Freeviw Box/Tv Reception

[porkchop]

Our TV does not have an in built satellite receiver. I live within 10 miles of the nearest transmitter mast, on a fine day i can actually see the transmitter. Would a Freeview box plus an indoor aerial be sufficient to get basic TV coverage or would i have to get an outdoor aerial. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Gettingonabit]

I also can also see our transmitter. About 8 miles as the crow flies. Our bedroom TV which is in direct line literally runs off a length of loose aerial wire. The downstairs TV on the opposite side of the house runs off a roof aerial, although running it from an indoor aerial wasn't too bad. It's just neater having the single cable from the roof. Hope this helps.

[Gettingonabit]

I should add we used to run the Humax box exactly the same way in the bedroom.

[Buenchico]

>>> Our TV does not have an in built satellite receiver

I'm assuming that 'satellite receiver', in that sentence, should actually be 'Freeview tuner'. (Otherwise I'm lost, as the rest of your post seems to have nothing at all to do with signals from satellites!).

The standard that broadcast engineers always work too is that terrestrial TV signals should be strong enough to afford good reception to anyone in the relevant are who is using an outdoor aerial. (i.e. it's never their intention to provide good enough signals for use with indoor aerials). So there can never be any guarantees when it comes to using set-top (or similar) aerials.

However, given that you've got an unobstructed line of sight to the transmitter, you will probably be able to do what you're proposing as long as you use a decent amplified indoor aerial, such as this one: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9588530

[Buenchico]

PS: Any telly that hasn't got a Freeview tuner (or, unusually, a Freesat one) built into it must almost certainly be over a quarter of a century old. Are you sure that it's not got a Freeview tuner?

[Hopkirk]

Chris, it hasn't got a built in satellite receiver. Makes perfect sense to me.

[Gromit]

Assuming you have broadband, your best option would be to dispense with aerials altogether.
Buy an Amazon Firestick for £25, and stream everything live or on catchup in high quality definition.

[barry1010]

If the TV hasn't got built in freeview it certainly can't show TV in HD whatever the source. Time for a new TV. Internet TV is great until your broadband goes down

[Buenchico]

>>> Chris, it hasn't got a built in satellite receiver. Makes perfect sense to me

I agree that, in itself, the relevant sentence makes perfect sense.

However Porkchop's post then goes on to refer solely to terrestrial transmissions, implying that his TV set also lacks a Freeview tuner (and thus necessitating the use of a set-top box).

[porkchop]

Thanks. Its true, the TV i mention does not have an inbuilt Freeview tuner. This TV is upstairs and this is the one i am enquiring regarding getting a Freeview box and an indoor aerial. Our Main TV is downstairs and we get full coverage with a Virgin Broadband/TV/Phone bundle.

[barry1010]

Porkchop, if you are out of contract with Virgin haggle for a good deal and see if they will give you a second box for the upstairs TV. You might get one for no extra cost