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Grundig TV has no picture in DTV mode

  • 09-06-2012 12:44PM
    #1
    bren.ryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭


    Hi, I have a Grundig GU19WDVDT 19" HD Ready LCD TV - DVD combi Player in my sons room and recently realized that its a freeview tv. So with the EURO's on I thought I found a "peacful solution" to watch the games! I set up all connections, tuned in all the saorview channels in DTV, Was getting excited at this stage...Perfect sound, 7 day channel listings, everything that goes with it... But no picture on any of the channels!!! After a short while with no picture, the station logo appears and moves across the screen as if the TV goes asleep like when a PC does and shows the "date" or "windows" screen saver. Anyone else have this issue with their TV in DTV mode?
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  • #2
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,758 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    This forum is for discussing TV shows, not TVs.

    I'll move this to the Home Entertainment forum. :o


  • #3
    kbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭kbell


    bren.ryan wrote: »
    Hi, I have a Grundig GU19WDVDT 19" HD Ready LCD TV - DVD combi Player in my sons room and recently realized that its a freeview tv. So with the EURO's on I thought I found a "peacful solution" to watch the games! I set up all connections, tuned in all the saorview channels in DTV, Was getting excited at this stage...Perfect sound, 7 day channel listings, everything that goes with it... But no picture on any of the channels!!! After a short while with no picture, the station logo appears and moves across the screen as if the TV goes asleep like when a PC does and shows the "date" or "windows" screen saver. Anyone else have this issue with their TV in DTV mode?


    The tv isn't / mpeg4 compatable.


  • #4
    donegal.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,635 ✭✭✭donegal.


    your tv is freeview compatable (mpeg2) not saorview compatable(mpeg4). If you want to watch soarview on this tv you'll have to use a set top box.


  • #5
    bren.ryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭bren.ryan


    Its an mheg5 TV so was delighted when i discovered that, so I'm a little confused/frustrated. Everything is there, but just no picture. Were would I be able to get a set top box?


  • #6
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 19,225 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    MHEG5 is just middleware, for stuff like interactive "red button" content, not to be confused with video formats like MPEG2/4.

    Freeview, like Saorview, both use MHEG5 middleware, but Freeview (SD) is MPEG2, Saorview is newer MPEG4.

    Any local electrical retailer should have a selection of Saorview-approved set top boxes to choose from.


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