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| Thread ID: 103995 | 2009-10-13 04:51:00 | Freeview satellite picture quality. | tut (12033) | PC World Chat |
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| 820094 | 2009-10-14 23:32:00 | On my camper I have an sat aerial pole which has 2 big suction caps put a bit of vege oil on the caps and it sticks to the window. The dish is smaller than the house ones I use it for freeview. I normally just guess a bit west of north and turn/elevate and tune it with the freeview on screen tuner. Elevation does not change in NZ much so don't need to pre align it. I have a sat finder and a compass but find it just as easy to peer thru window to tuning screen or have the kids call out thats good, turn back etc. Takes no longer than 5 minutes. Cost 800 big ones for auto sat aerial which is worth as much as the camper. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 820095 | 2009-10-14 23:44:00 | like only a westy could ;) most people are happy to wing it for a camper. but for home setups its a lot different, that last little bit of signal can make all the difference between watching the test or a blue screen ! even with all this digital signal and HDMI etc, its surprising what crap people are happy to put up with all year round. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 820096 | 2009-10-15 22:41:00 | Which one is better? UHF aerial or a satellite dish? I guess I'm going to have to get Freeview some time, I just don't want it randomly cutting out or turning to green squares. Analog is better in that way because even if the reception is poor and the picture is grainy - you can still see it! |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 820097 | 2009-10-15 23:15:00 | UHF is alright. Altho the one on this sits on the computer case (a mini aerial). At least it was cheaper than buying a box or a TV with it built in. Its actually better than the outside aerial. But it (the picture) can stop (like freeze for 1-2 secs, sometimes). This is probably normal (whether its a standalone TV, or a tuner for a computer). Depends if you want HD or not. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 820098 | 2009-10-15 23:29:00 | Going digital is the way to go even if you still have a CRT TV. A mate of mine has gone digital freeview HD and has a CRT TV and says the picture is alot better than the analogue one. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 820099 | 2009-10-16 09:47:00 | To aim your dish accurately - - temporarily replace the LNB out in front of the dish with a heavy duty microwave tricked out to operate with the door open. Swing the dish vaguely in a similar direction to your neighbour's dish. Watch the heavens in the direction your dish is pointing. When you see a very distant flash in the sky, lock your dish in position. Remove the micro-wave, and refit the LNB. After a few days they should have moved a spare satellite into position and you can enjoy the freeview DVB-S in comfort. P.S. Important - - do not allow the microwave equiped dish to point at the cat or you may have a bit of a domestic on your hands. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 820100 | 2009-10-16 09:52:00 | <snip> P.S. Important - - do not allow the microwave equiped dish to point at the cat or you may have a bit of a domestic on your hands. So exactly wok are you saying, R2x1??? |
johcar (6283) | ||
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