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Will the tv work when we have the switch over?
MissG_2
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Hi,
If a tv has a built-in digital FREEVIEW TV tuner does that mean that it will work when the switch over happens in a couple of years?
Thanks for your help.
If a tv has a built-in digital FREEVIEW TV tuner does that mean that it will work when the switch over happens in a couple of years?
Thanks for your help.
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Yes it will still work o.k. but obviously you will no longer be capable of reception of analogue transmissions.0
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but when it shuts down.. There will be none.Things that are free in life are great, well most of the time :beer:0
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>when the switch over happens <
Bear in mind they'll be a sequence of 'switchovers'. The technology used in the current Freeview broadcasts will be replaced by that now proposed by Sky. So you will need to upgrade the TV (or buy an external box) to get these broadcasts.0 -
amcluesent wrote:>when the switch over happens <
Bear in mind they'll be a sequence of 'switchovers'. The technology used in the current Freeview broadcasts will be replaced by that now proposed by Sky. So you will need to upgrade the TV (or buy an external box) to get these broadcasts.
What do you mean by external box?
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Useful info here: http://www.!!!!!!.uk/tech/ftv.htm0
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And assuming you are using a wideband aerial and not one from 1965.Keep Parking Free for Bikers - free4bikers
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A wideband is not always essential. In fact for transmitters such as Crystal Palace, it will give much worse results than a Group A aerial.0
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Storman wrote:And assuming you are using a wideband aerial and not one from 1965.
who knows, i don't have a clue about these things
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