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[Le Stu]

Originally Posted by Tubthumper

He could look to see which direction the outdoor aerials are pointing in?

I just had a gander and there seems to be a majority pointing approximately westward and the 'vanes,' or whatever you call them, are mostly horizontal, though that might depends on ariel type.

(@Tam o' Shantie) I'm interested in your success with this ASDA ariel myself as my roof ariel is also b0rked. How far is your abode off the ground?

[Lester Burnham]

Originally Posted by Tam o' Shantie

thanks but I already picked up an asda jobbie, 15 quid 38db boost. Picks up all ch4,more4,e4 & film four, all the stv ones and a few music channels - not having much luck with BBC so far but will probably spend more time experimenting with placement though to see what's what, I gather digital reception can be quite directional?

That's the impression I get. You're also so very lucky being in the area you're in. All the tall granite buildings are hellish for your reception. I used to have a signal booster and I found that it helped.

[Tam o' Shantie]

I got the 15 pound 38db boosted asda one. i'm on the 2nd floor of a flat just off king street. when it's windy the reception can suffer a little. note to all though, avoid the goodmans digibox that sainsbury's sell. it's fucking shit, and intermittently will receive my television remote signal, and interpret it as a channel change signal. it's like a week and a half old and already acts up like the piece of shit it is.

[Le Stu]

Apparently, Humax make the best shizzy but it costs a bit moar. I'm stuck on buying this Walmart ariel or just getting a sattelite dish...

[Le Stu]

I got a Telecam TCE2000 from Argos for a tenner. In town (King St area) 3rd floor tenement flat with a south facing window. Pointed the thing roughly at Durris and got every freeview channel after a bit of adjustment and rescanning. Slight and occasional signal breakup on the beeb channels, although that'll probably get worse in poor weather conditions.

So, it's maybe not a bad buy is basically it