I think it's actually showing around 18-25% (can't remember), though I have a feeling that I 've seen something saying that<br> Myth/v4l might get this wrong.<br><br>If this is an inherited aerial from the previous resident it's likely it's all set up fine for analogue but they never got round to doing freeview.
<br>I've had Freeview since the On Digital days (still have the box), even when we lived 3 miles from Crystal palace it was still problematic,<br>that's why I suggest getting a professional in. You CAN do it on your own but a pro can do it much quicker. There's plenty of advice out there on the net on getting good reception. It boils down to: The right aerial, in the right place, good cable (satellite grade), good connections. My dad ended up with a professionally fitted dedicated freeview aerial, and he used to build/repair his own TVs!
<br><br>Cheers<br>Steve<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 29/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Damian Surr</b> <<a href="mailto:damian@gingermagic.co.uk">damian@gingermagic.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Phew, wasn't expecting that mine field! I was expecing "Yea, buy brand X<br>things from ebuyer for £25" :-)<br><br>Thanks for the info Steve. What signal strength does Myth tell you that<br>you're getting when you change channels? Mine looks good most of the
<br>time, but when things don't go so well I question the signal.<br><br>Damian<br><br><br>Steve Smith wrote:<br>> Freeview signal strength.... nightmare...<br>><br>> Basically you do what works!<br>><br>> 1) Signal boosters are also signal degraders I'm afraid, they amplify
<br>> the noise as well as the signal and then add some noise of their own.<br>> I'd try to get rid of them. Freeview doesn't necessarily need strong<br>> signals but it does want clean signals.<br>> 2) A dedicated aerial for freeview helps. Nice new clean connections,
<br>> satellite grade cable etc etc.<br>> 3) Sometimes (esp. with signal boosters) the signal can be TOO strong,<br>> in this case you need an attenuator.<br>> 4) An professional aerial installer can work wonders...
<br>> 5) Generally for analogue TV the signals are constrained to a paricular<br>> BAND of UHF frequencies.g. A B etc.<br>> Freeview signals for that area are usually<br>> a) At a minimum in a different band.
<br>> b) In lots of bands.<br>> Aerials come specified for particular bands A,B or Multiband (I<br>> think this is band X it's been a while).<br>> In short the aerial on your roof maybe fine for you analogue band
<br>> but rubbish for your freeview channels.<br>> So find out which UHF channels your analogue and freeview MUXes are<br>> broadcast on and get an appropriate aerial. AND<br>> nice high grade cable and connectors...
<br>> Did I say a professional aerial installer can work wonders? They<br>> have fancy meters to check signal strength at the various frequencies,<br>> in different positions on your roof etc etc. It's pretty much a one
<br>> off payment...<br>><br>><br>> Cheers<br>><br>> Steve<br>><br>><br>><br>> On 29/06/07, *Damian Surr* <<a href="mailto:damian@gingermagic.co.uk">damian@gingermagic.co.uk</a><br>> <mailto:
<a href="mailto:damian@gingermagic.co.uk">damian@gingermagic.co.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> When I select channels, the signal strength seems to say that I'm<br>> betting about 17% to 25%. Is this normal or should I be trying to get
<br>> closer to 100?<br>><br>> The house we've moved into has 2 signal boosters attached to the end of<br>> the aerial lead, the second of which also splits into 4 outputs. This<br>> arrangement worked fine for our small portable TV getting the
<br>> standard 5<br>> channels, but maybe I need more now that I have the 2 Nova-T cards. I<br>> occasionally can't get any signal and have to plug the portable TV into<br>> the aerial to tweak the signal strength adjuster on the second booster
<br>> before plugging back into myth.<br>><br>> Do any of you have any experience of this?<br>><br>> Cheers<br>> Damian<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> mythtv-users mailing list
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