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Sofie 'Melle' Werkers ([personal profile] bubosquared) wrote2005-03-16 11:48 am
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Still not online at home, but I did manage to get the TV working. Channel 5 is still looking rather dodgy, but I think that's common; I remember the reception for C5 being similarily dodgy when I was staying with [livejournal.com profile] elance and [livejournal.com profile] wibbble in Morningside. I did put up with the dodginess to watch CSI, watched Room 101 on the Beeb, and then made the mistake of switching back to C5 to watch the second half of CSI: Miami. Spent half an hour telling Horatio Caine to STFU. Seriously, even when I actually agree with his selfrighteousness for once, I want him to cram it sideways.

Also watched the Empire Awards. Emma plus half of the HP cast! Matt! Also, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes--wasn't there concern over when he was seen last, during the J&SB panel at Escapade? I guess this answers that question, then.

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[personal profile] wibbble 2005-03-16 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Channel 5 are (relatively) new, and don't have good transmitted coverage - and don't have the money to expand it.

We don't have watchable C5 here, either.

However: if you get digital or cable, you'll get crystal clear reception on all channels (or no reception at all).

[identity profile] bubosquared.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Not sure if I'm going to get cable at all if I can get BT+F2S at the new place, actually. Indoors aerial seems to be working well enough, and for now I'm just happy to have TV at all again.

But yeah, I figured C5 being fuzzy was normal, but thanks for confirming my suspicions. ^_^
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[personal profile] wibbble 2005-03-17 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
You should be able to get cable TV - they're totally separate. You can get digital terrestrial, though, but with just an indoor antenna the signal might not be good enough to get anything useful.

I really want to get 'top-up' digital.

[identity profile] bubosquared.livejournal.com 2005-03-17 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but then it'll just be money I don't need to spend (as opposed to paying for a package, say), so I'm putting that decision off until I have to decide.

What's "top-up" digital?
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[personal profile] wibbble 2005-03-17 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Normal digital terrestrial TV gets you the 'freeview' channels, which are the normal ones, plus ITV2, BBC3, that sort of thing. If you get a box that supports it, you can pay a monthly fee and get the 'top-up' channels, which adds T4, some Sky channels, FilmFour (I think).

I really want FilmFour.
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