Thrush

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Right, so I can't be arsed to get an aerial survey done so we can have a second aerial fitted (already got a main aerial on the roof, but it's at the front of the house, and already has 2x TV's and 2x radio cables coming off it - my room is at back of house, so running another cable would be a complete pain and the more cables, the lesser the quality, blah blah)

But I want to put a Freeview STB in my room as I keep missing half decent prog's

So........ Wondering if anyone has Freeview using an indoor aerial? I tried hooking a DTT box up to my TV using my boggo indoor TV aerial and only got half the channels so I know THAT won't work. But what about these so called "Indoor Digital TV aerials" that are supposed to be really good for getting digital TV without a roof aerial?

Don't really wanna spend £20/£30 to find out it's pants - so if anyone has one, I'd be interested to know if they work

D.K.

Ive got mine with just a normal indoor aerial, no outside aerial or nothing and it still picks up all the chanels

Thrush

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Hmm, my boggo one;



Only picks up the BBC muliplex's and not the ITV multiplexes Which means I only get half the channels

So I was thinking of trying the "special" digital aerials.....

D.K.

yeah mines similar to that, ive got it running off a booster maybe thats why i can get them

BlueSmoke

Thrush, I am using one in my room and we even have a wood right next to the house yet I get pretty damn good reception and all channels. My aerial is a £9.99 affair from Dixons. Incidentally, the more expensive, fancier £20 model was useless

I will try to find the aerial for you, hang on....

BlueSmoke

Hmm the site seems to be down

Thrush

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PMSL @ £9.99 - ghetto

But hey, if it works, gotta be worth a try!!!

Thrush

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Bastids

BlueSmoke

I knew the cheapo one worked as I had one before that when I was living as a poor student

I broke it and my mum got me the fancy one and that was absolute wank. I sent her back with it.

mark_24v_wiring

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It will depend how far you are away from the transmitter and if there are any hills in the way between you and it.

Jim Galbally

i got a cheapo powered aerial from maplins - works fine

MWF

Totally depends on your location Thrush.

I used to pick it up fine in Bangor North Wales with a cheap indoor aerial but in Wolves we struggled even with a big one in the loft.

Thrush

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I don't even know where the local transmitter is. I think ther eis one in Crystal Palace, which is about 30miles or so I think....

I get pretty crystal clear digital TV from my roof aerial, with no loss of channels, and no interferrence I know of (every now and again there is a "glitch", like a hiccup, but thats more likely the cheapo boxes

mathewwebber

I get it fine with my shitty old aerial that has some of the crossmembers missing and the rest are bent I do find though that when ever the neighbours are mowing the lawn on a sunday morning i cant watch Hollyoaks