The Freeview network has to be one of the major developments within modern TV. The network broadcasts 30 television stations and almost as much radio channels for free. If you have recently bought a Freeview box or are encountering problems gaining a good signal on your set top box; in my experience most of the times this has been atrributed to a poor signal reception. A common gadget nowadays is the usb dvb-t dongle. These little gadgets are great and are really good value for money. However a lot do not come supplied with an RF adaptor that is really necessary to help receive a good signal. The small aerial supplied is only really sufficent if you live close the where the satalitee is located or your reception is not interupted by trees, high buildings etc. Using a signal booster is not actually recommended as all this will end up doing is booting the background noise. There is no substistue for a good out door aerial. I would only recommend the use of a signal booster if you are using a screened maste head. Wideband aerials You will need to buy a wideband aerial where the DTT signal is transmitted in a different UHF aerial group, form the existing analogue group. You only need one wideband aerial to access both digital and analogue television services. The best type of cable you can actually use is the CT100. It is specfically designed for use with digital TV. The extra protrective layer will reduce the pitcure on the screen from freezing and avoid pixilation. |
