We have experience picture break up and freezing ever since we went to digital. This occurs mainly in the evening and early mornings and was also mainly on the BBC TV channels. This led me to contact the BBC and ask what was wrong. They came back with a load of gumff that really did not help!!. Our aerial and booster was fitted only about 6/7 years ago but I contacted a local aerial supplier who said they would come and look at it. We live on the top of Box Hill in Surrey and suffer atmospheric problems and winds so I thought this would be a good idea. The chap came and said that although we had a GOOD signal and as we were thinking of getting a smart TV instead of our freeview TV it might be an idea to update, which we did last week. The signal is as bad as before and I am getting to the point where I could throw the TV through the window as it always seems to break up at a vital point of a programme!!!. I called the TV aerial people and although they are coming back tommorrow to have another look the young lady did point out that signal strengh could be diminished by extra use in the mornings and evenings!!. If this is the case surely something can be done at Crystal Palace to improve this as I have found out a lot of my neighbours are having the same problem!!!. Can you please tell me WHY someone thought going digital would make ordinary TV viewers lives better as it does not!!. I do not want to have SKY or any such like as I think the costs are extortinate and I think the TV licence is enough to pay!! All I want is to be able to watch the TV with NO freezing or picture break up!!. Please please look at the signal strength and improve it as living the rest of my years on BOX Hill with no proper TV is very frustrating.
Tuesday 17 September 2013 10:03AM
We have experience picture break up and freezing ever since we went to digital. This occurs mainly in the evening and early mornings and was also mainly on the BBC TV channels. This led me to contact the BBC and ask what was wrong. They came back with a load of gumff that really did not help!!. Our aerial and booster was fitted only about 6/7 years ago but I contacted a local aerial supplier who said they would come and look at it. We live on the top of Box Hill in Surrey and suffer atmospheric problems and winds so I thought this would be a good idea. The chap came and said that although we had a GOOD signal and as we were thinking of getting a smart TV instead of our freeview TV it might be an idea to update, which we did last week. The signal is as bad as before and I am getting to the point where I could throw the TV through the window as it always seems to break up at a vital point of a programme!!!. I called the TV aerial people and although they are coming back tommorrow to have another look the young lady did point out that signal strengh could be diminished by extra use in the mornings and evenings!!. If this is the case surely something can be done at Crystal Palace to improve this as I have found out a lot of my neighbours are having the same problem!!!. Can you please tell me WHY someone thought going digital would make ordinary TV viewers lives better as it does not!!. I do not want to have SKY or any such like as I think the costs are extortinate and I think the TV licence is enough to pay!! All I want is to be able to watch the TV with NO freezing or picture break up!!. Please please look at the signal strength and improve it as living the rest of my years on BOX Hill with no proper TV is very frustrating.