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How to get UPC Analog Channels?

  • 16-07-2015 9:00pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm in Dublin, and have UPC broadband, so I have the thing I can plug into my tv.
    I've plugged it into my tv and done an Automatic Channel Scan (Analogue), but I'm only picking up six channels.
    They're all of incredibly low quality, not watchable in the slightest.
    Any help would be appreciated, cheers!


Comments

  • Registered Users Posts: 3,042 ✭✭✭Wabbit Ears


    If you only have UPC broadband you are not strictly legally entitled to use their Analogue TV service.

    thats said, try your TV at the end of the Broadband routers cable without any splitters etc and see if that gives you channels. the other connections may be disconnected and the wires in the wall are acting as weak aerials.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Your TV may easily not have a VHF/Hyperband tuner, particularly if you bought it online from abroad. You'd need to find an antique Jerrold or similar "decoder" (not that there's any encrypted channels anymore) to do frequency shifting, or something like a VCR with a SCART connector. Neither is massively worth the effort.

    Just make sure your TV is set to Ireland as its location.


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    OP your UPC wall tap has two sockets. In the old days they were clearly marked "FM" and "TV" but this doesn't seem to be the case any more. To get the best reception your TV needs to be plugged into the socket for TV. Use a good quality splitter.


  • Registered Users Posts: 25,293 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    If he has broadband only then his router is being fed from the TV socket on the wallbox. The FM socket is good for nothing but radio.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,687 ✭✭✭larchielads


    Sky one and sky news gone for me. Anyone know how to re tune?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    Sky one and sky news gone for me. Anyone know how to re tune?
    You probably don't need to do anything as it seems to be a known issue:

    See here: http://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/96334854 & here: http://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/96334877

    Just keep an eye on those threads for any update.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭degsie


    Is there any converter box that can take in the analog signal and output an av/rgb/hdmi signal to connect to a monitor and speakers?


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Plenty of VHSs will do AV or RGB, if that's your thing. HDMI, there's probably something out there if that's a road you really want to travel...


  • Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭jumbo


    No need for HDMI if you're tuning an Analogue signal. However you may be limited by the inputs on your TV. In any case what you require is 'PAL' tuner (Specifically "PAL-I" it seems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#PAL-B.2FG.2FD.2FK.2FI). This seems to be a good example: http://amzn.com/B00F3SOQZO


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Its more important to worry about whether it has a Hyperband (the channels between VHF Band III and UHF) tuner than the specific PAL sub-format realistically. I'd be surprised if that doesn't as its very commonly used in the US.


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