TV Keeps Freezing - Help?

cajef

williacg wrote: »

How can you find out how far you are from your nearest transmitter?

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/coveragechecker/

Detailed view gives you distance from transmitter.

williacg

cajef wrote: »

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/coveragechecker/

Detailed view gives you distance from transmitter.

Many thanks, very helpful.

Williacg

williacg

almillar wrote: »

Pointing your aerial in the right direction is the most important part. Go outside and look for aerials on your neighbours' rooves. Copy that, then fine tune it by seeing how good the picture is with some fine adjustment.

Many thanks, will do.

Williacg

williacg

Thank you everyone for your kind help, it's greatly appreciated - just a quick update:

Before purchasing a more expensive aerial, as the cheaper bog standard version I bought is pretty useless, regardless of what directions I place it in. Anyway after browsing through the various hardware web-sites, I've noticed that a connector (please excuse my ignorance) - I believe is called a coaxial? is missing from the cable, which looks somewhat shabby, so, I want to attempt to fit a replacement, but firstly, wondered how difficult the process was. Would appreciate any advice.

Many thanks in advance.

Williacg

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

williacg wrote: »

Thank you everyone for your kind help, it's greatly appreciated - just a quick update:

Before purchasing a more expensive aerial, as the cheaper bog standard version I bought is pretty useless, regardless of what directions I place it in. Anyway after browsing through the various hardware web-sites, I've noticed that a connector (please excuse my ignorance) - I believe is called a coaxial? is missing from the cable, which looks somewhat shabby, so, I want to attempt to fit a replacement, but firstly, wondered how difficult the process was. Would appreciate any advice.

Many thanks in advance.

Williacg

Coaxial is an adjective to describe the connector and the cable. It is really a synonym for concentric, meaning that the central (usually thicker) wire is surrounded by a mesh or a helix of thinner twisted wires.

You can get "male" and "female" connectors which are anatomically different as you might imagine.

williacg

Fruit_and_Nut_Case wrote: »

Coaxial is an adjective to describe the connector and the cable. It is really a synonym for concentric, meaning that the central (usually thicker) wire is surrounded by a mesh or a helix of thinner twisted wires.

You can get "male" and "female" connectors which are anatomically different as you might imagine.

Hi there Fruit and Nut Case,

Many thanks for the info / advice, which was extremely helpful to someone as DIY-challenged as myself, as I actually managed to fit the new attachments to the aerial, which is quite an achievement for me!

The bad news however, is that the TV is still not working, as I now receive a perfectly clear and interference-free screen, but with a message stating the following:

"Freesat Software Update Through PC/UART"

I'm beginning to lose patience at the moment, so will try further trouble-shooting later on when I get time.

Thanks again for help.


Williacg

Heinz

The mention of Freesat in that on-screen message puts a whole new slant on your problem.

That suggests that your TV has a Freesat tuner built in as well as a Freeview (terrestrial) tuner and that, at the moment, it's switched to Freesat mode when you want it on Freeview mode.

Sorry, it's time to dig out the User Guide that came with the TV and start at Page 1.

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Heinz wrote: »

That suggests that your TV has a Freesat tuner built in as well as a Freeview (terrestrial) tuner and that, at the moment, it's switched to Freesat mode when you want it on Freeview mode.

Should be a simple matter to switch to the desired input from the TV's menu.

As you say, the OP needs to note that FREESAT comes from satellite and requires a dish, while FREEVIEW comes from land-based transmitters and requires an aerial.

almillar

^ What they say. You'll never get a Freesat signal without a connection to a dish. What is the model number of your TV, and of your set top box (not just brand, please) - sorry, we should have asked you this before.

williacg

Hi there everyone.

First off, apologies for giving you 'duff' information, I mistakenly wrote Freesat instead of Freeview, I was having a bit of a 'Muggles' day.

Anyway, the update is as follows:

Going through the various processes of elimination, and clearing up the issue of the aerial, I have since moved on to look at the actual Freeview box, and so purchased a very cheap model from a shop that has a very good returns policy.

The result is, is that it's not the box, as the image is still the same, and the reception is as clear as when I replaced the coaxial attachment. The only other option I seem to be left with, is that it's the actual TV itself, as the screen is now frozen, and the message 'RGB1' is displayed.

I think I will just need to replace the TV and have done with it, as I am having to stop myself from carrying it upstairs and throwing it out of the bedroom window!

Thanks everyone for all of your help, you're all incredible, as it's always good to get feedback before making a large purchase.

Have a good day,

Williacg