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Freesat Box problem - Help please tecchies!



Peter Grummit

Peter Grummit

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Oct 13, 2004
6,769
Lewes
No connection message on TV through Bush Freesat box.

Freesat box appears to be working (has power, can scroll through channels). TV works ok on DVD. Dish ok as upstairs TV working off it. Have switched HDMI cables, and linked PC to TV using them so that's not the problem.

Am thinking of buying new Freesat box from Argus, as if that isn't the problem can easily take it back.

Any ideas for help much appreciated.

PG
 










Seagull on the wing

Seagull on the wing

New member
Sep 22, 2010
7,458
Hailsham
Had this problem with Youview...turned out I could only get 35 channels...instead of 212 channels...changed the ariel and it went up to 124 channels. Today an engineer is fitting in a booster and running the cable in properly to achieve 212. Watch this space.
 






pastafarian

pastafarian

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Sep 4, 2011
11,902
Sussex
presuming you have one cable from dish to upstairs TV/box and one cable from dish to box in question have you checked this cable has not just come loose.....can happen if box is moved etc when cleaning
 


Peter Grummit

Peter Grummit

Well-known member
Oct 13, 2004
6,769
Lewes
pastafarian said:
presuming you have one cable from dish to upstairs TV/box and one cable from dish to box in question have you checked this cable has not just come loose.....can happen if box is moved etc when cleaning
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Yeah, checked all the connecting cables. Doesn't sound like I've missed anything obvious. Maybe now need to decide which Freesat box to buy - ideas?!? I think there are some you can get a wifi dongle with which would be handy, to watch Netflix etc on the TV.

PG
 




pastafarian

pastafarian

Well-known member
Sep 4, 2011
11,902
Sussex
Peter Grummit said:
Yeah, checked all the connecting cables. Doesn't sound like I've missed anything obvious. Maybe now need to decide which Freesat box to buy - ideas?!? I think there are some you can get a wifi dongle with which would be handy, to watch Netflix etc on the TV.

PG
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have a look at panasonic models,many come with netflix iplayer etc already on
 










countryman

countryman

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Jun 28, 2011
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Peter Grummit said:
These look interesting, do they work as standard Freesat box from my dish too?

PG
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I've got one of the ones with iplayer on. They work as a standard freesat box, one just plugs an ethernet cable in to get iplayer. But it is useless on iplayer. The menus are very slow to load up and the programmes take ages ages to load. Then when it does eventually start playing the programme it keeps skipping bits.
 






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