Digital TV glitches

"Pyriform" wrote in message
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You want more signal, or less impulse interference,

Try an attenuator.

Bill

Bill Wright wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote in message
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You want more signal, or less impulse interference,

Try an attenuator.

Bill

What's one of those, when they're at home?

Bruce

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Bruce Hall typed this :

Bill Wright wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote in message
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You want more signal, or less impulse interference,

Try an attenuator.

What's one of those, when they're at home?

Intenuator?
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Roger Hunt

"Bruce Hall" wrote in message
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Bill Wright wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote in message
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You want more signal, or less impulse interference,

Try an attenuator.

Bill

What's one of those, when they're at home?

Could I gently suggest that a little individual research might have answered
this question? Google does very well. However, an attenuator is an in-line
device that reduces the strength of the signal. Quite often strong analogue
signals can give a digital tuner indigestion. Attenuators are sold at all
good chemists.

Bill

Bill Wright wrote:

Could I gently suggest that a little individual research might have answered
this question? Google does very well. However, an attenuator is an in-line
device that reduces the strength of the signal. Quite often strong analogue
signals can give a digital tuner indigestion. Attenuators are sold at all
good chemists.

Bill

Thanks Bill and point gently taken. I'm off to Boots for a packet of
three attenuators.

Cheers

Bruce

Bruce Hall wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote in message
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You want more signal, or less impulse interference,
Try an attenuator.

Bill

What's one of those, when they're at home?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=attenuator&doy=23m9&source=15

(Other fine purveyors of attenuators are also available)

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Mark
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On 22 Sep 2006 23:22:54 -0700, "Bruce Hall"
wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:

Could I gently suggest that a little individual research might have answered
this question? Google does very well. However, an attenuator is an in-line
device that reduces the strength of the signal. Quite often strong analogue
signals can give a digital tuner indigestion. Attenuators are sold at all
good chemists.

Bill

Thanks Bill and point gently taken. I'm off to Boots for a packet of
three attenuators.

I've often wondered what they meant by "electronically tested".....

Rod.

"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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On 22 Sep 2006 23:22:54 -0700, "Bruce Hall"
wrote:

Bill Wright wrote:

Could I gently suggest that a little individual research might have
answered
this question? Google does very well. However, an attenuator is an
in-line
device that reduces the strength of the signal. Quite often strong
analogue
signals can give a digital tuner indigestion. Attenuators are sold at
all
good chemists.

Bill

Thanks Bill and point gently taken. I'm off to Boots for a packet of
three attenuators.

I've often wondered what they meant by "electronically tested".....

As I've mentioned before, I had an elderly customer who kept an attenuator
in the drawer ready for autumn and the disappearance of the leaves. He
called it his 'calmer downer'.

Bill

My IDTV (Sony) does the same - have worked out that it does this usually on
the hour (or half-hour sometimes) when the EPG is refreshing itself - does
this most of the time (but not always).


"Pyriform" wrote in message
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Bruce Hall wrote:
Staiger wrote:
It could just be that your signal strength or SNR is on the lower
limit. Intermittent freezes are a typical symptom of an inadequate
aerial or downlead.

Thanks Staiger and all, for your suggestions of what might be causing
it. I don't think that it's a signal strength problem at all, as the
signal strength is at or near 100% for all digital stations receivable
in my area.

That figure is clearly meaningless, since it implies the signal cannot be
any stronger. Perhaps your receiver will explode after analogue
switch-off...

The thing is, how to stop it? Judging by all your responses, there are
millions of possible causes, but no known cure!

You want more signal, or less impulse interference, or both. If the
interference is being generated within your home, you could try to ensure
that the interfering appliances are on a different mains circuit. You
could play about with ferrite rings to try to prevent the interference
entering your receiver via the mains lead. If your aerial downlead is
cheap "low loss" coax, you could replace it with CT100 or equivalent. You
could check that there are no links in the chain (aerial wall sockets etc)
which might admit interference, and that the coax connector is attached
correctly...