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Archive for April 2010

AERIAL INSTALLATION BIRMINGHAM HD


Thought i would just post this out to people in birmingham their is a new mux for freeview hd

aerial installation birmingham hd

There is a new mux available for all aerial installations Birmingham and surrounding areas from the lichfield mast which is mux 34 with this  mux you can know pick up the hd channels,bbc1 itv and channel four you will need a receiver to be able to get these channels in hd ,a humax receiver is £150 as of writing this post 12.4.2010, please watch the video below for brief explanation of it using a televes hd 45 signal meter if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me on the number above or a reply on the blog kind regards Brian…

please note you cannot get these hd channels with your existing tv you need a freeview hd decoder box,even though your tvs are hd ready,their will be new tvs out with built in freeview hd but they are not available at the moment in the uk.

i may do a video review of the humax box soon so check back for updates.

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SKY INSTALLATION



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if you are thinking of getting a sky installation done make sure you know exactly what the engineer will be doing to your property were the cable will be running and exact cost this is a must,first of make sure the cabling goes as you want it in your home not how he does because hes running late on his jobs ,remember its your home and you should be telling him how you want the cables run,If he cant run the cables as you want them then get someone who will,get  a second opinion on this you will be suprised at how different the engineers are.

All to often customers get shabby work done,i was at a job today were black cabling was put on the outside of a brand new house that was rendered white it looked a mess also when i looked at the cabling they had drilled through the front of the house and the sky box was at the back and left the cable on the floor all the way across the lounge i had to remove the cabling and re route it through the loft and out the back down the wall and into the back of the sky hd box.

This is a common thing for me when doing sky installations trying to make good bad workmanship from other engineers who couldn’t careless attitude,if you have any sky installation done make sure you know how the work will be done so you get the job done right the first time,it will be less expensive for you this way.

Are you looking to have sky installed,we can offer you a free site survey for all your sky needs we can advise you on the best route for installing the cabling from the dish to the lounge or bedroom,do you need to watch sky all over the house we can also advise on this and even watching it in hd in other rooms too without the need for a separate box.

All our sky installations are done to a high standard we wont blow big holes in your brickwork like some engineers. we will try to drill from outside in to decrease this problem we don’t use brown caps to cover big holes in your brickwork and we always clean up after we have been to your property.

have you had a bad experience with a sky installation you want to share then leave a comment thank you,which is at the bottom of this page thank you.

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DIGITAL SIGNAL


Digital Signal

Are you experiencing break up on your tv maybe its pixelating(littles blocky squares on your picture)this is all due to your digital signal that you have coming in from the main aerial either on your roof or in the loft,their are a number of causes which will not help your digital signal one being location,if your picture is breaking up and your aerial is in the loft its more than likely needs to be put outside either on the chimney or fixed to a gable end or apex.

If it is already on the roof it maybe that the aerial is well past its sell by date and needs to be replaced it may have been up there for several years and quite worn,the digital signal that you have comning in to your tv (flat screen )should be atleast 45db and no mre than 60db if it is higher this also causes break up of the picture and can cross modulate the signal being processed a proper meter test will determine this for you,have a look at this video here to see what the digital signal looks like on an aerial installation in birmingham click here the digital signal needs to be at the correct levels to get the optimal picture quality for your tv,with out the proper equipment it is just hit and miss to be able to get all the muxes correct for digital.

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Digital Aerial UK


Digital Aerial UK – Do I Really Need One?

This is a common question asked by lots of people all over the uk.

Rogue traders did a show about Digital Aerials and what they claim is that all aerials will be ok for digital.

He is totally wrong in that presumption and here is why.

First,  if you have an existing aerial at your property and it was fitted years ago its more than likely going to need to be changed because its more than likely not going to pull in the muxes for your new digital set.

Their are six digital muxes for digital aerial in birmingham. If you are having an aerial installation in birmingham done you have to get all these muxes through that aerial.

When the aerial is tested eighty percent of the time some of the muxes are quite low below 45 db. The CAI reccomends at least 45 for an optimal picture so bearing this in mind take a look at this.

This shows that the levels are not high enough to be able run the tv correctly. The muxes for digital are 41, 44, 47, 51, 52, 55 with mux 55 been the worst to pick up through an old anologue or grouped aerial. I have attended a lot of properties in birmingham with this problem and replaced the aerial and thus rectifying the problem.

It’s even worse if you are running three or four tvs in your home and most people are these days.

My advice is get your exisiting aerial checked by a competant engineer using a digital signal meter and then you will be able find out exactly what is needed to rectify your problem. More than likely you will need a Digital Aerial UK to recieve the correct signal for your new tv or freeview box.

I hope this gives you a better understanding of this problem.  If you need any help please leave you comments here or give me a call at 0121 314 2777.

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