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All Torque

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27th Dec 06 at 16:54

My gf got a free-to-view box for her tv that connects to the tv and the ariel on the roof to allow her to watch ALL the free-view channels. I was considering getting one based on some factors:

They're cheap (sub-£40).
I get very back signal on Channel 4 and 5

But, when is digital changeover? Shall I just wait and get a digital box for a bit more? Can these terrestrial boxes be upgraded to digital signal?

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27th Dec 06 at 17:05

The change over has started parts of wales has digital only think the whole switch over is going tobe done by 2012

Its a bit hit and miss with some of the cheap freeview boxes the frimware can be a bit iffy saying that i have a el-cheapo freeview box from asdas (£25) and that works fine but ya get what you pay for. My pioneer on was £120 quid 3 years ago and never had a problem with that either apart from the odd lock up

You may also need a wideband digital aerial to recive all the channles if you havent got one already

freeview has come a long way since the start . I had on-digital from when it started. in the next 18 months there will be HD freeview what is on test in parts of the uk and europe

[Edited on 27-12-2006 by flash22]

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27th Dec 06 at 17:12

My gf has a TFT tv so that might be helping the picture quality.

I read the instructions on the box and it said to connect 1 cable from the tv to the box, a different cable to connect the box to the tv, and connect the box to the ariel cable.

Sounds a piece of piss really.

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27th Dec 06 at 17:12

Have a look on the digital spy forums it will give you an idea of what box are hot an what are not http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/

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27th Dec 06 at 17:15

Only takes 5-10 mins to setup a freeview box some of the cheap freeview have rf in and out but only work on a scart cable tho

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27th Dec 06 at 17:19

quote:
Originally posted by flash22
Only takes 5-10 mins to setup a freeview box some of the cheap freeview have rf in and out but only work on a scart cable tho

Thats not a problem, tv and vcr has scart

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27th Dec 06 at 17:23

Says on that link that 'digital changeover will be done by 2012' so I've got a couple of years to go, I thought it was 2008.

£40-60 over 5 years is nothing really

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27th Dec 06 at 19:00

A freeview box is digital, thats what the switchover will be to.

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27th Dec 06 at 19:02