1. Join Now

    AVForums.com uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

Best outdoor ariel for freeview + cables

Discussion in 'Freeview & YouView' started by merlincoops, Aug 30, 2007.

  1. Aug 30, 2007 at 10:11 PM
    merlincoops, Aug 30, 2007
    #1
    merlincoops

    merlincoops Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2007
    Messages:
    423
    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Location:
    Hexham
    Ratings:
    +23
    Hi, hope i can gain some expert knowledge in this area. I have a 42" plasma tv with freeview built in, the picture is juddery and no matter what i do remains so, the picture with sky is smooth - i am informed that my signal to the freeview tuner is not strong enough. To this end i am looking at upgrading the loft ariel to an external one and cabling with a high quality cable such as kimber v20 or 30. Can anyone recommend an ariel to use? Also does high quality cabling make that much of a difference? Oh i live 3 miles from the transmitter. Thanks for any help offered.
    :lease:
     
    merlincoops, Aug 30, 2007
  2. Aug 31, 2007 at 8:58 AM
    LV426, Aug 31, 2007
    #2
    LV426

    LV426 Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2000
    Messages:
    12,697
    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    166
    Location:
    Somewhere in South Yorkshire
    Ratings:
    +4,776
    Three miles from the transmitter? Is it a major regional one, or a local repeater? Can you see it (line of sight) from your house? Who said your signal was too weak? It may be too strong! And can you describe "juddery" in a bit more detail, please? It's just that it's not a word usually used to describe what goes wrong when Freeview reception gets poor.
     
    LV426, Aug 31, 2007
  3. Aug 31, 2007 at 12:05 PM
    merlincoops, Aug 31, 2007
    #3
    merlincoops

    merlincoops Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2007
    Messages:
    423
    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Location:
    Hexham
    Ratings:
    +23
    possibly repeater, judder sorted out turned out to be the drive mode on the tv - thanks to bumtious on the pioneer 8g thread! Would improving the cabling from the ariel improve the pq or is it a case of what you get is what you get?:thumbsup: - thanks again
     
    merlincoops, Aug 31, 2007
  4. Aug 31, 2007 at 5:56 PM
    LV426, Aug 31, 2007
    #4
    LV426

    LV426 Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2000
    Messages:
    12,697
    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    166
    Location:
    Somewhere in South Yorkshire
    Ratings:
    +4,776
    With a digital signal, picture quality in the "traditional" sense is wholly unaffected by reception conditions. It's either perfect (meaning, as good as it will ever be) or it blocks and freezes or is non-existent. A different aerial or cable would only serve to reduce (if any) these digital failures. It won't, say, improve focus or reduce grain (etc). If you have these "traditional" sorts of problem, then it is within the TV and/or is the result of limitations in the broadcast.
     
    LV426, Aug 31, 2007
  5. Sep 1, 2007 at 12:42 AM
    Chris Muriel, Sep 1, 2007
    #5
    Chris Muriel

    Chris Muriel Well-known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2002
    Messages:
    7,076
    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    136
    Location:
    Manchester
    Ratings:
    +704

    If it's a repeater, your aerial elements (and those of your neighbours) will be mounted vertically rather than horizontally.
    However, as mentioned above graininess is not a weak signal symptom for digital TV (unlike traditional analogue "snow").

    Chrsi Muriel, Manchester
     
    Chris Muriel, Sep 1, 2007
  6. Sep 2, 2007 at 12:55 PM
    merlincoops, Sep 2, 2007
    #6
    merlincoops

    merlincoops Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2007
    Messages:
    423
    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Location:
    Hexham
    Ratings:
    +23
    Thanks again you two! May have to accept best picture = sky hd!
     
    merlincoops, Sep 2, 2007
  7. Sep 2, 2007 at 2:54 PM
    marvinbush911, Sep 2, 2007
    #7
    marvinbush911

    marvinbush911 Guest

    User Reviews:
    0
    Products Owned:
    0
    Products Wanted:
    0
    Ratings:
    +0
    rhymes with timber

    ..some would say over.

    Priced.
     
    marvinbush911, Sep 2, 2007

Share This Page

Loading...