Thread: Freeview and Interactive
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Old 21-07-2007, 23:23   #16
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Re: Freeview and Interactive
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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher View Post
My TV has an integrated Freeview tuner that has never needed a reboot in the year that I have used it. PQ and audio is better than VM.
My VM STB needs at least a daily reboot to be useable but still pulls up with "you are not subscribed" or the EPG just fails to load except for the now/next occaisionly.
My understanding is that glitches/freezes with freeview STB's/PVR's are a lot to do with the quality of the signal.
The same reasoning "may" be applicable to VM's service. I live in an old comtel/cabletel? area and I have heard that the cabling may be substandard. The odd thing is my BB is solid so I don't know if that rules out the signal problem theory? My signal levels are OK BTW but there may be more to a signal than just a strength measurement?
Yes quality is a big part as well

You could have a heavily amplified signal so the strengh could be though the roof however the problem is that the noise gets amplified as well causing the SNR to be poor

often a weaker but high quality signal is better
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