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TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:18 pm
by dandemann8
I currently use a mini sat dish but have come across this product

http://www.technologyinthehome.com/Shop ... tenna.html

They do both a HD and normal version and I was wondering could I replace my mini dish as its a bit of a faff to set up with one of these :?:

It looks a good piece of kit and would be a lot easier to set up :D

Look forward to hearing your views :wink: :D

Re: TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:00 pm
by g8dhe
This is an ordinary aerial dressed up to look like a Satellite style flat panel, if you currently use the Sat's then this won't work! Its only a normal terrestrial broadcast aerial.
There isn't any difference between HD and standard as far as the aerials are concerned, there all just digital signals.

Re: TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:07 pm
by dandemann8
Sorry I forgot to say I use a Avtex TV with built-in freeview so I thought this item could replace the mini dish :D

Re: TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:48 pm
by g8dhe
Dish aerials are used for Satellite reception. See here as an example http://www.skywise.tv/44cm-mini-dish-p-19.html

If an aerial is described as being any form of "Dish" but is used for terrestrial broadcast reception then the words have been dreamt up by a Marketing bod who earned himself a good bonus at the public's expense, they should be classed in the same group as Bankers.

There is a very simple adage for aerials, the more metal in the sky the better! Replacing metal with amplifiers only works to a certain level, after that it has no useful affect!

Ah, I feel better for that ;-)

Re: TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:55 pm
by scanner
With all TV aerials, if you start with a crap signal and then amplify it, you just get amplified crap.

Re: TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:01 pm
by dandemann8
Point taken, I'll stick with me dish :D

Re: TV Aerial

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:25 pm
by francophile1947
scanner wrote:With all TV aerials, if you start with a crap signal and then amplify it, you just get amplified crap.
But you can see it better - a much better quality of interference or digital freeze :lol: :lol: :lol:
Have to say that the amplified aerials I've tried have done nothing for the picture quality, unless in a reasonably good reception area anyway.