Freeview good days and bad days?

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cajetan

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#27452 26-Oct-2008 19:36

hi all

since getting freeview i've had whole days where freeview reception goes to c**p - just wondering if this happens to anyone out there? it's labour sunday and i can't get anything + TV2 analogue is not that great either - mind u it's quite windy in akl at the moment - would that have any effect on the reception?

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#173749 26-Oct-2008 20:37

only if your antenna or the cable is loose, since if it was at the trasnmitter end it would stuff everyone up.

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#173815 27-Oct-2008 09:16

I've had good days but I wish that there was more HD content like movies. Since the Olympics it been crap in this aspect. Even the last eps of House series 4 are in SD on C3 and these wouls have been purchase recently

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#173864 27-Oct-2008 15:30

well yes that's why i'm wondering wether it's the transmitter here in Ellerslie (Remuera) or whether it was the installation - so no one else out there has this problem? it'm monday and everything is back to normal - mmm..........

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#173980 28-Oct-2008 07:27

cajetan: well yes that's why i'm wondering wether it's the transmitter here in Ellerslie (Remuera) or whether it was the installation - so no one else out there has this problem? it'm monday and everything is back to normal - mmm..........

I have the odd bad day, but only on the TVNZ channnels. I've put it down to not having direct line of site to the transmitter (Sky Tower). Most days are good though. I'm not too far away from Ellerslie. I suppose it's possible there is a localised interference source that impacts the TVNZ frequency infill frequency. I'll try and remember to post next time things are bad.

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#173982 28-Oct-2008 07:39

When watch on my zinwell box, I do get the odd day where the weather is crap and So is the tv3/4 but its been quite good lately

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#173989 28-Oct-2008 08:49

yeah i think your comment re local intereference might be right - might put up with it a bit longer and see what happens - cheers

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#174041 28-Oct-2008 12:45

Yep, I get this too (see my thread on the subject). I haven't been able to put it down to anything in particular. Some days the weather is fin and it still happens...

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#174052 28-Oct-2008 13:12

oh good ... in a way if someone gets the problem too - i use to worry about it but like u it's comes back - weird....i hope it's not my $3k SONY HD TV because that would really p**s me off - the next time it goes real bad i might call in a really helpful guy in panmure

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#174150 28-Oct-2008 16:56

My reception is perfect, have never noticed a bad day at all.
I've got a Sony Bravia W series, and is in an apartment connected to the main TV signal...works perfect no issues

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#174198 28-Oct-2008 19:10

Today(28/10) All TVNZ channels stuttering @ 18:20. Other channels fine.

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#174212 28-Oct-2008 20:00

yip ditto here all channels C**P!!! time now is 8pm in the evening TV1 2 3 & C4 unwatchable for me WHY WHY WHY oh god WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! me emotional nahhhhhhhh

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cajetan

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#174213 28-Oct-2008 20:01

hey hashbrown r u in AKL? which part? i'm in Ellerslie myself

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#174245 28-Oct-2008 21:52

I'm in Meadowbank which isn't far from Ellerslie. Getting signal from Sky tower which operates on the same frequencies as Remuera which you said you were pointing at. I might try to knock together a script that plots signal quality vs time, to see if there are particular times of the day it it worse.

BTW wasn't watching much TV tonight, but came back @21:00 and signal was fine.

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#174267 29-Oct-2008 00:21

Im in Hamilton.Generally everything goes fine.I have noticed when the weather is poor the reception deteriorates slightly-some pixelation.Might pay to compare Terrestial and Satelite.?? ReceiversWe are using the DSE HD Terrestial unit.
Last week week we lost TV 2 all togetherWe did a reset of the unit which worked.

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#174272 29-Oct-2008 00:51

Hate to gloat... but again mine was fine at 8.30 (am in Wellington).

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