Digi TV Aerial

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hostertlady wrote: »

i am on a hill so should get a good pic with indoor one really.. got to go now , pick up on this tomorrow

Because you live on a hill, doesn't mean that an indoor aerial will work, it depends on many other factors.

hostertlady

so basically= i need to 'get a man in'

aliEnRIK

hostertlady wrote: »

so basically= i need to 'get a man in'

You really need a decent aerial on your roof. Simple as that

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hostertlady wrote: »

so basically= i need to 'get a man in'

Whatever turns you on...;)

But yes, you do seem to need the help of an Aerial Installer, be that a " man " or a woman.

hostertlady

sorry to keep going on but... thers's nothing wrong with the aerial on my roof, i am using it for my telly downstairs ( 36 inch with built in freeview) and i have got sky and it works perfectly well, sp why do i need another? aerial

aliEnRIK

hostertlady wrote: »

sorry to keep going on but... thers's nothing wrong with the aerial on my roof, i am using it for my telly downstairs ( 36 inch with built in freeview) and i have got sky and it works perfectly well, sp why do i need another? aerial

You dont (Sorry, missunderstood)
You need a SPLITTER connection near the aerial, which then feeds the one upstairs and the one downstairs
Bare in mind this will split the signal into 2 (Effectively halving the signal strength)
So first thing id do is use the tv downstairs to check what the signal strength is now

mymatebob

Sky comes through a dish not an aerial so nothing to do with that.

Does the transmitter actual broadcast digital signals?

I can "see" two transmitters from my house - the one nearest only broadcasts four analogue channels the other broadcasts digital signals.

Sorry just re-read your post - do you get freeview okay downstairs? Is the cable upstairs actually connected to an aerial anywhere?

hostertlady

mymatebob wrote: »

Sky comes through a dish not an aerial so nothing to do with that.

Does the transmitter actual broadcast digital signals?

I can "see" two transmitters from my house - the one nearest only broadcasts four analogue channels the other broadcasts digital signals.

Sorry just re-read your post - do you get freeview okay downstairs? Is the cable upstairs actually connected to an aerial anywhere?

freeview ok downstairs.. not got anything connected to tv upstairs, as i say, i tried my daughters aerial but still got new signal so i am looking for an indoor aerial really for my upstairs telly, i dont fancy faffing around splitting this and that and then getting reduced signal downstairs.x

cajef

hostertlady wrote: »

freeview ok downstairs.. not got anything connected to tv upstairs, as i say, i tried my daughters aerial but still got new signal so i am looking for an indoor aerial really for my upstairs telly, i dont fancy faffing around splitting this and that and then getting reduced signal downstairs.x

How can we spell this out simply, you need a decent aerial for digital reception unlike analogue where it is possible to get a picture with a poor aerial, digital will just give no signal unless you have an aerial that is capable of receiving a strong signal, the further you are from the TV transmitter the weaker the signal is and you require an aerial that is capable of pulling in a good signal.

Your downstairs TV works OK because you have the correct outdoor aerial, you have tried a indoor set top aerial on your upstairs TV and get no signal so there is no point in buying another indoor aerial, the choice is either get a second outdoor aerial or use the existing aerial and split the signal which could give you poor reception on your main TV in which case you may need an amplifier.

aliEnRIK

As cajef said......