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Lidl saorview set top box.

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  • #32
    Nyquistic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Nyquistic


    Gerry Wicklow wrote: »
    http://cypheros.de/index_e.html
    TSDoctor is a great utility for fixing damaged TS files. Not a freebie but 30 day try before you buy
    OK I've tried this now, with limited success, i.e. with short clips TSDoctor analyses the encoding errors OK and is able to fix them and output a file that plays fine in VLC, but with no sound in Windows Media Player, probably because the audio track is tagged as German. With longer files the Akura box splits the recording into 1GB chunks so you then have the fun of trying to find the chunks (the filenames are just numbers), so overall a complete mess and unusable for any practical purpose, but still fun to hack if you have the time. To reiterate, this is not a supported function and these files all play back perfectly on the box itself.


  • #33
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,574 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    Nyquistic wrote: »
    OK I've tried this now, with limited success, i.e. with short clips TSDoctor analyses the encoding errors OK and is able to fix them and output a file that plays fine in VLC, but with no sound in Windows Media Player, probably because the audio track is tagged as German. With longer files the Akura box splits the recording into 1GB chunks so you then have the fun of trying to find the chunks (the filenames are just numbers), so overall a complete mess and unusable for any practical purpose, but still fun to hack if you have the time. To reiterate, this is not a supported function and these files all play back perfectly on the box itself.

    TSDoctor will automatically find and join the extra file bits that are numbered 001, 002 etc. You can also edit the individual audio streams to say 'English' rather than German. In general Media Centre / Player are temperamental beasties at the best of times


  • #34
    stanley1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭stanley1


    I totally agree on media players, best I have found is my pioneer blu ray player, it plays whatever I throw at it, divx. mkv etc.


  • #35
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Ive got perfect reception on TV3, TG4 on my Analogue tv at the moment. I went and got a Lidl Saorview Box last week. But it is very patchy at the moment going from Signal Quality 100% and Very Good to 0% and poor. I think it is the Aerial but I thought if I could get TV3 and TG4 very good I would be ok. Any ideas


  • #36
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    What part of the country are you in & what kind of aerial do you have? You might have an excessively strong signal.


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  • #37
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    I live in Leitrim and get signal from Corn Hill in Longford, UHF Aerial something like this.

    [IMG]http://www.tvtrade.ie/tv-and-radio-aerials/uhf-aerials.htmlhttp://[/IMG]


  • #38
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Post the UHF channel nos. or frequencies of the channels (analogue & Saorview) you're receiving; you might be getting CH & Truskmore (Sligo).


  • #39
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Im pretty sure Im getting it from Longford as about 100yds from my house I can see the mast in the distance,25 mile away by the way. This aerial was put up a good many years now and I remember when the man was putting it up he could get good signal when it was on the ground, but with digitail I guess you have to more exact.

    Analogue Nos. TG4 CH50, TV346, RTE1 CH40, RTE2 CH43, I have SAorview plugged out at the moment but I think it was Ch47 and Frequency something like 682000. I hope that helps.


  • #40
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Is the aerial just feeding one tv point directly, or are there any splitters?

    If it's just 1 tv point with no splitters (passive or amplified), you could try attenuating (weakening) the signal.
    If you have a passive splitter lying around, you could try that instead of buying an attenuator.


  • #41
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Just the one TV, I plugged it in again now and it shows Quality 100% and Signal Level 86% and it seems steady at the moment, but I don't know how long that will last, I was thinking maybe my signal was not strong enough?


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  • #42
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Those channel nos. you gave for the analogues are Cairn Hill alright. Maybe you have some kind of electrical interference issue, heating systems are a common cause.

    Would most likely be visible on the analogue picture as white dashes or lines.


  • #43
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Thank's for all your help so far, Since I plugged into the Saorview Box on Sat it has been very good no problem but the weather has been very sunny and no rain at all. What would you think of the Signal Level 86% is that good.

    I was thinking of getting the Indoor Aerial that's in Lidl this week just to try it out. By the way I have Satellite dish working on Astra 2 and have no problem with it.


  • #44
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    I wouldn't bother with the indoor aerial.

    If you want a proper assessment of your signal, you'll need to get readings from a proper signal meter, so probably a job for a decent installer.

    The weather shouldn't have a direct effect on the terrestrial signal. One problem I have is analogue pictures fading in & out, caused by trees moving in windy weather. This can be quite severe on TG4 analogue from my local transmitter, but with no noticeable effect on Saorview, as the digital transmissions can cope with this kind of disruption.


  • #45
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Signal wentagain with the rain last night, getting really pissed off with Saorview now.


  • #46
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    Were the analogue channels affected too?

    Probably water getting into your cable or connections.


  • #47
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Ronnie Raygun wrote: »
    Were the analogue channels affected too?

    Probably water getting into your cable or connections.

    No Analogue perfect, weather has no effect.


  • #48
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,097 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Stan 10 wrote: »
    No Analogue perfect, weather has no effect.

    I'd start looking at the aerial and its co-ax connections, as you say it's a few years old now. Is the aerial easily accessible? What colour is the co-ax cable from the aerial to the TV point, is it the old brown cable?


  • #49
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    The Cush wrote: »
    I'd start looking at the aerial and its co-ax connections, as you say it's a few years old now. Is the aerial easily accessible? What colour is the co-ax cable from the aerial to the TV point, is it the old brown cable?

    Yes it is the Brown cable and not that easy to get at. I was trying everything else first. I was just listening to all these adds saying plug in your aerial and Saorview Box and Bob's you Uncle, not as simple as that Im afraid.


  • #50
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,097 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Stan 10 wrote: »
    Yes it is the Brown cable and not that easy to get. I was trying ewveyhthing else first. I was just listening to all these adds saying plug in your aerial and Saorview Box and Bob's you Uncle, not as simple as tgat Im afraid

    http://www.megalithia.com/elect/cable/index.html

    There may be water in the cable, the co-ax connections to the aerial could be corroded due to moisture/water ingress. Might be a good idea to get someone in to have a look at the installation if you can't do it yourself


  • #51
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Thank's Cush. That seeems to be the way to go.


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  • #52
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Stan 10 wrote: »
    No Analogue perfect, weather has no effect.

    Probably nothing to do with water then, look for a source of interference.


  • #53
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    Probably nothing to do with water then, look for a source of interference.

    I can not see where the interference is coming from, My Sat Box is beside the Saorview Box and the Sat works a treat, but I know something is wrong but what?. I can see that my cable is old but if that is the case then everyone with old cable will have to switch to coxial and more expence in the long run.


  • #54
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Stan 10 wrote: »
    . . . I have SAorview plugged out at the moment

    What did you mean by this? Are you constantly plugging something in & out?


  • #55
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,097 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    What did you mean by this? Are you constantly plugging something in & out?

    I think he unplugged the aerial from the Saorview STB and plugged it into the TV to check the analogue frequencies.


  • #56
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    The Cush wrote: »
    I think he unplugged the aerial from the Saorview STB and plugged it into the TV to check the analogue frequencies.

    Exactly


  • #57
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,616 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    The Cush wrote: »
    I think he unplugged the aerial from the Saorview STB and plugged it into the TV to check the analogue frequencies.

    Unneccessary as the Saorview box will have UHF pass-through, an aerial cable from the box to the TV allows you to view the analogue channels on the tv (until 24th October!) just by switching from HDMI / SCART input back to an analogue channel.

    I'm partial to your abracadabra,

    I'm raptured by the joy of it all.



  • #58
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,097 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    ninja900 wrote: »
    Unneccessary as the Saorview box will have UHF pass-through, an aerial cable from the box to the TV allows you to view the analogue channels on the tv (until 24th October!) just by switching from HDMI / SCART input back to an analogue channel.

    I know but that was the reason he unplugged the aerial from the STB as confirmed by Stan 10 himself, maybe he didn't have a flylead to hand.


  • #59
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    Stan 10 wrote: »
    I can not see where the interference is coming from, My Sat Box is beside the Saorview Box and the Sat works a treat, but I know something is wrong but what?. I can see that my cable is old but if that is the case then everyone with old cable will have to switch to coxial and more expence in the long run.

    Do you know what interference looks like on an analogue picture? A lot of the time when there is breakup on a digital programme, the "static" as some call it will be clearly visible on analogue. The interference isn't necessarily caused by something in your own house, though you could try powering off the sat. receiver.

    Your existing cable will be the coaxial type, most likely with less effective screening than what is recommended nowadays, but should work alright if it's still in good condition & you have a decent signal level.

    Your aerial may not be the best type for rejecting interference either.


  • #60
    SalteeDog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭SalteeDog


    There's a missing piece to this puzzle.
    - Analogue reception TV3/TG4 'perfect' in all weathers.
    - Saorview signal strong except when it rains.
    - Old aerial/cabling but Analogue fine.

    OP are you sure the correlation is with rain and not with something else? eg.:-
    - Central heating running
    - Washing machine running
    - Something else.

    Also:- is your satellite box cabled separately or are you running the Satellite signal and the aerial signal over the same cable (using splitters)?


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  • #61
    Stan 10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 196 ✭✭Stan 10


    SalteeDog wrote: »
    There's a missing piece to this puzzle.
    - Analogue reception TV3/TG4 'perfect' in all weathers.
    - Saorview signal strong except when it rains.
    - Old aerial/cabling but Analogue fine.

    OP are you sure the correlation is with rain and not with something else? eg.:-
    - Central heating running
    - Washing machine running
    - Something else.

    Also:- is your satellite box cabled separately or are you running the Satellite signal and the aerial signal over the same cable (using splitters)?

    Sat box cabled separately. No washing on. Central Heating made no difference. I would just like to say Im just someone who when out and bought a Saorview Box and Set it up. I thought it was something your Granny could do but not that handy so far.


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