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[Auto Addict]

Why doesn't it find any HD channels?

[s7eve v6 24v]

have you paid for the hd channels like on a sky package?

[Jimbob]

or have you got freeview HD Decoder?  and are there any HD channels broadcast in your area? (have you had digital switchover yet?)

[Auto Addict]

or have you got freeview HD Decoder?  and are there any HD channels broadcast in your area? (have you had digital switchover yet?)

My Humax HDR lists HD channels (freeview) but the TV doesn't.

[Marks DTM Calib]

The TV will only find them if it has a HD tuner.

And given its HD ready hints at it beinga  few years old so it wont have a HD tuner.

Also, given its HD ready and not full HD also tells its its not actualy a HD TV

[Martin_1962]

Why doesn't it find any HD channels?

No HD tuner in TV
or
No HD broadcsts from your transmitter

[Martin_1962]

or have you got freeview HD Decoder?  and are there any HD channels broadcast in your area? (have you had digital switchover yet?)

My Humax HDR lists HD channels (freeview) but the TV doesn't.

HDR is Freesat

[Auto Addict]

The TV will only find them if it has a HD tuner.

And given its HD ready hints at it beinga  few years old so it wont have a HD tuner.

Also, given its HD ready and not full HD also tells its its not actualy a HD TV

Thank you.

[Marks DTM Calib]

HD Ready was a title put on TV's that were NOT full HD as a marketing ploy

I guess if you badged them not HD, HDish or left the HD off then they would not have sold.

Most can take a full HD input but will down scale it to HDish.....which is all that is transmitted on Sky and Freeview anyway.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Our Panasonic has full HD freeview. We constantly loose the picture due to a poor signal.... . Our next door neighbour has paid for a huge new arial....because of the piss poor reception. Not sure if this will solve the problem.

[Marks DTM Calib]

In your case Opti I see a few challenges.

Your pretty close to the Belmont Transmitter yet a good hop from the Waltham transmitter so it depends if you want Yorkshire or East Midlands TV

Your close to a road so may suffer from multipath transmission issues, particularly if the coax is old/poor quality and the aerial is a basic 4 quid contract job. This may be your major issue hence why it drops out sometimes (as a lorry passes for example)

I would expect good coax and a good log antenna pointing towards Belmont would work very well for you.

If going for Waltham than a high mast and a big log antenna may be needed or even a large tri beam yagi plus good coax

[ninjapirate]

I barely get any channels on freeview it sucks as i only have sky on one room. spose i will have to get multiroom but will prob sell the house before that happens lol i do have an ariel but its in the loft, not convinced its the best place for it 

[Andy B]

....
 i do have an ariel but its in the loft, not convinced its the best place for it 

You're right, it'd be better off on the road .......  ariel 

[ninjapirate]

wish i had that in my loft haha wouldnt give a stuff about freeview channels then!

[Taxi_Driver]

HD Ready was a title put on TV's that were NOT full HD as a marketing ploy

I guess if you badged them not HD, HDish or left the HD off then they would not have sold.

Most can take a full HD input but will down scale it to HDish.....which is all that is transmitted on Sky and Freeview anyway.

My TV has an integrated HD Freeview tuner....that displays 1080i briefly when i switch to a HD freeview channel