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digital tv aerial in lichfield
Freeview in Lichfield
Freeview is the easiest way to enjoy digital TV for free. There are over 50 digital TV channels, no subscription, no contract, no fuss.
With over 50 digital TV channels to choose from on FREEVIEW there's something to keep everyone entertained. Not to mention 24 digital radio stations, better picture and sound quality and all those interactive features when you press the red button on your remote.
There's no contract or subscription. Just check you are in coverage, make a one-off payment for you digital box digital TV recorder or digital TV, plug it in and away you go!
HDTV on Freeview
HD on Freeview is now available in Lichfield. No subscription, no contract, all Freeview HD channels will be free.
Experience a range of entertainment in HD with five times more detail than standard definition giving you clearer and more lifelike pictures and super sharp sound.
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 HD channels are available along with S4C HD in Wales bringing your favorite soaps and dramas and documentaries
How do I get Freeview HD?
Freeview HD is now available via the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, most aerials sited in Lichfield are directed towards the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. Before you purchase your HDTV or HD set top box you may want to be sure that you are receiving the HD signals and if not then the possibility of doing so.
Active Aerials can provide you with a FREE signal reception test using a spectrum analyzer. This will allow us to give you accurate information on the capability that your present installation as to receive HD channels. We offer this service Locally free of charge as part of our commitment to ousting out rogue aerial traders who travel to Lichfield and Burntwood daily. Customers are sometimes miss-informed and easily duped into paying for unnecessary work by these unscrupulous traders. Active Aerials will give honest advice relating to reception issues and will assure you a professional service should work be necessary
If we appear to be ostentatious, be assured that we will always give you contact details of other approved and registered installers locally who are also concerned with rogue traders.
Will my existing box or TV get Freeview HD?
TV set with Freeview:
- If you have an HD TV set with a built-in Freeview receiver, this will NOT be able to receive Freeview HD. You will need to buy a Freeview HD set-top box and connect it to your existing HD TV set.
- TV sets with built-in Freeview HD receivers are now available.
Problems Receiving Freeview?
I know you have done everything that the installation manual as informed you to do!! But sometimes not all goes to plan. A number of things can hinder the installation at this point. PANIC NOT! and taking the box back to where you bought it will not get your problem resolved.
.Type in your post code to see if you are able to receive Freeview in your area. I sometimes wonder why I put this link in my site it surely won’t tell you if a large block of flats is inline with your TV Aerial and the transmitter, But hey! try it anyway. We offer a free local signal check to assist if you need.
Transmitter work - Double-check if there is any transmitter work being done that might affect you. (Which transmitter serves you?)
To get the best possible signal, as well as having a good aerial, you need to make sure your internal aerial (coax) 
cabling is up to scratch.
Your mission is to get the Signal feed from your aerial into your Freeview box with the minimum of joins, and connecting via the minimum number of other boxes / adapters, to keep down 'loss' and corruption. You also need good quality, undamaged cabling and connectors. Poor cabling, connectors and cheap/damaged 'fly leads' is one of the more common problems we encounter.
c’The Direct Connection’
If you have TV aerial extension cabling feeding other rooms, or you're looping your aerial through other TV sets, video/DVD recorders or PC TV cards, then you're adding potential problems. Connecting to extra TVs, long cable runs, or looping through video recorders can all reduce the signal that's getting to your Freeview box. Try making the most direct connection possible - connect your Freeview box to the main aerial feed, disconnecting any extensions or video recorders to see if that makes a difference - give the Freeview receiver the best chance of getting a good quality signal. If you need to feed lots of rooms or equipment, you'll find that an good quality aerial amplifier can help maintain signal when the source is split.
If you're having problems, you may also want to consider replacing any suspect aerial cable,
splitters or connectors, to help eliminate anything that can cause interference. Just replacing your fly lead from the aerial socket on your wall to the Freeview box can make a difference. Use a high-quality coax aerial cable with good solid coax connectors, don't run your aerial cable anywhere near your mains cables, and don't use longer cables than you actually need. It's also important to make sure any connectors are a tight fit in their aerial sockets, as loose connectors can cause intermittent signal loss.
If your TV aerial feed comes from a wall socket (not just a floating aerial lead coming in through the wall, there's also a chance that there may be damage to the aerial wiring behind the wall plate (such as the center core of the aerial cable having snapped) take a look at the back of the wall plate, cheap plates with printed circuits on the back tend to crack and leave the print with a fracture that can cause intermittent picture loss
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Replace the socket with a ‘Shielded ‘ type like the one below. Outlets have been designed to protect the system from ‘Impulse’ noise wherever possible. Be sure not to over tighten the clamps on this type socket, you may need to fit a deeper back box to allow for the shielded back plate.
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If you need to replace the aerial outlet plate, try replacing it with a ‘F’ type this gives a better connection.