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No TV Signal Dell XPS 16'

langer123 · 2009-03-25 22:09:30

Hi All I just bought the above mentioned laptop. Im having problems viewing tv stations on it. It scans for services and gets all 4 standard stations, rte1, rte2,tv3 and tnag. When i go to view them there is no video displayed, just the sound from the station. Any ideas whats up? Built in "Integrated DVB-T TV Tuner and…

25-03-2009 10:09pm

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langer123

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Hi All

I just bought the above mentioned laptop.
Im having problems viewing tv stations on it.
It scans for services and gets all 4 standard stations, rte1, rte2,tv3 and tnag. When i go to view them there is no video displayed, just the sound from the station.
Any ideas whats up?

Built in "Integrated DVB-T TV Tuner and Antenna"

Thanks in advance

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#2 25-05-2009 10:46pm

MoodyMedic

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Hi there, just got mine and I have the same issue.
I get the digital radio stations also.
The signal is digital and not analogue, which I did not realise was available yet (Im in the West)
I got a very brief image one day, so I wonder if the signal strength is too weak?
Possibly its not setup right if the audio is perfect.
I might ask support for some ideas.
Great machine otherwise.

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#3 25-05-2009 10:57pm

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I have a digital bloody telly, and I don't get them freeview... so y'know. It might not be your computers.

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#4 26-05-2009 4:38pm

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Dartz wrote: »

I have a digital bloody telly, and I don't get them freeview... so y'know. It might not be your computers.

I also have a digital bloody telly (well digital satellite receiver), but the terrestrial digital signal is sent out by RTE I believe as a trial. I thought it was only in the Dublin area though.

As I pay my license fee, it ain't freeview (but I don't know why the UK digital channels are there)

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#5 26-05-2009 5:43pm

MoodyMedic

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Was chatting to Dell guy online about other issue - I mentioned TV while I was at it. He recommended using Windows Media Center, and not WinTV (as he was unfarmiliar with WinTV) and as I was speaking to him the picture got better and better! Was still very jerky, but at least I could see it. He feels it is the digital signal which I think is right, because Ireland does not have a terrestrial TV signal that Im aware of as yet.

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#6 26-05-2009 7:11pm

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langer123 wrote: »

Hi All

I just bought the above mentioned laptop.
Im having problems viewing tv stations on it.
It scans for services and gets all 4 standard stations, rte1, rte2,tv3 and tnag. When i go to view them there is no video displayed, just the sound from the station.
Any ideas whats up?

Built in "Integrated DVB-T TV Tuner and Antenna"

Thanks in advance

Have a look at the Stickies on the Terestrial TV forum here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=56

Should answer your questions, I think.

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#7 26-05-2009 7:22pm

MoodyMedic

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Was chatting to Dell guy online about other issue - I mentioned TV while I was at it. He recommended using Windows Media Center, and not WinTV (as he was unfarmiliar with WinTV) and as I was speaking to him the picture got better and better! Was still very jerky, but at least I could see it. He feels it is the digital signal which I think is right, because Ireland does not have a terrestrial TV signal that Im aware of as yet.

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