Can't get BBC on my new telly!

Zola.

Surely that's a good thing?

d70cw6

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psychic_teabag

One thing you could try is looking up the frequency of the bbc multiplex in your area, (or asking your old telly) and then manually tuning. Most TVs I've seen offer manual tuning in addition to the automatic scan.

imho

Are you having to use a free view box to get Channels? If you are do a retune but leave free view box cable out of tv for a few seconds then put cable back in.

Ainsley1

If you have gone from 405 to 625 lines they are not compatible ........


sorry!

Rodders53

Different TVs have different sensitivity tuners - so a borderline signal level may work on one TV but not another.

Frequent issue is a poorly made aerial plug or socket, or dodgy (crushed/bent) cable. Go over them all. Remake and replace any suspect ones. Or at least test with alternatives.

Sometimes hdmi-connected kit can knock out one of the mux frequencies by cross-interference. Keep aerial and hdmi cables well apart. Try different hdmi cables - cheap Pound store ones work as well (and often better than) overpriced 'branded' ones. Prove this is the problem by disconnecting both ends of hdmi connected kit (they still do some communicating, even in standby!).

After that, it's down to location, transmitter and aerial used. It may well be that it is past its useful life (10-15 years) and need an overhaul?

NB Signal levels should not vary between day and night, so the tune an night advice is incorrect (although weather related interference levels from distant transmitter can give some viewers reception trouble sometimes, this is usually worst around dawn and dusk.).

Ainsley1

Well put Rodders. All good advice

And just in 13 lines:j rather than my flippant 405 or 625. I couldn't resist temptation :eek:

Only thing I would add is that there could be differing levels of interference linked to time of day but that is a quite remote possibility causing previous poster's experience.