Freeview .. the new re''''tune anybody else had any problems

4 Oct 2009

since re'tuning on weds my freeview has all but packed up :shock:
checked eveything and problem busters on the nett but nothing rolleyes

I am beginning to wonder if this isnt another ploy by the manufacturers to get you to buy / update equipment ?
Looks like i may have to get an ariel guy in to check the system ? dont suppose by any slim chance there are any on sh who live in Leicestershire ? biggrin

trav .. looking at the wall :shock:

4 Oct 2009

no worries here
lp

4 Oct 2009

Nope, retuned perfectly.
The advice I heard if problems was to do it again. dunno

4 Oct 2009

We have 4 freeview boxes in the house and none of them work - mainly because Coventry is crap for signals anyway. Unless you get an ariel that's over 20 feet tall and stick it on the top of your house, you've got no chance.... rolleyes

So much for the Government/whoever is running the thing promising equal coverage in the UK eh? :roll:

4 Oct 2009

in cornwall we were one of the first that experienced the switch over.
prior to the switchover my free view in the bedroom worked perfectly, very clear picture.
( except when one of those irritating little fecking 50cc goes past)
since the switch the picture is worse then the analoge used to be. ive re tuned lots of times but still crappy picture now.
i heard a lot of people say they had to buy new boxes as some of the ones per switch over are not compatible since the switch?? dunno why.
seems unfair that there is no option other than not to watch at all, its freeview and teh expense of ariels, boxes etc and still the same tv licence, or go with sky etc and yet stilllll pay the tv licence.
going to send gordon a balaclava for christmas.
xx fem xx

4 Oct 2009

ya pays for what ya get........... rolleyes

4 Oct 2009

we are leicestershire and all of ours are ok !

4 Oct 2009

had a few problems with ours at first with channels muddled etc, although after doing a full reset rather just the adding new channels option all is well biggrin

4 Oct 2009

It would seem after having a chat with an ariel guy that its my ariel that needs upgrading :P
so of to the mr ariel shop tomoz to sort one out .
trav..

5 Oct 2009

My set top box retuned OK but the channels are in a random order to say the least.

5 Oct 2009

fitted the new ariel today myself from argos on special offer :shock:
its an absolute blinder but has been said all the remote out of sequence ???? rolleyes

but it works thats the thing and so easy to fit ..
freeview blitz tonight ( sad arent I )
trav..

6 Oct 2009

Its down to the size of the Network Information Table space allocation in your box - Manufacturers could never forsee the changes happening so rapidly so cannot be blamed. The new NIT is larger and so some boxes cannot cope. Lists of affected TV's and boxes are freely available on the net. If yours is not on there email the manufacturer as there may be a firmware update required - otherwise, sorry its scrap. :cry:

6 Oct 2009

If you need a list - some are here

and the list is a .pdf link

6 Oct 2009

retuned ours ok and seems to have improved signal.