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Getting a indoor tv aerial
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I am thinking of getting an indoor tv aerial for a room that does not have a connection to the external tv aerial . I have heard some people say that these are not good at picking up freeview signals. I live in n london, would it be worth getting an indoor aerial ?
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Ariel is washing powder, you could try getting an indoor aerial but external aerials are often needed, especially for Freeview.:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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Indeed, an indoor aerial may work, but it is strictly down to your location, they are rarely ideal.0
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I had a firm in who set up an external Freeview-ready, 53-element, aerial with 2 TV connection points (1 lounge, 1 bedroom) for about 150 quid. And they were the best of 3 quotes that I got.
They were even able to use the existing cables for the indoor aerials in the loft that the people I bought the house from had used before they got Sky installed. The dish is still there, but I'm not a fan of Sky.0 -
I'm not too sure about London, but I live an hour away from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter at 8KW for freeview, and you need a very decent aerial.0
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I have never found indoor aerials any good, but you could try one from Argos and take it back for a refund.
You would be better / cheaper to run a cable but have you thought of a magic eye to send signal?"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
indoor aerials are useless.......even more useless than "signal BOOSTERS" especially for freeview
london could be worse because you have so many obstructions and extra noise ( not as in outside noise ) so i would expect one to be pretty bad
and external aerials are just as cheap as internal ones if you searchIf you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly
I've only ever been wrong once! and that was when I thought I was wrong but I was right0 -
I'm not too sure about London, but I live an hour away from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter at 8KW for freeview, and you need a very decent aerial.0
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Does anyone know where I can check the strength of the signal?
Seems that these indoor aerials useless even though they say freeview on them.0 -
You would need to buy a signal strength meter, unless your Freeview Receiver has signal stregth meters built in.0
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