Technology Thread.

[TANGODANCER]

Not your actual pc technology, but TV. Since last-week's re-tune on digital TV, one of our sets is behaving weirdly on BBC One and Two and several Freeview channels. Keep getting bars coming up and even spells of picture loss. Not long back we had a roof repair and a new ariel fitted to that set, but the guy's been back, checked it and declared it fine. Anybody else having any reception problems? The other set (the one I watch most) is fine. Weird.

When you say 'bars' what do you mean?

I wonder if for some reason it's tried to re-tune itself to the wrong transmitter?

Simply narow, short bars of different colours appearing intermittenly on the picture. Also tried re-tuning several times.

[BWFC_Insane]

Not your actual pc technology, but TV. Since last-week's re-tune on digital TV, one of our sets is behaving weirdly on BBC One and Two and several Freeview channels. Keep getting bars coming up and even spells of picture loss. Not long back we had a roof repair and a new ariel fitted to that set, but the guy's been back, checked it and declared it fine. Anybody else having any reception problems? The other set (the one I watch most) is fine. Weird.

When you say 'bars' what do you mean?

I wonder if for some reason it's tried to re-tune itself to the wrong transmitter?

Simply narow, short bars of different colours appearing intermittenly on the picture. Also tried re-tuning several times.

Have you tried doing a manual re-tune? http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/coveragechec ... l_retuning" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably won't solve it but worth a go. You put your postcode in the web link above and it talks you through it.

When you re-tuned did you do it as a 'first time installation' option if you have one?

[bobo the clown]

Not your actual pc technology, but TV. Since last-week's re-tune on digital TV, one of our sets is behaving weirdly on BBC One and Two and several Freeview channels. Keep getting bars coming up and even spells of picture loss. Not long back we had a roof repair and a new ariel fitted to that set, but the guy's been back, checked it and declared it fine. Anybody else having any reception problems? The other set (the one I watch most) is fine. Weird.

When you say 'bars' what do you mean?

I wonder if for some reason it's tried to re-tune itself to the wrong transmitter?

Simply narow, short bars of different colours appearing intermittenly on the picture. Also tried re-tuning several times.

Have you tried doing a manual re-tune? http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/coveragechec ... l_retuning" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably won't solve it but worth a go. You put your postcode in the web link above and it talks you through it.

When you re-tuned did you do it as a 'first time installation' option if you have one?

Granada/BBC N-West stopped using channels 61 & 62 and are now using 49 & 50 instead Tano. So Auto retune where you live should work that out, if it doesn't then manual retune using 49, 50, 54, 55, 58 & 59 should do the job.

[Bruce Rioja]

Dear me!!!

Tango - get a new telly bought!!

[TANGODANCER]

Thanks all. I'll give it a whirl.

Bruce, If only. Too many other things, house repairs etc, taking the money.

[BWFC_Insane]

Not your actual pc technology, but TV. Since last-week's re-tune on digital TV, one of our sets is behaving weirdly on BBC One and Two and several Freeview channels. Keep getting bars coming up and even spells of picture loss. Not long back we had a roof repair and a new ariel fitted to that set, but the guy's been back, checked it and declared it fine. Anybody else having any reception problems? The other set (the one I watch most) is fine. Weird.

When you say 'bars' what do you mean?

I wonder if for some reason it's tried to re-tune itself to the wrong transmitter?

Simply narow, short bars of different colours appearing intermittenly on the picture. Also tried re-tuning several times.

Have you tried doing a manual re-tune? http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/coveragechec ... l_retuning" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably won't solve it but worth a go. You put your postcode in the web link above and it talks you through it.

When you re-tuned did you do it as a 'first time installation' option if you have one?

Granada/BBC N-West stopped using channels 61 & 62 and are now using 49 & 50 instead Tano. So Auto retune where you live should work that out, if it doesn't then manual retune using 49, 50, 54, 55, 58 & 59 should do the job.

Yep. The instructions talk through how to do that. However as he's getting the channels but with break up, I'd suggest it's either picking up the wrong transmitter or the aerial or cabling needs re-doing. It's strange that one telly works but the other doesn't.......

[Lost Leopard Spot]

or Tango's got poltergeists. Unlikely given his advanced yearage, but some teenage totty might have moved in next door.

[TANGODANCER]

Yep. The instructions talk through how to do that. However as he's getting the channels but with break up, I'd suggest it's either picking up the wrong transmitter or the aerial or cabling needs re-doing. It's strange that one telly works but the other doesn't.......

Easily explained; seperate ariels. I'll get somebody to check the cable on the problem one when the wind dies down that is. Causing all sorts of damage around us to fence panels, gates etc, loads of branches in the roads. Big conifer blown down a few doors away. Hope it doen't get much worse.

[BWFC_Insane]

Yep. The instructions talk through how to do that. However as he's getting the channels but with break up, I'd suggest it's either picking up the wrong transmitter or the aerial or cabling needs re-doing. It's strange that one telly works but the other doesn't.......

Easily explained; seperate ariels. I'll get somebody to check the cable on the problem one when the wind dies down that is. Causing all sorts of damage around us to fence panels, gates etc, loads of branches in the roads. Big conifer blown down a few doors away. Hope it doen't get much worse.

Ahhh I see. Well I'd suggest to try the manual re-tune first. Then if not get the aerial/cabling looked at.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Or indeed wait for the wind to die down. The wind might be innocent, but it is a suspect at this stage.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Hoover, not Dyson. Dysons suck: fully plastic crap that fall apart; vortex power my arse.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Miele and Dyson I find are best. Probably not the definition of reasonably priced though. Them Henry hoovers aren't bad. There is an Italian brand, the name escapes me, but utter shite. You'd be better off with sellotape and a stick!

[Gravedigger]

TV problem? Engineering works may cause some transmitters to be offline, low powered while wok is done on them. Missus GD told me this yesterday. Below, ignore "Page not found" and put your postcode house number in the boxes on the right.

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/how_do_i_swi ... ring_works" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Annoyed Grunt]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Hoover, not Dyson. Dysons suck: fully plastic crap that fall apart; vortex power my arse.

The wife's Dyson works fine.......

[thebish]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Hoover, not Dyson. Dysons suck

that's the basic idea, I thought!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Hoover, not Dyson. Dysons suck: fully plastic crap that fall apart; vortex power my arse.

The wife's Dyson works fine.......

The wife's? careful how you answer.

Mrs Grunt's* may well be a good sucker, but Mrs Spot's has fallen apart at the very plastic seams, which makes it the second Dyson to commit hari-kiri in under four years. Meanwhile Mr Spot's industrial strength Hoover Aquamaster (which Mrs Spot refuses to use on the basis it doesn't look very fashionable ) is now about 25 years old and going strong.

[* There's something terribly wrong with having a Mrs Grunt sorry]

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Hoover, not Dyson. Dysons suck

that's the basic idea, I thought!

Well it is, but...

[Annoyed Grunt]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Hoover, not Dyson. Dysons suck: fully plastic crap that fall apart; vortex power my arse.

The wife's Dyson works fine.......

The wife's? careful how you answer.

Mrs Grunt's* may well be a good sucker, but Mrs Spot's has fallen apart at the very plastic seams, which makes it the second Dyson to commit hari-kiri in under four years. Meanwhile Mr Spot's industrial strength Hoover Aquamaster (which Mrs Spot refuses to use on the basis it doesn't look very fashionable ) is now about 25 years old and going strong.

[* There's something terribly wrong with having a Mrs Grunt sorry]

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Anyone got any good tips on a reasonably priced vacuum cleaner?

Miele and Dyson I find are best. Probably not the definition of reasonably priced though. Them Henry hoovers aren't bad. There is an Italian brand, the name escapes me, but utter shite. You'd be better off with sellotape and a stick!

I'd like to spend nearer £100 than £200, is what I'm thinking.

Anyone got any specific models they have been happy with?