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     paul r New member Username: Pr1970 Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2011 |
Hi All Have just arrived in Argentina.My first post! We came here with a Sony LCD TV we`ve owned in the UK for a few years and I`m having problems setting it up with cable vision. They have just an RF Aerial lead for the cable and you have to tune in the channels but whilst I can see the picture its really bad and theres no sound. I`m wondering if the TV doesnt cover the frequencies the cable TV needs. I`ve tried manually tuning the frequency but I can`t get a decent picture. Has anyone done something similar ie bringing a TV from abroad to use here? Thanks Paul | ||
| Robert Gisborn Intermediate Member Username: Bgisborn Post Number: 156 Registered: 6-2006 |
Paul, if you're on cable anywhere in the world you don't select channels using tv tuner, you use the cable's own selector. The Coax input will pick up a non cable broadcast and that is what is happening in your case. When on cable you select the source input-let's say your's is Coax but I'd recommend using the AVI for simplicity and a better picture (red, white, yellow) then your tv tuner is usually set to a non existant channel-2 or 3 in the US. Your cable company should advise you on set up. If you don't use cable make sure you have a digital box if Argentina has gone digital. If Argentina is still using analog -I'm sure the UK isn't-then youe digital will not pick up these broadcasts. | ||
| paul r New member Username: Pr1970 Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2011 |
Thanks Robert. But unforunately they dont use a cable box anymore its fed free into the house via a coax cable and you tune the tv into the frequencies supplied by the cable company. I can see the different channel pictures but the quality is really poor and no sound so i think its a frequencies incompatiabilty with my TV. The option maybe to goto digital but was trying to avoid the extra expense. | ||
| Simon Fawkes Member Username: Expatba Post Number: 84 Registered: 1-2007  |
Hi Paul It could be an issue with the cable, perhaps the plug on the end has a poor connection, or there's a poor connection where your cable comes off the main trunk. If you can borrow a TV that's known to be OK from a friend or neighbour you can trace whether the problem is in the cable or your TV. If the problem is with your TV then it may be worth playing with the setup settings - e.g. PAL/NTSC, screen refresh (scan)rate etc. Whilst most modern TVs detect these automatically, sometimes they don't, and by manually setting them you may be able to get it to work. Best of luck Simon Fawkes Author, The Complete Guide To Real Estate Investment in Argentina, ISBN 1257176374,http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1257176374 | ||
| paul r New member Username: Pr1970 Post Number: 3 Registered: 4-2011 |
Thanks Simon I`ve checked the cable with another (local) tv and its fine. Tried going through all the settings changing country to allow various adjustments but its only european countries. There is a manual adjustment but it doesnt allow much variation in frequencies. I read somewhere I may need a de-modulator box to take the analogue signals and convert them to digital. Will investigate that. |
