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BBC FTA using a 'non-Sky' box
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<blockquote data-quote="Nick123" data-source="post: 18418" data-attributes="member: 175765"><p>Rolf,</p><p>I'm in Paris: it seems that the change is good news for some ex-pats, who are well in the 2D footprint, but very bad news for others that are out of it. </p><p>I generally only watch BBC/ITV, so the change saves me having to buy a second Sky box (one isn't enough - I have four children!).</p><p>On my FTA digital box that I just purchased, I get "Going Places" (which I understand is the main FTA test for 2D) with a signal quality of 96% (80cm dish), and of course have no problem at all on the Sky Box for ITV. </p><p>I actually find I get a better signal quality on 2D than 2A!</p><p>I hope your French relations are in a similar area, as I guess the signal drops off rapidly the more south you go.</p><p>One further quesion: I have an old TV connected to the FTA box, and if I view a 16:9 broadcast such as S4C everything is squashed up. I have to change the digibox menu from 4:3 to 16:9, then change the TV to 'letterbox mode' in order to get the correct proportions. I assume I'll have the same problem when BBC starts, as it is all 16:9 format as far as I am aware. Can I get round this problem by updating my TV set? - or is the problem with my cheap FTA box (Worldsat - it cost 129 Euros).</p><p>Many thanks in advance for your help. </p><p>Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nick123, post: 18418, member: 175765"] Rolf, I'm in Paris: it seems that the change is good news for some ex-pats, who are well in the 2D footprint, but very bad news for others that are out of it. I generally only watch BBC/ITV, so the change saves me having to buy a second Sky box (one isn't enough - I have four children!). On my FTA digital box that I just purchased, I get "Going Places" (which I understand is the main FTA test for 2D) with a signal quality of 96% (80cm dish), and of course have no problem at all on the Sky Box for ITV. I actually find I get a better signal quality on 2D than 2A! I hope your French relations are in a similar area, as I guess the signal drops off rapidly the more south you go. One further quesion: I have an old TV connected to the FTA box, and if I view a 16:9 broadcast such as S4C everything is squashed up. I have to change the digibox menu from 4:3 to 16:9, then change the TV to 'letterbox mode' in order to get the correct proportions. I assume I'll have the same problem when BBC starts, as it is all 16:9 format as far as I am aware. Can I get round this problem by updating my TV set? - or is the problem with my cheap FTA box (Worldsat - it cost 129 Euros). Many thanks in advance for your help. Nick [/QUOTE]
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