: Are you sure that it is your Humax box that is doing this and not some "smart" setting on the TV that stretches the picture (or whatever it's doing to make it fill the 16:9 screen)?
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Bob F: No because Wenvoe is in Wales and therefore broadcasts BBC Wales and ITV Wales!
I shouldn't be concerned about the change in the prediction. It is probably down to another transmitter becoming co-channel. Predictors should always be taken with a pinch of salt, and in any case, I assume that you are actually more interested in what happens in practice. What's more, October 2013 is a long way away!
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Paul Dicken: A Freeview HD receiver will definately work.
A lot of non-Freeview HD receivers will probably tune it in but give no picture. This is because Saorview (which is the name for DTT in Ireland) pictures are encoded using MPEG4 whereas Freeview standard definition pictures are encoded using the earlier MPEG2, hence many receivers don't have the capability to resolve MPEG4 pictures.
The only slight thing that I'm not sure on is whether a Freeview standard definition receiver that can decode MPEG4 pictures will be able to show RT Two HD. There is just one mux in Ireland which carries standard definition TV and this single HD service:
TV Channel Descriptions | SAORVIEW
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Friday 4 January 2013 4:09PM
keith: Whilst there should always be caution with an indoor aerial, and you should not take anything for granted, it would appear that you are in an excellent signal area.
Bear in mind that objects reduce and refract signals, so if your son's room is on the side of the house that faces away from the transmitter, then you would be receiving the signal that has come through more bricks and morter and reflections from other buildings.
Fenham would appear to be the best at your location, although if that doesn't work, it appears that Pontop Pike might be worth a shot.
I went on Google Streetview and placed myself on Pickering Drive and looked in the direction of Fenham. It would appear that the transmitter is visible on the horizon:
NE21 5EY - Google Maps
I have one of these Labgear aerials that I use when a fixed aerial isn't available (other suppliers are available):
SLx Indoor Digital Aerial ANR310 UHF DAB Fully Flexible Caravan Motorhome | eBay
For Fenham it should be set vertically (the photo shows it almost vertical). The narrower end, where the cable is attached, should be directed at the transmitter.
Ideally, before you connect the aerial to the TV in order to site it, you need the TV tuned. If your roof-top aerial points to Fenham, then use it to tune in the TV. Ensure that all channels are tuned correctly to Fenham (so you aren't unwittingly receiving from another transmitter). Do this by viewing the strength screen whilst on each of the following and checking that the tuned UHF channel is correct:
PSB1 - BBC One - C27
PSB2 - ITV1 - C24
PSB3 (if applicable) - BBC One HD - C21
COM4 - ITV3 - C25
COM5 - Pick TV - C22
COM6 - Film4 - C28
If you try Pontop Pike, then the aerial will need to be set horizontally. The channel numbers for it are shown at the top of this page.