channel 10 HD

[bogan_bob]

bought myself a nice new LCD tv the other day, full hd, 1080p, digital tv tuner and what ever other crap they have these days. Im enjoying it, but channel 10 is pissing me off.

Who else has has digital tv? Do you have problems with channel 10s (hd and digital) being stop-start, cutting out etc? all other channels are fine, its just channel 10, it makes me angry.....

[acidmax]

I have a Panasonic 1080p lcd with built in HD tuner and not a problem on any channel

[wombat]

it's the difference between Analog and Digital signals. Analog goes fuzzy/snowy and half works when it's fading out. Digital works - or doesn't. There's no middle ground.

I'd say your 10HD signal strength is a bit shaky.

[noss]

i dont have any problems with any channel either.. but abc is by far the best purely because their extra channels actually have different content on them which is awesome.

as for your issues with ch10 stopping and starting it will be because of a poor signal, thats how digital is, its either on or off basically, rather than great or fuzzy.. particularly if you're using and indoor antenna, the way the antenna is steup for say channel 9, might not be optimum for channel 10.. external antenna is the way to go.. if you're using an external one, then i dont know..

edit: wombat beat me.

[slim]

i dont have any problems with any channel either.. but abc is by far the best purely because their extra channels actually have different content on them which is awesome.

But to show Nascar all weekend. i get bored after the 3rd turn

I'ld say its just the antenna, but then again the antenna im on is old ( approx 20 yrs)

[Luke]

Yeah definately the antenna. CH10 and CH10HD will have the same signal strength, they are both broadcast on the same frequency. They are actually on CH11 here in SA because Analog 10 is on CH10. You need to make sure your antenna is designed to pick up ch11, most antennas are. Where I'm living at the momment (Klemzig), Im just using a piece of wire and it works fine lol. What brand is your TV?? Is the tuner built in, some brands will do a better job of decoding the signal better than others, and its generally the brands like sony and panasonic that do a shithouse job. Try lining your antenna up with mount lofty better if you havent already, does wonders.

[mozza]

But to show Nascar all weekend. i get bored after the 3rd turn

yeh but by the 4th there's a massive crash and theres piece of american shit going everywhere.

I dont have a problem with mine either...

[Kranzy]

I have issues with channel 10 too.

We lost signal with 45sec to go in the afl grand final between westcoast and sydney when there was like 4 points the margin. Very unimpressed with it.

[Sticky]

Ive never had any issues with 10HD, if it cuts out, the only thing it will be is antenna signal

[noss]

actually a friend at work lives in a complex and the antennas are shared between all the units in his block.. so say for example each block has 10 units in it, thats 10 tv's sharing the one antenna..

now, he gets perfect tv all day every day, until the cricket is on.. when the ashes were on, he absolutely could not get channel 9. every other channel was fine, but he couldnt get 9. as soon as the cricket was over, he could get channel 9 again.

i've never heard of anything like that happening before, but its just a thought that, if say you're sharing your antenna with a few other tv's in the house, or if you are in a block of units with a shared antenna, then maybe there are issues with how much of a signal the antenna or cable can handle?

i think it sounds pretty silly, but i suppose its a possibility.. cause thats the only thing we could come up with for my mate and the cricket..

solution for my mate.. watch the cricket at the pub 

[Abaddon]

I had a similar problem with channel 7.

Turned out to be the cable I was using between the box and the wall (it was brand new but f*@ked) changed that over and then everything was sweet.

Moral is to never assume that anything works properly (test everything)

[pedro666]

it is a similar problem when they phased out analouge mobys. the stations dont have to broardcast at a specitic singal strength yaet , so they dont. i dont have that problem cause i luckily have both urban and rural channels.

[bogan_bob]

hmmm. The external arial on the house is perfectly lined up with Lofty, never had any dramas before, theres only 3 tvs running off it (we have some signal amplifer or some garbage installed as well).

The TV is a samsung, it did all the tuning itself.

Its not really cutting out, its just gets jumpy and pixelated for a couple of seconds, the sound cuts out as well, if that makes sense

BTW channel 10 digital and 10HD do have different programming sometimes, but yea, ABC 1 and 2 are the better selections - god, i feel old already

[BILL*69]

dion, im PRETTY sure my dads 10HD is a bit iffy sometimes too... but he opts to just live with it

[Luke]

It's the reception, and there is no way 10HD can be iffy and 10SD not, they are on the same frequency.

[SAIUN]

It's the reception, and there is no way 10HD can be iffy and 10SD not, they are on the same frequency.

10HD stutters for me. Plays at about 10 frames per second (judging by eye). 10SD plays better, but also less than normal (about 15-20fps). There's a noticeable difference.

And it's got nothing to do with it being HD. I can't spot any differences between the standard def and high def 9, SBS and ABC digital channels (even though none of them are 1080i).

[pedro666]

i have had 3 hdstb a dgtec ,teac and topfield. topfield is the best doesn't fragment at all. you may be able to upgrade the software/firmware but i am not curtain with hd recievers built in, but may help. you can also overboost the signal causing it to break up also.

[noss]

yeh check/play with the amplifier settings.. my gf's dad has used a cheapo set top box and also a sony hd recorder that i bought him.. on both, some channels would break up and even completely cut out like there was no signal when the amplifier was set too high.. he now has it just right and all channels are equally full of awesome.

[bogan_bob]

cheers guys, will look into it more this weekend