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Old 21-10-2006, 22:39   #1
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New Digital TV

I bought a new Digital TV (Samsung LCD TV http://audiovisual.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/...100311823.html )

The slim-line TV is for my kitchen, and I dont have a PC or cable in there, so I bought a small arial for the TV too. The ariel is a One-for-All DVB-T VHF/UHF Antenna.

Problem is there that the picture is very grainy, like its only picking up analog.

Should I buy a free view box? What should it connect in to?

Could I add another extension to my NTL box, so that it would send a signal to this new TV?

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Old 21-10-2006, 22:45   #2
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Re: New Digital TV

If you want digital freeview or anything else you will need a STB. The TV will only pick up analogue stations.
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Whats an STB?
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Old 21-10-2006, 23:15   #4
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Re: New Digital TV

buy a freeview box then connect your ariel to that and then the freeview to your TV by scart.
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