No freeview HD channels

[Vince72TieMan]

Hi

I hope I posted this in the right place, as I couldn't see any free view areas of the forum.

I will soon be getting a Skybox, but in the few weeks until then I have been using my Samsung PS43F4500 for free view channels. It is supposed to support inbuilt free view HD, yet I cant for the life of me get any HD channels at all from the scan. I have used the normal TV port on the wall to the communal aerial, and even connected it to the Sat1/Sat2 ports and still cant get any free view HD channels. The free view postcode advisor pages where you input your postcode all say I should be able to get the HD channels (BBC1 HD etc), but I dont

So the TV specs say it can get free view HD, the postcode says I should get HD signals, but I cant get them. Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks
Vin

[markwi]

I assume you can get SD channels?Do your neighbours get HD channels?You may be better off posting on another site as I can't see anywhere on here for Freeview enquires but see what comes up.

[Hadron]

Are you sure that it has a built-in HD tuner?

There's nothing on Samsung's website to say that this model has an HD freeview tuner.

[Vince72TieMan]

Cheers guys. Yeah I can get the normal channels, just not the HD ones Mark. Hadron, Im not certain it does, and I am thinking maybe it has just normal freeview. I am getting conflicting information regarding whether its Freeview or Freeview HD. On Amazon its claiming it is HD freeview, on other sites just freeview, Samsung dont even mention it that I can see.

[markwi]

If you scroll down on this link it gives the specs of various models: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-PS43.../dp/B00BN8AEIQ .The 4500 is HD Ready and has Freeview HD. Must admit I've never used a Freeview tv but I can't imagine you have to do anything different to get HD channels??

Correction: If you look at the link more closely you see the 4500 plasma,43" is HD Ready but only has a Freeview tuner.

[digicon]

The 43" F4500 is Just Freeview Only and does not support Freeview HD, Although the Specification does say its HD ready which means its pixel area is 1024 x 768 it will support 1080i and 720p.

Just for information there are a few manufacturers now including Samsung,LG,Sharp etc.. that make HD ready LCD's with a FreeviewHD tuner built in sadly though yours is not one of them

[Vince72TieMan]

Thanks again lads. I'm glad its sorted now, I'm not up or down about it not being freeview HD, as at least I know the problem now and dont have to work out what the problem is. When I had sky the HD channels played no worries, so when I get a skybox I should be good to go!
Thanks again for replies
Vin

[cactikid]

no.do more research on skyboxes with all those problems.

[Vince72TieMan]

no.do more research on skyboxes with all those problems.

Ah ffs I just ordered one . Magic!

EDIT: Got it today, scanned, got the HD channels. I noticed no problems...so far.