Skinto McGinto
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...because the installer certainly was!
Sky HD installed today, and I'm very impressed with the HD quality so far...apart from BBC HD.
In fact, quite a lot of the SD channels I used to be able to get on the OLD Pace Sky box (not +) are now blocking like mad. This includes BBC1,2, STV, C4 etc. C4HD works, though, although not too sure if that's a good thing!
Now the installer even said this was a bit strange.
The facts - I have 1 feed from a communal dish. The new box is one of the new Pace ones. The installer checked the Signal Strength (minimum 75% of the bar) and Signal Quality (around 85-90% of the bar) on both boxes, and checked the feed using his meter - both boxes and meter gave the readings as stated.
The installer also advised me that some channels (Zone Movie channels, Chart Show TV) are affected by wireless. Strange thing is, though, that these channels work BETTER on the HD box than they did the old standard Sky box. There are also low bitrate channels that seem to work better - Nuts TV works, for god's sake, as do quite a few of the African channels. Not that I watch any of them.
NONE of the Sky channels are affected by this, and only BBC HD is blocking.
What are my options?
Do I get the Factor to check on the alignment of the communal dish and the equipment itself?
Do I check the aerial box (where all my feeds from the communal aerial and dish come in) for a loose wire?
Or is the box itself gubbed?
The installer has provided me with his number so that the box can be replaced, but I'd rather rule everything else out first before getting the box replaced. If it turns out duff again....
Over to you, if you can help!!
Sky HD installed today, and I'm very impressed with the HD quality so far...apart from BBC HD.
In fact, quite a lot of the SD channels I used to be able to get on the OLD Pace Sky box (not +) are now blocking like mad. This includes BBC1,2, STV, C4 etc. C4HD works, though, although not too sure if that's a good thing!
Now the installer even said this was a bit strange.
The facts - I have 1 feed from a communal dish. The new box is one of the new Pace ones. The installer checked the Signal Strength (minimum 75% of the bar) and Signal Quality (around 85-90% of the bar) on both boxes, and checked the feed using his meter - both boxes and meter gave the readings as stated.
The installer also advised me that some channels (Zone Movie channels, Chart Show TV) are affected by wireless. Strange thing is, though, that these channels work BETTER on the HD box than they did the old standard Sky box. There are also low bitrate channels that seem to work better - Nuts TV works, for god's sake, as do quite a few of the African channels. Not that I watch any of them.
NONE of the Sky channels are affected by this, and only BBC HD is blocking.
What are my options?
Do I get the Factor to check on the alignment of the communal dish and the equipment itself?
Do I check the aerial box (where all my feeds from the communal aerial and dish come in) for a loose wire?
Or is the box itself gubbed?
The installer has provided me with his number so that the box can be replaced, but I'd rather rule everything else out first before getting the box replaced. If it turns out duff again....
Over to you, if you can help!!