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Ashok_2
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I've bought about 3 USB freeview sticks for my laptop up to now and none of them have found me a signal channel, I'm guessing it's because of the crappy aerial they all come with, so I'm thinking of buying an indoor freeview aerial, if you could tell me if this is a decent one or not it would be great:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-SDV4240-Indoor-TV-Aerial-45dB-Gain-Freeview_W0QQitemZ330066424723QQihZ014QQcategoryZ101365QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
but then I need to buy a new usb freeview stick (ive lost the others), but because my laptop is media center (but I'd use it on my desktop which is XP pro) too, I nede to make sure it is compatible, also on ebay they range from what £10 to £50 so I wasn't sure what the difference was.. Please can you help me out choosing one too?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PHILIPS-SDV4240-Indoor-TV-Aerial-45dB-Gain-Freeview_W0QQitemZ330066424723QQihZ014QQcategoryZ101365QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
but then I need to buy a new usb freeview stick (ive lost the others), but because my laptop is media center (but I'd use it on my desktop which is XP pro) too, I nede to make sure it is compatible, also on ebay they range from what £10 to £50 so I wasn't sure what the difference was.. Please can you help me out choosing one too?

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albertross wrote:You could buy a proper roof/loft aerial for that money.
The only way to find out whether any aerial works, is to try it.
I assume that you are in a freeview reception area?
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albertross wrote:how about the loft?, or pay someone to put a roof aerial up.0
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my dad can't have a "proper" aerial to his tv and the best reception we found after trying numerous booster aerials etc was from this one ....
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5344008.htmWeight loss since 01/08/07 - 72 lbs:j0 -
Have you ever wondered why people have TV aerials on their roofs? Don't waste your money on these indoor aerials!:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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Ashok,
Do any of the aerials that come with the 3 USB sticks have magnetic bases? If so you can try sticking this onto a radiator or something else big and metallic (window frames etc) - i found this greatly boosts my signal. Also if you are having intermittent problems try moving the aerial to face in a slightly different direction.
HTH
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Ashok - you seem to have been trying to get Freeview on your laptop since at least August and spent a small fortune on different gadgets. . The answer, as pointed out in this thread, is still the same. You need a decent aerial signal0
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A_Nice_Englishman wrote:Ashok - you seem to have been trying to get Freeview on your laptop since at least August and spent a small fortune on different gadgets. . The answer, as pointed out in this thread, is still the same. You need a decent aerial signal
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I didn't like to do that again but some people either can't read or don't listen to advice and then have the cheek to ask again!
:rolleyes::doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0 -
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:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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Fair enough, just I haven't tried an indoor aerial yet so not sure if it might just work.. I'll try and sort out an roof/loft aerial - how do I go about choosing one? Also, do they connect directly to the freeview stick then?0
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