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Picking up some Channels
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MMCG_2
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Hi, We have different Sony TVs in the house. I have no problem picking up RTE1 aand 2 on the smaller one, but the KDL 32s5500 model doesn't pick up these channels, even when I put it in the same room and position as the smaller one. It is picking up other digital channels and rte radio, but Freeview helpline keep saying I should be able to pick them up from a second transmitter, Sony tell me there is nothing wrong with the TV. I need a new aerial, although the same aerial is being used for both tvs.
Id appreciate any suggestions.
Id appreciate any suggestions.
2p or not 2p? That is the question!
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The KDL 32s5500's tuner is less sensitive than the other set's. They all vary slightly.
The only way to overcome that is to engineer your aerial for the weaker tuner - perhaps an amplified splitter instead of a passive one for example.Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0 -
Thanks - it might work. What is an amplified splitter and how much would it cost approx?2p or not 2p? That is the question!0
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That doesn't look like a FreeviewHD TV to me.
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/tv-80-32-lcd/kdl-32s5500/technical-specifications#tab
So you've no chance of picking up the RTE TV channels on it. You'll need a Freeview HD box to plug in, or a FreeviewHD TV.0 -
4G affecting your channels perhaps?0
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