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<div>On 27/10/2008, at 5:54 PM, phlux0r wrote:</div>
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We just bought a Sony Bravia HD TV with a built in Freeview decoder and
it works a treat. However, today I noticed that TV3 C4 and Maori are
dropping out and losing the signal. The TV's signal meter says the
signal is low. When we got the TV over the w/e all channels were fine.
I guess it may be that when it's cloudy, the signal is stronger and now
that it's clear weather, it gets lost... Now, the TV is plugged
straight into the the Aerial cable from the roof (which is quite long -
not sure how long as we're renting). We already have pretty bad
analogue reception in our area so that's a bummer too.<br>
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Additionally, I would like to feed the antenna into my Myth box as well
as the TV so I got a splitter but as you already guessed, with the
splitter the Freeview channels just come out like scrambled eggs...<br>
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My question is, what can be done here to improve the Freeview signal
and to be able to use the signal splitter to feed both the TV and PVR?
Would a signal booster help? I read that it helps only if you already
have a good signal.<br>
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Also, where can I get one of them and how much are they?<br>
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TIA, Robert<br>
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<div>First up where are you based.</div>
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<div>Secondly what is your Prime reception like over the same aerial.</div>
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<div>Lastly are you using RG6 cable or is it an older type of cable.</div>
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<div>Your option is to try and pick up a UHF amplifier, but it is
worth checking things out first. The splitter will generally drop a
couple of dB off your signal which explains your issues when trying to
feed the MythTV box.</div>
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<div>Steven Ellis - Technical Director<br>
OpenMedia Limited<br>
email - <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:steven@openmedia.co.nz">steven@openmedia.co.nz</a><br>
website - <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.openmedia.co.nz/">http://www.openmedia.co.nz</a><br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Hi Steven,<br>
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thanks for the reply.<br>
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I live in Arch Hill, just on the slope between Gt. North Rd and the
Western Motorway (behind the Lamborghini shop).<br>
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Prime is actually OK, like a 8 out of 10 with say TV3 being a 3 out of
10.<br>
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I'm not sure what an RG6 cable looks like. This is a black coax cable.
It was installed about 18-20 months ago when my upstairs neighbors got
a TV guy in to sort out their reception.<br>
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Also, a funny thing happened last night, when we went to watch TV, all
the signals were fine and the TV signal meter read a high signal on
TV3... no problems... but I didn't try to split the signal again.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Robert<br>
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