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Freeview Boxes and Indoor Ariels
snowpatrol
08-11-2004
Anyone know the best combination, I recently tried an Alba STX3 Freeview box and all All-4-One indoor amplified ariel, but it was useless, I know it depends on the area, and I dont have a roof ariel anymore, no need as I have NTL TV, I want to have freeview in my spare room and dont want to have an exterior roof mounted ariel.
eccles
08-11-2004
I'm about 17 miles from the Mendip transmitter and have good analogue reception on all channels with a normal 10 element aerial mounted in the loft. Channel Five has a bit of noise on it, although it's still watchable. I'm saying this as a yardstick for what you might need to get a useable digital signal. My Freeview box is a Pioneer DBR-T210-GBP and I can receive all freeview tv and radio channels with no pixellation even in bad weather. Text is fine as well. I bought a Sagem box for £50 from Asda for my mother and set it up at my home before installing it at her house, and if anything it is more sensitive than the Pioneer. So indoor aerials can work ok, but if that all-4-one is a set top unit I think you can probably forget it. There is just far too much ghosting and reflected signal that would only blur an analogue signal, but will destroy a digital one. Of course if you're right on top the transmitter then you might get away with it but digital signals just don't like phase problems from set top devices.
snowpatrol
09-11-2004
When you the Sagem is more sensitive do you mean that it in a good way or bad
bobcar
09-11-2004
Originally Posted by snowpatrol:
“When you the Sagem is more sensitive do you mean that it in a good way or bad”

More sensitive is good, that means it can pick up a "smaller" signal. A better aerial is always better, though if you're marginal a more sensitive receiver can help.

I would say that if with your present aerial you pick up nothing, a more sensitive receiver wouldn't help, you need a better aerial.
snowpatrol
09-11-2004
Ok so whats the best 'most sensitive' freeview receiver and what kind of ariel can I get that I can hang outside from a 1st floor window and would this be as good a loft ariel
mikeydb
09-11-2004
I've had good results using a log periodic style set top aerial, a bit like this one although I've never tried this particular arial:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...clickfrom=name

Use in conjunction with a amplifier/booster and correct alignment, a good guide is the quality of analogue reception, if it's clear and free from ghosting then you're in with a good chance of receiving digital. Make sure your local transmitter is transmitting Digital tv before spending too much money though.
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