Digital reciever help please!

Digital reciever help please!

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Mini1275

Original Poster:

11,098 posts

188 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
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Hi, i bought a digital TV aerial (indoor) and i am struggling to pick up any channels, please could i have some tips on how to recieve more channels and better quality signal,
thanks

OldSkoolRS

6,828 posts

185 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
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Depending on your location an internal aerial may not be up to picking up Digital channels. You could try using a booster if you have one, but they will also boost interferance which gives you freezing and blocking to spoil your viewing pleasure. How is your analogue picture using this aerial? If it is very snowy then it is unlikely that you'll have enough signal strength for digital reception (very generally speaking).

cjs

10,886 posts

257 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
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Get an outdoor aerial fitted, the indoor ones are not good, unless you are very close to a transmitter.

headcase

2,389 posts

223 months

Wednesday 26th August 2009
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^^ wot them 2 said ^^

Even though some indoor TV aerials say they pick up freeview and that they are 'digital', in the vast majority of cases they cant, you have to be in a very good signal area for them to be of any use.