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Right. earlier i bought a sagem digital tv receiver. Its not picking anything up though, and i think this may be because i dont have an ariel. If i were to buy a cheap ariel and plug it in am i right in thinking all will be well with the world?

Should be, depends on the area. If your area has a weak signal, you may need a better aerial.

Check yourself on here http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability (http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability)

Strangely, I seem to be losing my freeview coverage after the digital switchover. How the feck that works I don't know.

i should apparently get all the freeview channels in my area. Thank you nemo, i shall purchase an ariel tomorrow

You'd be far better off getting a decent 'high gain' aerial, you may get lucky with a cheap aerial, but you even if you have enough signal in your area you may still end up getting interference from moped/power tools even light switches.

A cheap Ariel will keep your lawn down mind.

an indoor cheapy one may not work.then again it might

Thanks, that cleared it up

try it,if it doesn't work take it back for a refund.reckon it's a bout 50-50 that it will.i've tried it at my house and it didn't work

Worth a go, too many variables to judge. I'd be surprised if it worked, but he may live 100 yards from a transmitter.

Is there not an aerial on the roof of your house?

no idea. theres no stuff to connect it to my telly even if there was

So there is no tv whatsoever in your house that can pick up an analogue signal?

Just thought you could get a singal splitter and run more than one telly off the main aerial and you'd get a decent reception that way.

I have no idea what most of that meant, but i appreciate the effort. Its not a house per se, its more a renovated old peoples home

you'll have to get a tv license too dave.
try the indoor one, and make sure its a half decent one with a booster.

already sorted on the licensing issue. way ahead of you boss

could be money wasted if it doesn't work.being ahead of me aint a good thing if that is the case.
will they let you fix an outdoor one if the indoor aerial doesn't work?

In a word, no.

I'm not worried about the money. I've already wasted £30 on a digital receiver which is currently useless and the recession is little more than media hype

Are you in halls then? Usually there's a coaxial socket on the wall for the aerial. Unless your halls really are shit. Do other people have televisions?

Also are you sure you're a man?

As i don't walk around bleeding everywhere i'm fairly sure i'm a man. Its not halls really, its a sort of similar arrangment but with a load of middle aged asians rather than late teen students. I'm not sure if anyone has a telly and to be comlpetely honest im far to scared to ask

is there anything on tv worth watching,that you cant get online?
fuck all on tonight.

That is a good point, especially now you can watch bbc live on their website. I'm not really a fan of watching stuff on the internet, coz the qualitys usually shit and its a lot less spontaneous

I don't watch much online, I think its because my computer and internet connection are quite unreliable, and I generally have an aversion to doing everything online.  I think time away from the computer, as addictive as it can be, is quite important, and I quite enjoy limited choices, like you get from flicking channels.  The only problem with the internet (and I write as a big internet fan) is that with so much choice, you end up not knowing what to do/listen to/watch.  Its the same thought process that stops me from shopping online.

"You can do everything online" is a phrase that scares the shit out of me - as though leaving your house to do things is the most impracticle incovenience. 

And yes, I do see the irony of this uncalled-for rant being posted at 1am on an internet forum.  I've had much beer, you understand.

I think it's ironic that you'd watch tv to get away from a computer screen :)

Now i'm a bit worried because my digital radio doesn't get any signal, despite it saying theres 42 stations found when it scans. And the fact i can supposedly still pick up bristol based radio stations despite living in slough

Having read it back, it isn't an entirely logical argument.  Beer logical is fallible, alas.  Time away from the computer today was had in the form of a good game of tennis.  Far more logical.

Now for some beer and some more beer logic.