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Hi All

Does anybody know anything about Freeview set top boxes. Do you need a different aerial ? I have just bought one (a Philips) but have yet to set it up any tips !!

And how do you rate them !!

Thanks in Anticipation.

Quote: Originally posted by steve.c on 08/12/2005

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Hi All

Does anybody know anything about Freeview set top boxes. Do you need a different aerial ? I have just bought one (a Philips) but have yet to set it up any tips !!

And how do you rate them !!

Thanks in Anticipation.

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Hi Steve ........ we got a freeview tv last week for camping ........ no use at Kloofs ...... great piccy on 7yr old 5inch colour portable, and that was with no arieal at all .........

Interested in what comes back to you, can save meself loadsa money 

HI yes is the answer , you need a digital ariel. I got one from Argos but was not good enough. If the weather as bit iffy, the picture would break up or freeze. So I got a bigger better one of Ebay, now all channels and no problem with picture.  

The only problem now is it loses some of the channels. I like listen to 3C, but have to get it to search for channels when I turn it on , can`t win lol. Their is Freeview website you can put in your postcode and it will tell you if Freevieew is in your area, just google it . I am reasonably happy with it as it , cost me nothing a week, love watching the Sweeney again and Randell an Hopkirk (deceased). lol

Hi Gary ......... can you throw any light of what's happening here please   had the tv since Feb .... prob started Tues eve

This is a different tv to the one I mentioned above

For Freeview you can get it on a normal aerial if you are in a good signal area but usual rule applies "BIGGER IS BETTER"

In most places that you can get freeview the bigger the aerial & the higher you get it the better the signal will be. The main thing is that there should be nothing between your aerial and the transmitter. Idealy your aerial wants to be able to see the transmitter with nothing in the way.

If you put your postcode into the Freeview website it will tell you. When we got ours we had to have a new wideband aerial on the roof which cost £75. The box cost £60 I think, that was 2 years ago. We've had no problems at all with it since. Certainly been worth it.

Debbym

The only times we had a problem with ours was in the Lakes & Scotland (hilly areas),rest of the time fantastic, especially good on those cold wintery evenings if you camp late.

Quote: Originally posted by debbym on 09/12/2005

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If you put your postcode into the Freeview website it will tell you. When we got ours we had to have a new wideband aerial on the roof which cost £75. The box cost £60 I think, that was 2 years ago. We've had no problems at all with it since. Certainly been worth it.

Debbym

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I put my postcode in, and got this ...........

sorry FREEVIEW doesn’t cover your area for the postcode It's strange 'cos we've been watching it since Feb

Hi All

Thanks for all your replies I set it up last night using my ordinary tv aerial and have got excellent picture quality on all channels. So well chuffed !!!!

Most aerials will work fine with freeview if you are in a decent reception area, ie. near the transmitter. If not you will need a wide band aerial. Having said that, ours works in the tent no problem with a £4.99 indoor aerial from Argos. Just set it up and see how many channels it finds and what the reception is like is probably the best thing to do.