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  1. Lucid

    DVD player sound output

    Glad that's all working for you.
  2. Lucid

    DVD player sound output

    SCART was designed to be a two-way connection, even if it wasn't always fully used. That caused no end of problems with SCART to RCA leads because it was too easy to buy a one-way wired lead, or try to get audio out from RCAs designed to send sound to the TV. The switched SCART adapters helped...
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    There's really no need to throw yourself under a bus over this. It's a storm in a tea cup. You came on a bit strong with your first post, and so you got a bit of pushback. It's not the end of the world. Plenty of us have been there, myself included.
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    Decent HDMI cable.

    As long as you're not gaming at higher than 60Hz refresh rate for 4K, then KabelDirekt High-Speed HDMI 18Gbps at £9.99 for 5m should do. It is double shielded; a foil for high frequency shielding (Ethernet and other HDMI cable emissions), and a braid shield for low frequency shielding from...
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    You've had the benefit of my advice when you had equipment issues previously, here and on another forum. I even offered to call in on you to help fix a particular problem. I haven't insulted you, but you chose the throw around insults. Okay then, John, by all means 'avoid me'. I think I'm...
  6. Lucid

    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    "To me" - your interpretation. Exactly this. You rushed to a judgement because you're being overly picky a bit of language on the bloody internet of all places. Take a chill pill, John.
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    Before you launch into a criticism of someone's post, you really should take a little time to make sure you've read it carefully. Where did I say (or write) that aerials and satellite dishes etc had to be dismantled? It's okay, I'll wait. To abandon doesn't mean that the thing has to be...
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    If you don't want to pay for a TV licence, then you must abandon any way of watching live TV. This means no TV aerial, no satellite dish+receiver, no cable TV box (Virgin), and being very careful with internet-supplied TV. Anything you watch from the same channels that are on Freeview /...
  9. Lucid

    Amp speaker connection problem

    This ^ Speakers A and Speakers B connect to the same amp channel internally. There's only one amplifier module, so A and B are parallel connections to it. It's likely you have a dry joint - a solder connection that has gone intermittent because there's a crack in the solder. The fact that you...
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    New TV Aerial

    If you already live in a strong signal area, and the room in which you plan to use the aerial faces the transmitter, and there are no significant obstructions in line of sight between the aerial and the transmitter, and it helps if its sitting next to a window, then sure, it'll look like it's...
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    New TV Aerial

    Ah, that's a different thing. Yes is the answer. Some TVs also have the option to switch off these alerts. That was handy for customers when they were doing all the channel shuffling. Honestly, no. Whatever splitter you're currently running, and that Labgear from Screwfix, are both going to...
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    New TV Aerial

    Yeah, you're right. They can, and they do. Though it's rarely ongoing for weeks or months at a time. It's relatively easy to check if there's some work on the transmitter for your local area (presuming that's what your aerial is aligned to, of course). There's the BBC tool which also predicts...
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    New TV Aerial

    "Reception" is a bit of a vague term. There's Quality (signal to noise ratio), and there's Strength which is a measure of signal level. Getting 100% strength is easy. Just bang in a load of amplification. There you go, you could say you have 100% reception, but the signal would glitch a lot if...
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    New TV Aerial

    Are you talking about improving things for the LG TV in the den if you unplug the coax feed for the HiSense TV? If so, the answer is no. The splitting loss (roughly 4dB) has already happened at the splitter. If anything, having the signal lead unterminated that goes to the HiSense TV could...
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    New TV Aerial

    We only have part of the picture (no pun intended) so it's difficult to assess whether you're having your leg lifted or if the installer has quoted you low for all the work that might be involved. There are a few factors to bear in mind that might be contributing to your current issues: - I'm...
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    Sony soundbar making insane noise

    This sounds quite like a soundbar receiving a digital signal it can't decode. What was the thing you were playing, a disc of some sort or a console game? Do you know what the audio format was?
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    Blank cassettes!!

    I can understand the present fascination with analogue in the form of vinyl records and the whole tactile nature of playing a record. For the life of me though, I'm bewildered by the resurgence in tape cassette as a format. In a world where digital media players and FLAC lossless compression...
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    Burying t/phone cable

    It seems that as a society we've moved past this. The mobile phone appears to be the replacement. IDK if the cellular network has some sort of backup power source. Maybe it does if its part of the Government's early warning system.
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    Burying t/phone cable

    Everything relating to telephony is going broadband. Old-style voice-over-copper will be a dead duck soon. https://www.bt.com/about/all-ip You won't need these old cables.
  20. Lucid

    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    And only 9 months for delivery! ( Sorry. Just teasing.)
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