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Aldi 19" LCD with Freeview

  • 13-05-2010 03:29PM
    #1
    yoda81269
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭


    On Sunday I purchased an Aldi Medion 19" LCD TV with Freeview and when I turned it on he asked me if I wanted to select auto installation which auto tunes all the channels which I did.
    On completion of the auto tuning it had picked up all the UK Freeview channels in the Digital TV mode but then it automatically turned off. I re-powered the TV but the Freeview channels have since disappeared and when I redo an installation and auto tune it does not find the channels again. I spoke to a Medion technical support person and he said that if the TV picked them up the first time then it should do it again, there is no technical reason as they why it powered off and lost the Freeview channels or at least that is what he is saying, I'm a conspiracy theorist !!!

    Has anybody else had a similar experience, any thoughts ?


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  • #2
    Ger Roe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Ger Roe


    Hi Yoda,

    'Freeview' is the UK terrestrial (mountain transmitters) digital TV service.
    The signal is only available as 'overspill' in border areas (from NI) or along the east coast (from Wales). Unless you are are within a few miles of the transmitter, you will probably need to use an external antenna to receive reliably.

    You don't say where you are located, or what antenna you are using. If you are in an area where the UK signals can be received, you may have a problem where reception is marginal and prone to disappearing with weather conditions. I ive in Wicklow with a roof mounted antenna pointed at Wales, but the signal is still un-reliable - perfect some days and gone the next.

    You should take a look at the terrestrial forum

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


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