this may sound like a stoopid question, but hey, i dont know the answer!!
with the digital switchover looming in November how will you be able to watch tv when camping? we have digital cable at home so have never thought about it. next season we are going to try an EHU for the first time and plan on taking a small LCD. i know there are set top boxes but will they work with a portable aerial?
Yes they will we were in N Yorks camping in july and we could get about 50% of the digital channels and they haven't switched over yet you didnt say where you were going or if the switchover has happened in that area you are visiting?
------------- I Think Therefore I Am I Think? eh? If all is not lost where is it?
If you have an analogue tv then I dont think it will work after switchover unless you run it through a freeview box or use one of those satelite jobbies.
Someone on here will put us right!
------------- I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left - Seasick Steve 2008
you can get a freeview box for next to nothing nowadays. already got one in van and if cant get a decent signal . jack up sat system and suction dish to roof happy days
The problems are the signal strength & the position of the transmitters. At the moment the transmitters are broadcasting digital signals at reduced power. Mine regularly freezes & has to be re started with a good quality areal. With a portable these issues are much worse. Also, even when on full power, it is acknowledged that there will be many black spots with no reception for regular transmissions in rural/hilly areas. The only option will be satellite in these places.
When the analogue signal is switched off the digital signal is boosted quite considerably so you should not have any problems with a set top box or the lcd tv if it has an integrated digital tuner.
Our portable tv used to freeze frequently but since we switched over this month the picture is perfect despite being connected to an aerial of equivalent quality to a wire coat hanger.
We use them for digital reception at home. They work ok but you probably need an ampified aerial. We have used them successfully on campsites when caravanning but in our experience sites tend to be in poor reception areas and most campers and vanners appear to use a larger aerial on a pole
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Topic: Digital Switchover?
