Freeview HD TVNZ Problems

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Maxisno1

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Topic # 29032 20-Dec-2008 02:33

Hi guys,

I just bought a Freeview HD DSE box. I can every other channel crystal clear but when I turn on a TVNZ channel (TV One/7/6/2 etc.) I get a 'No Input' signal and after a while it does show up but it is really blocky and the sound cuts in and out. Why can I get the other ones with no problems but not these?

Thanks a lot for the help!
Max

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Reply # 185245 20-Dec-2008 06:30

Where are you you located and what type of aerial are you using?

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Reply # 185280 20-Dec-2008 11:15

sbiddle: Where are you you located and what type of aerial are you using?

And are you in a multi-dwelling complex with a shared aerial?

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Reply # 185285 20-Dec-2008 11:58

Not sure if its the same issue, and don't want to hijack but i get rubbish reception on the kordia/tvnz muxes, but mediaworks is permanently 100%. 91 element w/ old masthead amp pointing at te aroha.

Maxisno1

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Reply # 185321 20-Dec-2008 15:21

I live in Remuera. I'm not in a multi-dwelling complex but I do have these aerial connection points in the walls all throughout the house.

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Reply # 185341 20-Dec-2008 18:00

There could be an amplifier in the box on the pole that was formally powered by a plugpack that the installer would have taken with them when you got the sky dish installed. If thats the case then there will be minimal UHF signal available.

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Reply # 185540 21-Dec-2008 20:55

Many people have reported this same issue (including myself). Some days the signal is perfect, then others it is so bad it is unwatchable. There seems no apparent reason for this (weather etc).

Most people here ask the same old questions like the multi-dwelling and aerial type ones. But no one has ever suggested that it is a broadcast issue. It is hard to believe this might be true, but there seems no rhyme nor reason otherwise. Damn frustrating at best...

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Reply # 185820 23-Dec-2008 14:16

Satch: Many people have reported this same issue (including myself). Some days the signal is perfect, then others it is so bad it is unwatchable. There seems no apparent reason for this (weather etc).

Most people here ask the same old questions like the multi-dwelling and aerial type ones. But no one has ever suggested that it is a broadcast issue. It is hard to believe this might be true, but there seems no rhyme nor reason otherwise. Damn frustrating at best...

Same here. Sometime it is perfect and now I have very weak signal cannot even find the channel

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Reply # 185843 23-Dec-2008 17:46

I couldn't see in the above posts which transmitter you are pointing your UHF aerial at. Obviously not Waiatarua if that is what your VHF aerial is pointed at.
Question for someone like Cyril, Does it matter if the UHF aerial is horizontal or vertical, or is that only an LNB thing?

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Reply # 185987 24-Dec-2008 15:43

is freeviewHD really that troublesome, today i have problems with channels3 & C4. I don't want anymore unexpected crashes since my tv is freeviewHd built in.

i want to know if this is the freeview's fault or my antennas fault, since i've been hearing so many different things...

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Reply # 185993 24-Dec-2008 16:38

Your antenna systems fault, DVB-T installs need to meet minimum specs re: cabling, shielded splitters etc. and the antenna position needs to be determined correctly using the appropriate hardware to measure bit error rate and carrier to noise.

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Maxisno1

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Reply # 186029 24-Dec-2008 21:13

Thanks for the replies guys. I might go up on the roof and check out the box etc. to see if everything is as it should be. Interesting enough I can get TVNZ channels on the standard connection direct to the TV without going through the Freeview box but not the other way round.

Cheers,
Max