cas Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Recently got a new flat screen digital tv, but it keeps going dodgy like it clicks and cracks up alot and freezes. I reckon its the mopeds and cars that go past that messes it up... The arials been adjusted and the tvs got a 'signal booster box' but its not got better. You can flick it over to non digital tv for ch1 - 5 but i watch e4 and the music channels and that. Has anyone got the same problem? Its doing my head in!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Mine does it occasionally i just move my ariel thing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sheehan! Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Recently got a new flat screen digital tv, but it keeps going dodgy like it clicks and cracks up alot and freezes. I reckon its the mopeds and cars that go past that messes it up... The arials been adjusted and the tvs got a 'signal booster box' but its not got better. You can flick it over to non digital tv for ch1 - 5 but i watch e4 and the music channels and that. Has anyone got the same problem? Its doing my head in!!The only thing i can think of is to move your ariel higher (loft) and get an extension for it, that way there will be no interference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@banbury-trials Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 mine was like that,upgraded the ariel and i now have a perfect pivture all the time.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Its to do with interference. If its the mopeds/cars then its the pitch the engines give off thats interfering with your picture.If the signal goes from the aerial on say the roof or a shelf, then down through a nice long cable to the booster box then from that into the telly then all your doing is amplifying the interference as well You need the booster mounted right near the (digital specific) aerial, then a length of "shielded" cable from the booster to the tv. Shielded cables do wonders at reducing the interference and when i installed mine i found there was no need for the booster box at all. I picked up 10m of shielded digital specific cable from wilko's for £5 (wilko's own brand). While theres still some intereference from exceptionally loud mopeds that drive past the front of the house, there is no longer interference from any car/moped that went down the main road 100-150m away as there was with the standard cable.Mounting the aerial higher will do wonders too, but try the digital specific cable first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted June 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Thanks! Will give it a try when im shopping in town next. Shouldnt go wrong if wilko's home brand lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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