Hello there,
could u please tell me what is wrong with my freeview, bcause when i connect everything it starts to search the channels and after a whiile it's saying "No channels found. Check ur anttena connection." but the thing is that the anttena is connected alrady and it is connected properly, of that I'm sure.
Please help, i would appreciate it.
Kind Regards
2007-09-26 22:28:57 · 4 answers · asked by fabric1601 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TiVO & DVRs
well according to the manual of my antenna it should be compatible with all kinds of freeviews.
2007-09-26 22:42:00 · update #1
will TV FREEVIEW AERIAL BOOSTER SIGNAL AMPLIFIER help me? or if not can u give me a model or something of the urs wideband antenna so i can look for it?
2007-09-26 23:13:06 · update #2
As somebody said - parts of the UK still can't get Freeview - a good rule-of-thumb is - if you can get Channel 5 clearly and they are not showing footage of the North Pole 24/7, you should be able to get Freeview.
In some outlying areas, sometimes you might need to get a better and more powerful aerial - some come with a booster.
If you are fairly close to a transmitter that is capable of receiving Channel 5 without snow on your picture, it's possible you could get a Freeview signal on an indoor aerial - but, once you have it in a position where it doesn't pixellate, don't move it EVER!
Even in areas of good reception, I personally would recommend an outdoor aerial - with its indoor counterpart, reception could be excellent at the front of your house and non-existent at the back, or vice versa, even on ordinary analogue.
Remember - if you can get Channel 5 clearly on analogue, you can get Freeview - if it's a bit snowy, Freeview reception will either pixellate or be non-existent - if you can't get Channel 5 at all, you won't get Freeview.
Eventually, Freeview should cover about 98% of the country, according to the BBC. You could consider Sky or cable - but some councils won't let you put dishes on your roof and reception is almost non-existent IN the roof and some areas don't have cable - both services are expensive, so Freeview is the wway to go - but you can't get free sport or movie channels, like muy brother's father-in-law thought!
2007-09-27 03:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by Arthur Vasey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, first off, you DO NOT need a 'digital' aerial - that is total rubbish!! Our aerial is 15 years old and we can get 75 Freeview channels absolutely crystal clear. It is even possible to receive Freeview with an indoor aerial...
The main thing you need to check, is if Freeview is actually available where you live - many parts of the U.K. can't get Freeview yet.
2007-09-26 23:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you using a FREEVIEW aerial - ordinary aerial will NOT work.
You need a wideband - high gain freeview aerial
ADDED: Ignore your manual - if you alive in an area where the signal strength is low to medium - you will not tune it - an ordinary outdoor aerial will not pick up the signal.
Alternatively, you may need to reposition your aerial to gain a higher strength signal - I had to do this to mine - although I do think that if you are trying to connect to a normal outdoor aerial - that will be your problem.
A high gain - wideband freeview aerial costs about £20 - and if you have the option - it can be fitted in a loft - doesn't need to be outside - I had this option and fitted in my loft and mine is fine
2007-09-26 22:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by jamand 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depending on where you live you may need an aireal upgrade if your in a weak signal area you also might be better off with a booster or masthead amplifier !
2007-09-27 00:29:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋