help needed!! freeview box question

angchris

im considering buying a freeview box for my portable telly upstairs in my bedroom as this seems a good money saving idea instead of getting another cable line put in and saving the call out charge to fit it + the monthly box rental, the question is will it work on a rather ropey old portable tv ariel or will i have to fork out for a decent ariel to go in the loft? as a mere woman i dont do these "electrical type things" very well!

mandy_moo_1

Think you'll need a 'proper' aerial, cos the freeview box works by picking up the signals from the transmitters to get the programmes...that's what i had to do....and make sure you're in a freeview area first, or you won't get any programmes on it!! :eek:

sloppychops

Our freeview box in the bedroom works on the small cheap aerial that came with the tv.We may be just lucky though as alot of people need a proper aerial.

angchris

thanks for your help, i didnt even know there was freeview areas, i have checked my postcode and thats ok, will definately buy one as they are only £27 i think the best plan of action is to try out the small ariel on the tv first if that doesnt work then i`ll have to fork out for a loft ariel, im off to go buy one :j

heatherw_01

I use an indoor aerial with freeview in my bedroom.

julesgr

You can always get an aerial with a booster generally available for about a tenner

Queenie

Haven't time to check all the threads, but a quick search of the Techie Forum on "freeview" threw back these results:

"Freeview: Search Results"

HTH

squeaky

angchris wrote:

im considering buying a freeview box for my portable telly upstairs in my bedroom as this seems a good money saving idea instead of getting another cable line put in and saving the call out charge to fit it + the monthly box rental, the question is will it work on a rather ropey old portable tv ariel or will i have to fork out for a decent ariel to go in the loft? as a mere woman i dont do these "electrical type things" very well!

Hiya

I reckon that our techie board is the best place for your post and, with a bit of luck, someone will come along with exactly the answer you need

If they talk too technical just offer them a slice of home made cake and ask them to make it easier for you

Good luck.

angchris

ok i have tried the freeview with naff old portable ariel and its a no go, went out and bought super dooper new ariel that you plug in to leccy for a power boost and it still didnt work :rolleyes: soooo took that back to b+q and bought an indoor ariel that said it picked up freeview on the box, yes youve guessed it it didnt work grrrrrr :mad: am gonna return this and buy a loft ariel will have to talk sweetly to other half to get up there first though. b+q will be getting fed up of me soon lol if this doesnt work well the whole freeview thing is gonna get stamped on and broken cos its pants!!!

moonrakerz

Indoor aerials only work if you are in a strong signal area anyway - for digital TV you need a REALLY good signal. You may find a loft aerial may not be much good either, especially if you loft is lagged with foil backed sheets.
The best bet is ask around and see what your neighbours are using.