TV aerial - New house/room

Xire · 18 Apr 2013 at 12:12

Hi Guys,

I guess this is a spec me an indoor TV aerial thread.

I am moving in to a new house share in 2 weeks, but I have just found out the room doesn’t have a direct TV aerial. Does anyone use an indoor aerial? What have your results been streaming Freeview HD? I have seen so many mixed reviews and I am becoming quite sceptical now.

I know I can stream TV, but Ideally I would like to use an aerial.

A[L]C · 18 Apr 2013 at 12:17

Afaik all indoor tv aerials are pants

merlin · 18 Apr 2013 at 12:18

A[L]C;24139069 said:
all indoor tv aerials are pants

^

cm1179 · 18 Apr 2013 at 12:19

i purchased a 'Telecam TCE2000 Digital Indoor TV Aerial' and it gives a very good picture though it wont pick up all the freeview channels. i can't get dave or babestation :mad:

but i can get bbc parliament. yay.

Cosimo · 18 Apr 2013 at 12:20

Have a look here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18413240

Maybe fitting one in the loft is an option.

Syph · 18 Apr 2013 at 12:24

Xire said:
Hi Guys,

I guess this is a spec me an indoor TV aerial thread.

I am moving in to a new house share in 2 weeks, but I have just found out the room doesn’t have a direct TV aerial. Does anyone use an indoor aerial? What have your results been streaming Freeview HD? I have seen so many mixed reviews and I am becoming quite sceptical now.

I know I can stream TV, but Ideally I would like to use an aerial.

I was given a really old telescopic radio-style aerial from a fella at work to just a get a few channels. Looks like this: http://www.yeskey.com/uploadfile/z6/zftv546/fetch/TV-Antenna/TV-antenna-30.jpg

It's bunged in a cupboard and just propped up so the antenna point towards an external wall. It picks up BBC1&2 HD, ITV HD and 4HD, which I think is all the channels I can get in HD on Freeview anyway. Not too sure about the rest of the channels, but I have a decent selection as a temporary solution. Looking at the list it appears I have them all.

I would stress, I sometimes have to adjust it, but again it is only temporary and was a freebie.

I've had no joy in the past with those slim line, router-esque design ones.

bitslice · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:32

Depends on where you live, Crystal Palace or the boonies.

Back home I had a paperclip stuck in the aerial socket, perfect picture

Mr Jones · 19 Apr 2013 at 08:37

Depending on how close you are to the closest regional transmitter. My dad has a freeview telly and a poxy indoor ariel that's about 10 years old now. Still works a charm, despite the digital change over (did worry him a little).

Google "Closest TV Transmitter" and search your post code to see signal strength, if it's strong then indoor shouldn't be a problem.