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I have tried a full reset now several times. All channels are satisfactory except those from the highest frequency mux (682mhz) C47 com 6, which covers Yesterday, Aljazeera and Russia today plus a few more I rarely watch. These signals are either very blockie or so poor that they often just display the 'no signal' logo.
According to the field strength meter built into the box this mux is only a couple of percent below the other two lo power muxes so why is reception either very bad or sometmes non existant, just from this mux.
Post code is SY3 5AN
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the BBC is not a 'special case', and hasn't been since commercial tv started in 1955. However lawful the system tries to make it, it is quite unethical and manifestly unfair to continue to force those who have no wish to use their services to support those who do. Its time the BBC entered the real world, encrypted anything it doesn't want us to see for free, and made that content so desirable, that people are willing to pay for it. Now you are suggesting that having made broadband an almost essential part of everyday life it should be taxed
I've never had to buy a licence from Vauxhall Motors yet, just so that I can drive a Ford, and any attempt to introduce such a system would be regarded as ludicrous. ts high time that the same principle was applied to broadcasting.
To give an example of just how restrictive the current situation is, as a licenced Radio Amateur, while I can transmit my own TV pictures, should I wish to receive those of another Amateur, I have to buy a licence from the BBC first. Why ??
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The BBC isn't a 'special case'. It hasn't been since Independant television started back in the 50s and I find it quite disgisting that I am forced to contribute to Gary Linakers salary just so that I can watch Sky Arts, PBS America and GB news. Those who want the BBC should be the only ones paying for it. I don't. I don't like their patronising attitude and selective news posts and would be quite happy to see it disappear altogether. What I am unhappy about is that I am continuously forced to pay for it. It would be sacrilege to load it onto broadband which is now as much a public utility as gas, water, and electricity.
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My LG TV is a 55in oled less than 2 years old. Freeview channel 100 will not stream some of the programs offered. It appears that none of the PBS America offerings will stream despite being in the schedule. When a program is selected the adverts run, then after a few seconds of rotating dots the legend appears ' this cannot be broadcast at this time, please try later'. I've been trying later now for several weeks but the problem persists Other programs I have accessed on the Channel seem to work ok. The problem appears confined to PBS America who have reported it to Freeview, who claim to be investigating.
Any ideas will be gratefully received and tried.
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Thanks for the info Chris. I will try a the things you have come up with. Once I have a solution I will post it on here. haven't checked since before the w/e, so it might now be resolved. All software and app updates are done automatically following every switch on.
Cheers
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Further to my earlier posts, I have now downloaded the PBS app and tried accessing directly using that. I'm afraid it has identical problems to that of access via Freeview. Everything displays and a particular programme can be selected. However, once the adverts have run the rotating dots appear for about ten seconds and then the statement comes up that the item 'cannot be run at this time ,please try later'. If nothing else it rules out the Freeview 100 system as the culprit. It seems to be a problem inherent with LG TVs, or is it just mine?
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Chris
Further to my last. LG and/or freeview appear to have got there act together. Following the last updates, I am now able to watch PBS videos either directly or via Channel 100. The only problem I still have is that the particular item I wanted to watch is no longer in the programming schedule.
C'est la vie
Simon
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Sunday 30 August 2015 10:52PM
I have tried a full reset now several times. All channels are satisfactory except those from the highest frequency mux (682mhz) C47 com 6, which covers Yesterday, Aljazeera and Russia today plus a few more I rarely watch. These signals are either very blockie or so poor that they often just display the 'no signal' logo.
According to the field strength meter built into the box this mux is only a couple of percent below the other two lo power muxes so why is reception either very bad or sometmes non existant, just from this mux.
Post code is SY5 5AN