TV Aerial Advice?

[Mr Burns]

I know this isn't really 'Phones and Internet' but what the hell... lol

I've got a 38" Sony Bravia LCD TV in my bedroom that I never use. Seeing as winter is here and I'm single again I figured I'd get it working so I can watch some Christmas telly.

Trouble is, I live in a poor reception area and the 'One4All' plug-in aerial is deemed useless. Ideally I'd have to connect it to the roof antenna for a decent signal, but that's going to be a ballache especially with all the crap in the attic.

Is there another solution??

Ste.

 

[richy22]

Your Aerial on your roof?? Or the loft??

Masthead amplifier is your best bet to enable you to get digital. All the crappy "boosters" you can buy are useless for digital.

You buy a masthead amplifier and the amplifier as close to the aerial as possible. The psu that drives it is then plugged in behind your TV and powers the amplifier.

 

[richy22]

Masthead amplifiers. Most come with PSU's already.

http://www.tvaerials.com/shop.aspx?categoryid=730

Boosters like this are useless in poor reception areas as all you end up doing is boosting your already rubbish signal (any interference etc is boosted too)

http://www.tvaerials.com/shop.aspx?categoryid=894

A masthead is better as it doesnt really "boost" signal, they have variable gains (some of them) which so you can tweak the signal to get the best possible picture.

 

[Mr Burns]

Thanks fella, sounds like you know what you're talking about! Is eBay any good for this kind of thing?

 

[richy22]

Aerial fitter many moons ago (about 10!)

You can try Ebay although be carefull as some may be copies

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=...asthead&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Only thing to be wary of is that if your in such a BAD signal area then a masthead amp on its own wont be able to do anything. The only other option is to change the aerial type to a wideband one which should (coupled with a masthead amp) sort things out. But thats only in extreme cases.