Television - Digibox replacement

[strozzi]

My ITV Digibox has continued to receive about 6 channels but recently has started to suffer from constant interference. I understand that there is now something similar (possibly introduced by the BBC) Can anyone enlighten me please ?

[jenstar]

Well, digital television shouldn't suffer from interference, but let's skirt over that issue and just say that your digibox isn't working properly. So, on to this new thing. The Freeview consortium (which includes the BBC) has bought the rights to broadcast terrestrial digital TV after the collapse of ON/ITV Digital. The Freeview box costs �99 and you'll get all the BBC TV channels (though I think you only get BBC Parliament in a quarter-screen-sized format, for some obscure technical reason), plus ITV1, ITV2, Five and various others. Other manufacturers are now producing their own boxes which may be cheaper and will get the same channels. Basically, if you're used to getting digital television through your aerial, then Freeview is just the same thing. Though perhaps you should try checking your aerial and the connection from your ITV Digital box to the TV before you shell out for a new box. (It's probably not worth paying to have it repaired if it is broken, though.)

[strozzi]

Thanks Jenstar. By going to the Freeview website I found out how to retune my ITV Digibox to receive all the Freeview channels. I've done that and got most of the 30+ channels except the ITV ones. I understand that's a common problem and now have to find the answer.