Hi all.
I have an aerial in my loft that I've never used. It feeds in to all of the bedrooms. Got a new TV coming soon and want to take advantage of the built in freeview tuner.
I have tested the aerial with an old Freeview box I had lying around. I managed to get a signal after a retune, but no channels 1-8. I have read this may have something to do with it being an old box.
What I want to know is whether the aerial is capable of more. The signal was around 30-40% but fluctuated and on some channels it didn't have a signal when I checked later. The picture quality seemed fine when it worked. I think the aerial is plugged on to some sort of splitter or amplifier, definitely something that needs mains power. If I had a direct cable coming from the aerial itself, with no other lines and it wasn't feeding through anything else (as in the splitter/amplifier), is it likely the signal would improve? I only need one line off it so if that could significantly improve matters it will save me having to get a completely new aerial installed.
Thanks.
I have an aerial in my loft that I've never used. It feeds in to all of the bedrooms. Got a new TV coming soon and want to take advantage of the built in freeview tuner.
I have tested the aerial with an old Freeview box I had lying around. I managed to get a signal after a retune, but no channels 1-8. I have read this may have something to do with it being an old box.
What I want to know is whether the aerial is capable of more. The signal was around 30-40% but fluctuated and on some channels it didn't have a signal when I checked later. The picture quality seemed fine when it worked. I think the aerial is plugged on to some sort of splitter or amplifier, definitely something that needs mains power. If I had a direct cable coming from the aerial itself, with no other lines and it wasn't feeding through anything else (as in the splitter/amplifier), is it likely the signal would improve? I only need one line off it so if that could significantly improve matters it will save me having to get a completely new aerial installed.
Thanks.