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Thread ID: 103938 2009-10-11 09:55:00 Freeview/built in UHF quick question.. WestMclaren2004 (7303) PC World Chat
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819197 2009-10-11 09:55:00 I am new to freeview. and i want to know about the cabling.

If i have a freeview/built in TV, how do i run the cable to an UHF antenna? because i thought FreeviewHD was with HDMI?

Thanks
WestMclaren2004 (7303)
819198 2009-10-11 09:59:00 HDMI is if the TV has an HDMI connection / cable (this carries video and audio). Thats not for the aerial. Theyre 2 different things. Terrestrial is UHF (normal outside aerial). Satellite, obviously you need a dish. Speedy Gonzales (78)
819199 2009-10-11 10:18:00 are you saying that all freeview/built in TVs need satellite? WestMclaren2004 (7303)
819200 2009-10-11 10:21:00 No, freeview built into TV's is probably UHF. Look on the back of the TV, I dont know. I dont have 1, but I do use a USB tuner that supports Freeview, which uses UHF. The boxes you can get, are for UHF or satellite, Depending on what you want or can get Speedy Gonzales (78)
819201 2009-10-11 10:25:00 ok thanks! WestMclaren2004 (7303)
819202 2009-10-11 10:28:00 The main diff, terrestrial - UHF - You'll get HD (for the channels that support it). Satellite - Doesnt support HD. I spose if the TV has HDMI connections on it (and your stereo has HDMI inputs as well), you'll get 5:1 audio Speedy Gonzales (78)
819203 2009-10-11 16:31:00 There's two alternative supplies for free-to-view; DVB-S from Satellite, and DVB-T which is Terrestrial UHF and this is the service that carries HD.
HDMI is to feed (In or out) a signal that is decoded audio and video, such as from or to a DVD player, or a recorder.
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