TV aeriel - funny story
Sep 14th 2011, 5:18 am
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TV aeriel - funny story
This is different from the usual "Will my tv work in NZ?" 
it's actually "why wont my NZ purchased tv work in NZ?"
Basically, I decided after 3 years of being here, to upgrade to a 'modern tv' with Freeview built in. Got myself a bargain set and tuned it in. Hmm, it didn't pick up the Freeview channels
. The shop where I bought it told me that I probably had the wrong aerial so I contacted a local company who came to sort it out.
It turned out that I had the correct UHF aerial but what I didn't have was a dedicated power supply that switches the Freeview part on! Previous homeowners must have taken it with them for some reason!
Now I have a new power supply and can watch Freeview - which is just extra channels of rubbish
So instead of spending hundreds of $$$ on a new aerial, I spent $40 on a power supply!
Sorted!
it's actually "why wont my NZ purchased tv work in NZ?"Basically, I decided after 3 years of being here, to upgrade to a 'modern tv' with Freeview built in. Got myself a bargain set and tuned it in. Hmm, it didn't pick up the Freeview channels
. The shop where I bought it told me that I probably had the wrong aerial so I contacted a local company who came to sort it out. It turned out that I had the correct UHF aerial but what I didn't have was a dedicated power supply that switches the Freeview part on! Previous homeowners must have taken it with them for some reason!
Now I have a new power supply and can watch Freeview - which is just extra channels of rubbish
So instead of spending hundreds of $$$ on a new aerial, I spent $40 on a power supply!Sorted!
