Re: Dippy freeview questions

[Richard Malcolm-Smith <rich@xxxxxxx>]

White, Peter wrote:

> Putting it into standby had no effect, but I didn't try powering it
off.
> I'll be adding a DVD player early next year, so I might change the
order in
> the RF daisy-chain and see if that fixes it, unless you really think
it's a
> faulty unit(?).  I was a little surprised that it did that, but then
again,
> maybe the signal isn't everything it could be; although it's OK on
screen,
> they're in a poor Freeview area (according to the over-cautious
website and
> Currys sales 'advisor'), and the various co-ax leads that eventually
connect
> to the aerial are not exactly top spec.

Most RF passthrus add about 3dB of amplification to the passthru to make up
for
the inevitably crap cable they supply with the box, so I would expect that
it
would be alright.. try splitting it rather then using the passthrus.



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