2007-09-06 11:49:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
It's actually caused by LOSS OF DATA....the TV attempts to rebuild lost data, but it freezes when the data loss is quite extensive.....
You may want to check your satellite dish and see if some wasps got into your LNB covers....Get some wasp killer if they have gotten into your LNB....but it may knock out your satellite for a day or two, unless you kill them, then take the covers off, knock out the nest, THEN spray all surfaces with alcohol to wash the bug spray off.....
2007-09-06 13:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's Sky+, it could be a fault with the box as ours has done it ever since they changed the box over (for about the fifth time in 2 years) because the Sky+ boxes are crap quality. A more common fault is if you have bad weather, the air pressure can affect the signal. Also if you have any trees at the back that are in line with the dish, these could be blocking it slightly. We had a problem with trees getting in the way of the signal before and they came out and stuck the dish up a bit higher and now it's perfect. The best way to determine if it's a box fault or a signal fault is to test the signal. Press Services, then 4 for System Setup, then 6 for Signal Test. There will be 2 bars - one for strength and one for quality. The main one you want is quality, because even with a strong signal if the quality is low (bits of signal missing because of bad weather etc.) it will still freeze. You want both the bars at about 75% or higher for it to be watchable. If the strength and quality is high and it still freezes, then it could be a problem with the box. In either case, if the problem happens a lot then call Sky out and get them to either change the box or move the dish.
2007-09-08 02:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rodriguez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor signal strength. Can be caused by trees growing in the sight line of the dish, poor quality/faulty coaxial cable, bad alignment of the dish. "Sky" is transmitted from a cluster of 3 or more satellites and some installers get the dish aligned on one at the expense of the others, when a middle setting is needed.
Weather can be a problem also. Heavy rainfall on the line between you and the Sky satellite will interrupt programs, as will a storm between the broadcasters base station and the satellite. Strong winds can also move the dishes out of line momentarily.
2007-09-07 01:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Dish TV and mine does the same thing. I let it go for a little while, then press the live tv button. That usually clears it up. I'll never go back to Time Warner Cable.
2007-09-06 11:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by halefarmboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We get this on our communal dish, I have been told it is caused by bats temporarily resting on the dish which is housed inside. There are other reasons, adverse weather conditions affect it, as well as electrical interference.
2007-09-06 12:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by Tefi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lag, the same thing that happens when watching videos online. new systems use processors just like computers and sometimes they can't keep up.
2007-09-06 11:58:43 · answer #6 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋