Hi
I am looking at switching from Sky to Freeview. I am currently getting both the Sky channels and normal TV channels via the Sky dish....which is connected via (coaxial) cable to the both my bedrooms and lounge....and I have MySky Plus recorder.....good setup but just too expensive...time to go
My old UHF TV aerial (is not working) and will need to be replaced. So my first question is best aerial to get. I believe I can get a better quality signal via an UHF aerial than using the sky dish.
I am in Whitby Porirua area....so believe I will get my Terrestrial signal from
Horizontal
33 (570MHz)
35 (586MHz)
37 (602MHz)
So I need an aerial that can survive the wellington weather.....old saying....you can't be wellington on a good day....but we don't get many of those.....so old aerial is pretty rusty
What aerial would you suggest? Where to buy? Should I buy second-hand?
I thinking of getting a recorder to replace the "my sky unit"....thought of getting a recorder with DVD/CD/BlueRay...so looking at the Panasonic DMR-BWT760 although may need to settle for a DMR-HWT260GN due to price......(I have CD's and DVD's....for music ....but hardly ever play them now).
If I unhook the coaxial cable from the Sky dish....will I be able to connect this cable to the new UHF aerial and therefore be able to send the Freeview signal through the existing cabling used for sky throughout the house .. i.e. and as long as the TV has Freeview or connected to unit like the Panasonic recorder....it will be able play the freeview signal through this cabling...the hope it will play in true HD (i.e. when the signal is being transmitted in HD).
So I would appreciate your suggestion on the best aerial, I am after "value for money" but at the same time trying to get best quality signal and will survive Wellie weather? Where to buy it? Any accessories you recommend to amplify the signal if needed?
Thoughts of using the current sky coaxial cable... and as cable runs to all the bedrooms...a using this? Will using the existing cable deliver true HD? It will be difficult and costly to replace?
The MySky Unit has a Leema 7650 audio /modulator connected to which I believe splits the signal which is then fed to the bedrooms.
Thoughts on the Panasonic Freeview recorders (how close to the MySky Plus features are they?) example do they have an app for remote recording? Ease of for recording e.g. one touch TV series? Suggestions on where to buy?
