Freeview without an external mounted antenna ?

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  1. sinizterguy

    sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter

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    Is it possible to get freeview channels without an external roof mounted antenna ?

    Are there any types of indoor antenna good enough to receive freeview transmissions ?
     
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  2. monkeyville

    monkeyville Evilish Monkey ++;

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    My little bro stole the freeview box that good old ITV Digital left us and hooked it up to his tv in his room which has a small antenna thing (shown below) and it worked so i don't see why you wuold need a externl arial.

    [​IMG]
     
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  3. cerberus

    cerberus What's a Dremel?

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    There should be no problems using an indoor antena, Ive got one hooked up to a freeview box here and have no problems getting a signal at all, but it really does depend on the area that you are living in. Best thing to do is give it a try and see what happens.
     
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  4. k3nn

    k3nn What's a Dremel?

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    why the hell you wanting freeview, theres maybe more channels but theres still nothing on.

    ok i realise that wasnt constuctive to any great extent and im sorry but it had to be said
     
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  5. sinizterguy

    sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter

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    Because then I will atleast have enough channels to have a decent flip thru. And the music channels are always on even if it is crap most of the time.
     
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  6. Lazy

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    do you get a better quality picture with freeview compared to a normal aerial?
     
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  7. acrimonious

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    I have a 10year old black coathanger-looking tandy aerial, not even as big as a sheet of A4 paper and that picks everything up and looks great. :thumb:
     
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  8. jezmck

    jezmck Minimodder

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    how old is said little bro?, and who is that poster of? (on the right, nearly breaking the porn rules)
     
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  9. Hamish

    Hamish What's a Dremel?

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    we use an internal one here too
    and yes i find you get a much better picture from freeview than analogue
     
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  10. sinizterguy

    sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter

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    In the same place, between freeview and normal, freeview definitely has a better quality picture.
     
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  11. herbs

    herbs Nobody but us chickens

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    Not when the pixelation kicks in when they use low bandwidth on something like a football game. But it does get rid of ghosting and snow.
     
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  12. monkeyville

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    Ahhh he would be 16 and that would be the large poster of Michelle Wild from FHM a few months back. Didn't notice that was in the background. :hehe:

    On the subject of the arieal thing though yes in my case the freeview box actually meant i got a better signal.
     
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