Digital TV Tuning
Dec 30th 2006, 1:59 am
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Digital TV Tuning
Hey all,
We brought our TV over from the UK, it's a Sony Bravia LCD KDLV40A12U. Now, it has a built in digital decoder, and I was prepared to have sound issues, but it works perfectly, sound and all.
Trouble is, I only get 1 channel. When I connect my laptop with a little USB tuner and set it to Australian, I pick up more channels. It's kinda like the TV does not have such a full scan pattern, thinking maybe it is still in the UK ? Dont understand why it picks up the 1 channel though.
I could just go and buy a set top box, but dont want to waste money, the TV must be able to do it. I am gonna search the web for like an engineers menu for the TV, but just wanted to know if anyone has been through the same loop already.
Cheers
We brought our TV over from the UK, it's a Sony Bravia LCD KDLV40A12U. Now, it has a built in digital decoder, and I was prepared to have sound issues, but it works perfectly, sound and all.
Trouble is, I only get 1 channel. When I connect my laptop with a little USB tuner and set it to Australian, I pick up more channels. It's kinda like the TV does not have such a full scan pattern, thinking maybe it is still in the UK ? Dont understand why it picks up the 1 channel though.
I could just go and buy a set top box, but dont want to waste money, the TV must be able to do it. I am gonna search the web for like an engineers menu for the TV, but just wanted to know if anyone has been through the same loop already.
Cheers
Dec 30th 2006, 6:49 am
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Re: Digital TV Tuning
Just for info, I have now found out.
Digital TV tuners dont work over here. You will only get SBS, which is all I got. Unless you can change the region settings, and on Sony you cant, you have to buy a set top box, or find a repair shop that can reload the Aus software onto the TV.
And there was me thinking sound would be the issue ! That works bloody fine.
Digital TV tuners dont work over here. You will only get SBS, which is all I got. Unless you can change the region settings, and on Sony you cant, you have to buy a set top box, or find a repair shop that can reload the Aus software onto the TV.
And there was me thinking sound would be the issue ! That works bloody fine.
