Aerial

[simon33]

What is a Aerial upgrade.

[vehelpfulguy]

Do you mean to watch Freeview digital?

If so it means getting a new aerial if your existing one is rather old.

Your existing one MAY be OK so you could buy the Freeview box first then see what the quality is like.

[Buenchico]

As VHG says, an existing TV aerial might be good enough to receive Freeview. However, digital TV is transmitted on different frequencies to the analogue stations, so the aerial might not be as well 'matched' to the relevant frequencies. (This would mean that the aerial might not be able to 'pull in' the digital signals with sufficient strength for the Freeview receiver to be able to 'lock on' to the signals).

When a new aerial is required for Freeview, it's usually recommended that the cabling should be replaced at the same time, as 'low-loss' coaxial cable will help to ensure that the signal is not degraded between the aerial and the Freeview receiver.

Chris

[TeeGee]

I read somewhere that if you can get an acceptable Channel5 signal ( UHF channel 67/68 ) then your aerial stands a good chance of receiving Freeview.