Being that Coffee Snobs is predominently male membership, I thought there might be a good chance that a few here would either be in the industry or have an interest in the technology in the title of my post. Im hoping I might be able to pick some smart brains so I can sort out some technical aspects of my own currently poor quality TV reception.
Heres a quick rundown;
TV: I have a LCD TV hooked up to SD STB,.. (not sure whether its worth upgrading to a HD STB just yet,.. but will eventually)
Aerial: The aerial on the roof, was installed when we built 10yrs ago,.. dont recall what it is, but dont think it is anything flash..can provide pics if needed. Reception was good once, without SD STB and with, but over the years has gotten worse.. and two out of the three main channels are cwap,...maybe because of extra buildup, trees?? I dunno. I noticed that the aerial is not pointing in the same direction as the neighbors,..though they all have flashier looking aerials than ours so who knows. I also noticed, that aside from the direction,.. it looks to me like the aerial is not really tall enough and doesnt quite make it over the crest of our iron roof. Surely it would benefit being higher and pointing more towards the tower??
Now,.. I know nothing about aerials,.. but Im guessing all aerials aint just aerials and there a different qualities and purposes??? Is there such a thing as a HD aerial? if so,..would it be benefitial to upgrade a HD?
PC:I bought from Aldi last week a HD DVB-T receiver (been wanting one for over a year but waiting for prices to come down). A bargain on special for $59. It is fantastic!!!,. and has the potential to keep me very content by allowing me to watch/listen to whole TV programs on my computer while I surf the net and do all I do,..since I practically live on this computer (hubby controls the remote here and is a constant and rapid channel hopper, so I never get to watch a whole program unless I sit right in front of the TV with the remote under my butt). Anyway,.. again,.. reception is so bad. I can get one channel really well and the other 22 are cwap. I tuned in the HD DVB-T receiver via the aerial outlet at the TV,..and I have another outlet near the computer but it gets little reception from it,..I think I will need to get up in the roof and see why this outlet is not giving me the same reception and the TV outlet and maybe connect it to the aerial differently. Buuuut,..it is the aerial that I really need to sort out first me thinks.
Anyway,.. any advice, tips at all would be greatly appreciated.
Heres a quick rundown;
TV: I have a LCD TV hooked up to SD STB,.. (not sure whether its worth upgrading to a HD STB just yet,.. but will eventually)
Aerial: The aerial on the roof, was installed when we built 10yrs ago,.. dont recall what it is, but dont think it is anything flash..can provide pics if needed. Reception was good once, without SD STB and with, but over the years has gotten worse.. and two out of the three main channels are cwap,...maybe because of extra buildup, trees?? I dunno. I noticed that the aerial is not pointing in the same direction as the neighbors,..though they all have flashier looking aerials than ours so who knows. I also noticed, that aside from the direction,.. it looks to me like the aerial is not really tall enough and doesnt quite make it over the crest of our iron roof. Surely it would benefit being higher and pointing more towards the tower??
Now,.. I know nothing about aerials,.. but Im guessing all aerials aint just aerials and there a different qualities and purposes??? Is there such a thing as a HD aerial? if so,..would it be benefitial to upgrade a HD?
PC:I bought from Aldi last week a HD DVB-T receiver (been wanting one for over a year but waiting for prices to come down). A bargain on special for $59. It is fantastic!!!,. and has the potential to keep me very content by allowing me to watch/listen to whole TV programs on my computer while I surf the net and do all I do,..since I practically live on this computer (hubby controls the remote here and is a constant and rapid channel hopper, so I never get to watch a whole program unless I sit right in front of the TV with the remote under my butt). Anyway,.. again,.. reception is so bad. I can get one channel really well and the other 22 are cwap. I tuned in the HD DVB-T receiver via the aerial outlet at the TV,..and I have another outlet near the computer but it gets little reception from it,..I think I will need to get up in the roof and see why this outlet is not giving me the same reception and the TV outlet and maybe connect it to the aerial differently. Buuuut,..it is the aerial that I really need to sort out first me thinks.
Anyway,.. any advice, tips at all would be greatly appreciated.

,.. thankfully where they installed the aerial,. it is right next to a courtyard (oh that would mean a 2 storey drop into the courtyard from the aerial..hmm....gees I hope the shadecloth isnt rotten,lol) and I will be walking up a timber beam of the pergola(which follows the same pitch but with shadecloth on will give some grip). If I dont post again......... :
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