TV aerial in rented accommodation

PZH

mikey72 wrote: »

i'm a ll, and i consider the aerial my responsibility. I expect my tenant to watch tv, and a digital aerial is the basic i'd have. I wouldn't want them running new cables round either. If they wanted sky, i wouldn't refuse though.

dawnw wrote:

i agree. If my tenants were having this problem i would get the aerial replaced, particularly given the digital switchover. There is lots of advice about this currently available through nla.

Thanks for all the comment :beer:

I do get on well with my landlord ( when I mentioned about a noisy washing machine a new one turned up within days - I was only expecting a repair ) So I might just ask nicely.

But, I do agree that normally I would not consider the landlord to be responsible for this but given the situation, with the digital change over and all, it has got to be worth asking :T

I have tried an indoor digital aerial, but it was next to useless - never even hinted at getting a digital signal.

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jamesperrett

mikey72 wrote: »

I'm a LL, and I consider the aerial my responsibility. I expect my tenant to watch tv, and a digital aerial is the basic I'd have. I wouldn't want them running new cables round either. If they wanted Sky, I wouldn't refuse though.

I just wanted to point out (in the interests of saving money) that there is no such thing as a digital aerial - despite what many unscrupulous aerial installers would have you believe. When the switchover happens, digital signal strengths will be increased so most exisiting aerials will work (if they are giving good analogue pictures at the moment).

If you don't want to be ripped off by unscrupulous aerial installers then take a look at http://www.paras.org.uk/

Cheers

James.

mikey72

jamesperrett wrote: »

I just wanted to point out (in the interests of saving money) that there is no such thing as a digital aerial - despite what many unscrupulous aerial installers would have you believe. When the switchover happens, digital signal strengths will be increased so most exisiting aerials will work (if they are giving good analogue pictures at the moment).

If you don't want to be ripped off by unscrupulous aerial installers then take a look at http://www.paras.org.uk/

Cheers

James.

There may be no such thing as a "digital aerial" but a "wideband aerial with a downlead that dosen't attenuate the top end" is too long to type.
I have had to change all mine (myself) as the old ones didn't work with the set top boxes, analogue frequency isn't the same as digital, many really won't work, despite the "bbc watchdog" type reports.
I agree you can get ripped off, but the best test is to plug in a digital receiver.

new_home_owner_3

Most people who rent a house would expect a aerial or a setup for them to gain tv channels, i can not understand a landlord that wouldnt want to spend a few quid to keep their tenants happy, and remember the aerial will still be there for the next tenants.

Just ask im sure your landlord will sort it, and at worst he can just say no.

Robert2009

You are in an area that is getting digital television?

Rob

PZH

Robert2009 wrote: »

You are in an area that is getting digital television?

A very good question.

There are mixed views on this. I live in Warwick and, according to the some sites, it is possible to point to a transmitter over near Birmingham and get digital signals.

techno12

phoodless wrote: »

A very good question.

There are mixed views on this. I live in Warwick and, according to the some sites, it is possible to point to a transmitter over near Birmingham and get digital signals.

I am in Leam and get the full range of channels as our communal aerial is pointing towards the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, rather than the Leamington relay (which is analogue only I believe).

PZH

techno12 wrote: »

I am in Leam and get the full range of channels as our communal aerial is pointing towards the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, rather than the Leamington relay (which is analogue only I believe).

Thanks Techno

I did think about this option but then read somewhere that the Sutton Coldfield transmitter was running on low power now and was unreliable.

However, I will ask my landlord if he is willing to upgrade the aerial and point it in the Sutton Coldfield transmitter direction :T