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Re: [LUG] Freeview cards & Linux

 

Paul Weaver wrote:

> BBC broadcast on 2 of the 6 muxes, however many more of the channels on DTT
> are free to air, including ITV. It sounds like an ariel issue to me,
> unless you have to specify whcih UHF channels to listen on.
> 
> Your DTT card should pick up every channel, even the scrambled ones like
> UK Gold.

Agreed. IME PC DVB-T cards are far less tolerant of poor signal quality
than your average freeview box, sometimes to the point where they just
won't pick up a signal that a freeview box has no trouble with.

James

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