22-05-2009, 23:52
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Freeview aerial?
Hi Gents,
Currently, I have freeview in my home, via the Living room television with built in tuner. I would like to buy another Television; but this time, I have no aerial for this television upstairs. I would like to know if I could buy an aerial suited for freeview and install it in my loft. I am under the assumption if I can receive Freeview, I will be alright. Also, if all this is possible, could you recommend a good aerial?
Kind regards,
Bruster.
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23-05-2009, 00:26
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Trollsplatter
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Re: Freeview aerial?
Can you go to this website please and enter your postcode:
http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?
The results will tell you what kind of aerial is required for your location. Tell us what it recommends and we can advise you whether that means a loft-mounted aerial will work or not.
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23-05-2009, 00:31
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Re: Freeview aerial?
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Originally Posted by Chris
Can you go to this website please and enter your postcode:
http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?
The results will tell you what kind of aerial is required for your location. Tell us what it recommends and we can advise you whether that means a loft-mounted aerial will work or not. |
I would think the TV downstairs is receiving Freeview from the aerial on the roof.
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23-05-2009, 01:23
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Trollsplatter
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Re: Freeview aerial?
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Originally Posted by Gary L
I would think the TV downstairs is receiving Freeview from the aerial on the roof.
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It may well be. But he said:
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Originally Posted by Bruster
I would like to know if I could buy an aerial suited for freeview and install it in my loft.
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Before we can answer that, we need to know what Freeview reception is like in his area. The results of the Wolfbane predictor will contain that information.
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23-05-2009, 23:44
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Re: Freeview aerial?
If you're signal strength is good enough a loft aerial should work, or if your upstairs set is close to the existing cable run you could split the cable and use your existing aerial to feed both sets.
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27-05-2009, 14:17
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Re: Freeview aerial?
Hi Gents, the Freeview reception downstairs is pretty good. I receive all the channels I am suppose to.
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27-05-2009, 14:29
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Trollsplatter
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Re: Freeview aerial?
Great. Did you look at the Wolfbane signal predictor?
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28-05-2009, 15:07
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Re: Freeview aerial?
Yes I did. It seems like I am going to be fine with the aerial.
Thanks for helping me gents!
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