Does Freeview improve signal?

crazychatter

Hi, I'm sorry if this is'nt the place to ask but I need some techie help.
My house has extremely poor signal, the tv in my bedroom can't be connected to the roof aerial and the small indoor one that worked fine in my last house can barely manage to show BBC1, the other channels are unwatchable. The signal is so bad I don't know if getting another aerial or signal booster box would help much.
Someone told me that a Freeview box would improve the picture but I want to check that's right before I spend £20 plus on one.
I would be really grateful is anyone could telll me if this is true or can recommend another solution?

Browntoa

a freeview box needs a good strong signal, so i don't think it will cure the problem

shandypants5

our upstairs indoor arial produced nothing thru the freeview box....
connected to a roof arial it is great though...

Fifer

A freeview box is unlikely to work in a poor signal area. You say the bedroom TV cannot be connected to the roof aerial. Are other TVs connected to the roof aerial getting a good signal? Do you mean you cannot get a good signal in the bedroom using an indoor aerial?

crazychatter

Yes, the main tv is connected to the roof and has a good picture but the bedroom tv using an indoor aerial is terrible.
I wont bother getting a freeview box then, can anyone recommend an amazing indoor aerial that might work?

AndyD_OHD

Can you use a signal splitter in your loft and run an extra stretch of co-ax to the bedroom tv?

Andy

Poppycat

WE have just had two outside aerials fitted we live approximately 1 1/2 miels max fro the main mast you can see it on the next hill from us from out bedroom window. We tried 2 portable aerials and one aerial attached and we did get a good picture but sadly the signal was weak so we did loose odd frame, or picture would freeze and that was the best aerial we had the other two were poor. So we got tv man to fit two aerials and he split them up to feed 4 tv's