Maxmann Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 HAVE GOT TO HAVE TWO DIGITAL BOXS NOW THAT WE HAVE GONE DIGITAL, ANYBODY KNOW WHO IS DOING THE BEST PRICE LOCALLY? ALSO WHAT SIZE ARE THEY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee54 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 HAVE GOT TO HAVE TWO DIGITAL BOXS NOW THAT WE HAVE GONE DIGITAL, ANYBODY KNOW WHO IS DOING THE BEST PRICE LOCALLY?ALSO WHAT SIZE ARE THEY? TESCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 tesco's, they have them in douglas http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-7094.aspx edit; beat me. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_kitty Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Got mine from Tesco,just your box standard box but is very easy to set up and i get a perfect picture. They are £16.99 if i remember rightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibaba Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Please don't shop in Tesco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Please don't shop in Tesco. *heads for Tesco* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I got one of those cheap and a bit nasty digiboxes at Tesco. The new digital signal is very good, big improvement on the old. But the analogue signal that is bounced on to the tv from the box is dreadful, barely watchable. I therefore have to change cables in order to watch the analogue stations. It's going to be a tiresome month, can't they hurry it up a bit? I'd rather have my original four channels than the shite kiddy telly and news that I've been given. (against my wishes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikydu Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 was in tesco's this afternoon they have sold out of freeview boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 The Mrs liked the look of my box, and dropped it. It's in bits. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Someone didn't think this whole thing through very well if this isn't the case (assuming it's not him for not reading the instructions of course....). You could just fit a 3 quid coax splitter: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-00043159-Coax...r/dp/B00006JAPW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I therefore have to change cables in order to watch the analogue stations. It's going to be a tiresome month, can't they hurry it up a bit? I'd rather have my original four channels than the shite kiddy telly and news that I've been given. (against my wishes). My brother just rang me to tell me the same thing about his set top box (one of these), as he's really pissed off about it. He can't get to the back of his telly easily so it's quite a chore to switch the aerial cable over between the digibox and the telly, depending on what channel he wants to watch. Don't these things pass the signal through somehow from the aerial so you can still receive analogue signal as well during the interim period? Someone didn't think this whole thing through very well if this isn't the case (assuming it's not him for not reading the instructions of course....). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bawden Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 City Electrical Factors at Middle River Industrial Estate in Douglas (by Douglas Amenity Site and Pully Golf Course Club House) are doing freeview boxes for £25 + vat, apparently they are quite good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Someone didn't think this whole thing through very well if this isn't the case (assuming it's not him for not reading the instructions of course....). You could just fit a 3 quid coax splitter: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-00043159-Coax...r/dp/B00006JAPW Cheers Slim - I told him already that I have one he can have and can make up the extra cables he'd need if he wants to come and get the bits off me. He's very busy though and his mrs is about to give birth though so I suspect it's not massively high on his list of priorities. I'll end up doing it for him and that's fine. I've just found a page here which seems to suggest that if you simply switch off the set top box, the analogue signal will work still. Unless I've misread that. It's been a difficult day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Just wondering actually seeing as I have a nice 32" samsung that is currently used as a monitor for the PS3 & PC, I may as well get an aerial for that. I know you can get little indoor ones dirt cheap like this one but does anyone know if something like that would work ok over here? I'm in Port Erin so I'd hope that would count as a 'strong' signal area, but even then I know that the design of the antenna makes a huge difference. If anyone could recommend a small indoor dtv antenna that works well from their own experience I'd be interested to know. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I therefore have to change cables in order to watch the analogue stations. It's going to be a tiresome month, can't they hurry it up a bit? I'd rather have my original four channels than the shite kiddy telly and news that I've been given. (against my wishes). My brother just rang me to tell me the same thing about his set top box (one of these), as he's really pissed off about it. He can't get to the back of his telly easily so it's quite a chore to switch the aerial cable over between the digibox and the telly, depending on what channel he wants to watch. Don't these things pass the signal through somehow from the aerial so you can still receive analogue signal as well during the interim period? Someone didn't think this whole thing through very well if this isn't the case (assuming it's not him for not reading the instructions of course....). you have to have the box switced on ( green light on ) for the analogue signal to pass through it. PIA, i had a video recoder years ago that was the same. shit design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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