All posts by Brian King
Below are all of Brian King's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.B
Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) Full Freeview transmitThursday 18 August 2011 5:48PM
London
Yes, I've already looked at these - it doesn't seem like interference (isn't intermittent); only device attached is the DVR, and bypassing that (as I said previously) makes no odds. I've now added surge-preventing mains distribution, with no improvement. Another observation is that another ('portable' CRT Sony with cheap external digibox) TV in another room (same aerial system) receives ITV3 perfectly. Is the tuner in our new Sony flatscreen less sensitive than the one in the DVR or in the cheap digibox?
Brian
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Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) Full Freeview transmitSaturday 20 August 2011 10:31PM
London
So, the Sony TV (latest model) is less sensitive than the tuner inside a Sony DVR from about 5 years ago? Seems odd. I'm sure the flyleads are good quality. I'm checking with the others in the house (we share an antenna)and there have been reports of poor reception lately, often ascribed to the weather.
Is it a definite, that the power will be increased when analogue is switched off?
Brian
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JB38 and KMJ, many thanks for that. I may well get hold of a cheap booster to use until the DSO in April. If my (creaky, from 50 yrs ago...) maths is right, the increase in power at DSO amounts to 10dB. Right?
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Thursday 18 August 2011 10:35AM
London
Problem: serious picture break-up on ITV3 and others in MUX A, since changing from Sony DVD recorder (acting as digibox) and CRT TV, to Sony flatscreen (integral digibox)last week. Good ITV3 reception via DVD recorder to AV1 input on new TV, but then can't watch-ITV3-record-another. Aerial lead direct to TV, still v poor picture.
Roof antenna (Crystal Palace Tx) serving five flats via communal booster. If the signal is too weak for the TV, why is it OK via the DVD recorder?!
Brian