no aerial .. can tv work ?

Kurtis_Blue

Or as above but stick it in the loft, align it, 8mm hole in the corner of the ceiling and cable down.

martinthebandit

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Or as above but stick it in the loft, align it, 8mm hole in the corner of the ceiling and cable down.

Seems like the best (and cheapest) solution to me

MackemPunk

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Sorry but thats utterly incorrect NO (well none I have seen in last 5 years under £1m) new houses come with aerials these days and signal strength has no relevance to its lack of an aerial.

A pound aerial is VERY unlikely to work even in high signal areas, worth a try though

Well the ones we built working for Gentoo in Sunderland (mix of social landlord and for affordable sale) loft void aerials with boosters and a wall plug in every room was standard.

Comstock

A new roof aerial might cost less than £100 if you shop around.

Beetlemama

Is there an aerial downstairs? Its hard to believe the former owners didn't have a TV at all, if there's one downstairs they probably had cable and therefore didn't need a roof aerial. You can pick up an old box at the car boot and use that but a freeview wont work with a cable socket.

Why don't you ask the previous owners how they did it.

Hammyman

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Sorry but thats utterly incorrect NO (well none I have seen in last 5 years under £1m) new houses come with aerials these days and signal strength has no relevance to its lack of an aerial.

A pound aerial is VERY unlikely to work even in high signal areas, worth a try though

Qualified amateur radio operator with advanced licence here...

Sorry, you're wrong. If you are in a strong enough signal area, you can get a signal with a paperclip shoved in the antenna socket.

Hammyman

Moneymaker wrote: »

Televisions radiate a lot of interference*

* If it is then it is broken. And if it is radiating interference on frequencies which require a licence, such as the amateur radio bands, you are committing an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act. Ofcom have knocked on the doors of a few Plasma TV owners whose TVs have interfered with a radio amateur.

Kurtis_Blue

Hammyman wrote: »

Qualified amateur radio operator with advanced licence here...

Sorry, you're wrong. If you are in a strong enough signal area, you can get a signal with a paperclip shoved in the antenna socket.

Ill see your "amateur radio status" and raise you RDI-LB, CAI Plus, C+G 2218, NVQ Level 3 Electrical and Electronics Servicing (Signal Reception), BEng (hons) elec, and far too many years personal experience.

Obviously if the signal was "strong enough" anything would work hence I didn't say it wouldn't, if I thought they NEVER worked i would say so, but in reality good quality indoor aerials don't work very often and this includes strong signal areas, so one from the pound shop is VERY unlikely to work.

How is my statement wrong?

Over.