TV aerial guide price
Discussion
Am about to sack off Virgin Media after they are hiking the price another £4/month yet again. Am happy to go to freeview as I find we hardly ever watch the cable only channels, and I can get iplayer etc via the internet.
Only issue is that the aerial on the roof either has a wiring issue or is just too old to get a decent signal with digital- can't get a picture at all via the coax that's supposedly connected to it.
Doesn't help that we live at the bottom of a valley.
Before I start ringing round for a guy to come and fit a shiny new aerial on the roof what's a rough price I should be expecting for a half decent antenna, possibly on an extended pole (all my neighbours seem to have them)? would be useful to have a socket in 2 or 3 rooms so I guess I'd need some sort of amplifier type setup.
Any brand aerials I should be looking for are all they all much of a muchness?
Only issue is that the aerial on the roof either has a wiring issue or is just too old to get a decent signal with digital- can't get a picture at all via the coax that's supposedly connected to it.
Doesn't help that we live at the bottom of a valley.
Before I start ringing round for a guy to come and fit a shiny new aerial on the roof what's a rough price I should be expecting for a half decent antenna, possibly on an extended pole (all my neighbours seem to have them)? would be useful to have a socket in 2 or 3 rooms so I guess I'd need some sort of amplifier type setup.
Any brand aerials I should be looking for are all they all much of a muchness?
thanks both.
Hadn't considered Freesat, good shout. Those Humax boxes look good, I like that they can connect to a NAS, will make viewing home videos easier. Decent channel list too, most of what we watch at the moment on Virgin is covered on there.
I expect getting a satellite dish fitted is a similar cost to a new aerial?
Having said that I still have to go through seeing if VM will offer me a decent deal or not.
Hadn't considered Freesat, good shout. Those Humax boxes look good, I like that they can connect to a NAS, will make viewing home videos easier. Decent channel list too, most of what we watch at the moment on Virgin is covered on there.
I expect getting a satellite dish fitted is a similar cost to a new aerial?
Having said that I still have to go through seeing if VM will offer me a decent deal or not.
Edited by lufbramatt on Thursday 24th August 14:20
We are close to Bluebell Hill although looking around houses where I live, some aerials seem to be pointing at Crystal Palace. as said though we are in a valley so may be in a bit of a shadow despite only being about 2 miles from the transmitter.
However, having spoken to Virgin media, turns out they do a basic tv package which is equivalent to freeview so have dropped down to that and taken a chunk off my monthly bill and getting a new v6 box in the post. not quite as cheap as internet+phone only but will save the cost of getting an aerial fitted.
May still go down that route in the future though if/when they start taking the p again.
However, having spoken to Virgin media, turns out they do a basic tv package which is equivalent to freeview so have dropped down to that and taken a chunk off my monthly bill and getting a new v6 box in the post. not quite as cheap as internet+phone only but will save the cost of getting an aerial fitted.
May still go down that route in the future though if/when they start taking the p again.
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