tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post7850282935039448114..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: Where's my Hammer?Neal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-12470864323338633992010-12-01T08:26:11.472+00:002010-12-01T08:26:11.472+00:00Freeview and HD, Skar.Freeview and HD, Skar.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-70242582300723876732010-12-01T01:33:32.753+00:002010-12-01T01:33:32.753+00:00I assume you did your research and bought a TV wit...I assume you did your research and bought a TV with freeview HD/freesat built in ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-61081485217877733852010-11-30T08:59:12.749+00:002010-11-30T08:59:12.749+00:00Graeme, looking out the window now I know that I&#...Graeme, looking out the window now I know that I've made the right decision. Maybe I would have attempted it in the summer, but right now I'm not in any hurry to even step out the door. I've got a quote now and the worst case scenario, including a powered signal booster in the loft and new cable: £170.<br /><br />Spencer, I didn't think National Geographic was freeview? Anyway, I'll bear it in mind and file it away from that portion of my mind where the weird stuff happens.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-25170691650702026052010-11-29T13:57:26.995+00:002010-11-29T13:57:26.995+00:00Well, on a lighter note, if it is fixed by tonight...Well, on a lighter note, if it is fixed by tonight, at 9pm on national geographic (or nat geo wild maybe if you have it) is a very good documentary/film entitled restrepo, following a group of US marines in afghanistan for a whole year. Set in one valley where the fighting is quite fierce, this documentary as won lots of independant film awards and is really worth a watch. For fans of Generation Kill, Jarhead, stuff like that. But if your signal is still fucked or you dont get this on freeview, i guess you can make a mental note somewhere. Just file it away from the Jain and Polity sections of your brain!Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865819871529198662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-18335998090468723782010-11-29T12:35:42.606+00:002010-11-29T12:35:42.606+00:00Same here. However at £140 quid for half an hour I...Same here. However at £140 quid for half an hour I wished I had fitted it myself. You wouldn't mind I supllied all the gubbings.<br /><br />It is with a sense of shame that I admit this.Grim's Realityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141927678427787365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-20302528058617499062010-11-29T11:46:26.840+00:002010-11-29T11:46:26.840+00:00I ain't climbing on the roof. I've got som...I ain't climbing on the roof. I've got some guy coming to do it for me whilst I rant and ... write books.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-4322167119785076212010-11-29T09:24:26.532+00:002010-11-29T09:24:26.532+00:00PS: Maplins do a fine selecion of ariels. Better t...PS: Maplins do a fine selecion of ariels. Better than curry's and co, and they sell the coax and connectors. So if you are ok on a ladder you can save your self the installation charge. They may even sell the racheted widgets that strap it to the chimney.Grim's Realityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141927678427787365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-20729275972483274732010-11-29T09:21:55.928+00:002010-11-29T09:21:55.928+00:00Take heart, we needed to replace our arial when we...Take heart, we needed to replace our arial when we got a telly with freeview built in.<br /><br />The only issue is, now we have loads of channels full of shit that aren't worth watching.Grim's Realityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141927678427787365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-65925044867624680662010-11-29T08:41:08.960+00:002010-11-29T08:41:08.960+00:00Philip, yes, I've checked things on the Intern...Philip, yes, I've checked things on the Internet and the ones we're missing are precisely those with 'aerial upgrade' next to them. We probably need a new aerial and, with the problems caused to the second TV, new runs of co-ax in the loft. Of course, they never fucking told me that in Curry's!<br /><br />Ah, it autotuned for both and I soon saw the difference. <br /><br />It is annoying. My mother has done a similar thing, has an oldler aerial, and has had no problems.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-40918989998497555162010-11-28T23:26:07.480+00:002010-11-28T23:26:07.480+00:00I recently bought a Sony Bravia too - set it to au...I recently bought a Sony Bravia too - set it to autotune but disappointed to see it only found a few channels. Then I realised that it was set to analogue by default. I flipped it to digital then saw it had heaps of channels - doh!Afronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630378459973921273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-14411280854082278652010-11-28T20:48:13.257+00:002010-11-28T20:48:13.257+00:00Have a look at this web site:
http://www.ukfree.t...Have a look at this web site:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=TQ339712</a><br /><br />If you look a further down the page you will see the list of channels on each multiplex signal. I would guess that the ones that you are missing are the ones on multiplex 2 and A.PXPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238335236177523639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-6444276473536513832010-11-28T20:44:03.746+00:002010-11-28T20:44:03.746+00:00Usually the commercial channels (for technical rea...Usually the commercial channels (for technical reasons to do with trying to cram more into the same multiplex signal) are more susceptible to a weaker signal. BBC 1 and BBC2 are usually ok even with a borderline aerial. Looks like you probably need an aerial replacement (especially if your current aerial is starting to look sorry for itself). I would guess that your transmitter is Crystal Palace so you will need a Group A horizontally polarised aerial. Looking at the signal coverage map the signal is pretty good where you live so you shouldn't really be experiencing these problems.PXPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238335236177523639noreply@blogger.com