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  • carladgraves
    Newbie
    • Dec 2010
    • 2
    #1

    Please help with TV problem :)

    We have a virgin cable box downstairs, and a cable relaying the picture upstairs (i can only watch what is on downstairs not other channels). I have just bought a tv with intergrated freeview, and i can't receive freeview in my area (couldnt find any tvs without it!!!). Was hoping that i could just plug the tv into the cable again but its not working, and it just says no signal?!? Am i doing something wrong? or will it not work because theres freeview on it? please help!
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    • cactikid
      V.I.P. Member
      • Sep 2008
      • 12017
      #2
      does freeview not work with an aerial on roof,as its not a virgin feed you use.most other boxes/freeview use an aerial on roof
      the whole of uk should have switched over google freeview

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        • carladgraves
          Newbie
          • Dec 2010
          • 2
          #3
          no im in the 1% of the country that cant get freeview iv rung them and asked and its not available in my area

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            • cactikid
              V.I.P. Member
              • Sep 2008
              • 12017
              #4
              pity you cant switch tv for one with sat .then all you need is a dish,looked into a kryptview780 works on a cable feed + broadband?

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                • Ernie_C
                  Member
                  • May 2010
                  • 41
                  #5
                  Originally posted by carladgraves
                  We have a virgin cable box downstairs, and a cable relaying the picture upstairs (i can only watch what is on downstairs not other channels). I have just bought a tv with intergrated freeview, and i can't receive freeview in my area (couldnt find any tvs without it!!!). Was hoping that i could just plug the tv into the cable again but its not working, and it just says no signal?!? Am i doing something wrong? or will it not work because theres freeview on it? please help!
                  Your upstairs TV was previously getting an RF or analogue signal from the cable box.

                  Your new TV needs a digital (DVB-T) signal which you can only get from an external aerial.

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                    • SatSearching
                      V.I.P. Member
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 447
                      #6
                      Your cable box and tv should have scart sockets?

                      If so, you can use a scart sender kit (wireless). Maplin do one for about ?40.

                      SS

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                        • Carew6
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                          • Mar 2010
                          • 212
                          #7
                          Your new TV should still have an Analogue tuner built-in as well, so look on the remote for a button marked TV/DTV or similar to select between Analogue and Digital. If the output of the Virgin box has not already been tuned in then you will have to run the installation routine from the menu system making sure the Virgin box is switched on at the time.

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