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Freeview and TV at Uni

silken1987

Just wondering whether or not the halls have an aerial installed so that students can hook up their Freeview boxes/TV's etc?

Only I don't really want to go out and buy a Freeview box if it won't work. I 've had Freeview before using an indoor aerial - it was awful - seemed to have a signal for 30 seconds then go off again.

Any information would be great!

Reply 1

Mystic

1

Each room should have tv aerial port, which you'll plug the aerial wire from and to the tv. I am taking my freeview box, and I'm sure they'll be no problems.

Reply 2

Talya

16

SOME halls have aerial points and some DON'T. You should ask your uni's accommodation office if you can. :smile:

Reply 3

goodmen

13

my halls had wall aerials and it worked fine about 90% of the time

Reply 4

thefish_uk

14

Mine doesn't.

Besides, most of the stuff you'd want to watch you can get off the internet...

Reply 5

swiftuk

9

Wait until you get there!

What my mates have tended to do is borrow my freeview box (I'm in a modern halls where the arial is good/signal is good - digital is better quality than analogue in fact), and test it before buying them. Even if it works in some halls, it may not in others.

That said, the only time I really use my tv is the hols - during termtime it's more sociable to watch with people.

Reply 6

Minardi

12

swiftuk

What my mates have tended to do is borrow my freeview box (I'm in a modern halls where the arial is good/signal is good - digital is better quality than analogue in fact), and test it before buying them. Even if it works in some halls, it may not in others.

Your lucky. For most it isn't, due to the greatly lower power digital uses, until full digital switch over. Mind you it is nearly immune to ghosting, which is good. Oh dear... techie moment... :eek:

Reply 7

swiftuk

9

Minardi

Your lucky. For most it isn't, due to the greatly lower power analogue uses, until full digital switch over. Mind you it is nearly immune to ghosting, which is good. Oh dear... techie moment... :eek:

That may be what I meant - I'm not techie minded as far as TVs go :wink:

What I mean is that the picture on channel 5 is tons clearer...but who watches 5? (apart from House etc. :wink:

).

Reply 8

ajking

1

I wanted to take a freeview box and my own television,but then theres the burden of having to pay for a television liscence etc.I've heard that the aerial signals at uni are just as good as you would get at home.Although apparantly some uni's have a special television/socialising room there already with a big tv,consoles etc.
It would be better to go without a tv to be honest.It will get you socialising a lot more :biggrin:

Reply 9

Minardi

12

Holloway should be in a strong Crystal Palace area, if memory serves, so you shouldn't have a problem. Unless of course, like keele, the natural topography stuffs you over!

Reply 10

Talya

16

Minardi

Holloway should be in a strong Crystal Palace area, if memory serves, so you shouldn't have a problem. Unless of course, like keele, the natural topography stuffs you over!

I am closer to CP than Egham (where RH is) and we can't get freeview with an indoor aerial.

Reply 11

Minardi

12

iTalya

I am closer to CP than Egham (where RH is) and we can't get freeview with an indoor aerial.

Thats because the standard for digital is a rooftop aerial. With indoor aerials for DTV its very dependant where you live. Being near the mast, up high and near a window (viewing the right way) is better. Keele just struggles full stop! If you have an aerial loop you should be fine.

Reply 12

yikes__

1

excuse me for being such a techni phobe but say the uni has a plug socket ariel thingy, do we have to take our own wire or do you think they would provide it?? i guess it depends on which uni it is !?

Reply 13

Talya

16

yikes__

excuse me for being such a techni phobe but say the uni has a plug socket ariel thingy, do we have to take our own wire or do you think they would provide it?? i guess it depends on which uni it is !?

My uni didn't provide the cable.. worth taking your own, they only cost a couple of quid. I think Tesco even do them now.

Reply 14

Innocent_Angel

iTalya

My uni didn't provide the cable.. worth taking your own, they only cost a couple of quid. I think Tesco even do them now.

Yeah, Tesco does a 1.2m for 97p! It is rather short though, a 5m one from Tescos costs £2.97 or there abouts. It may be cheaper on the their website.

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