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[Closed] why does my freeview digi box keep freezing?

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i thought i had better buy myself another digibox before the olympics started (as my old one had lost it's sound). tis one of these [img] http://tesco.scene7.com/is/image/tesco/206-7415_PI_TPS579084?wid=250&hei=250&$Detail$ [/img]

every so often it just freezes,and i have to unplug it/plug it back in.this has been getting worse,especially today 😡 why does it keep freezing? is there a cure?

i am almost tempted to hit it (that's how i broke the last one/the same model incidentally 😳
thanks in advance 🙂


 
Posted : 10/08/2012 9:48 pm
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Was it cheap?

I seem to remember some addage about buy cheap - buy twice?

Or your ariel isnt up to the job?

Lastly - does your's record? If so them they seem get sluggish sometimes as the computer has a lot to do.

Humax is probably the "go-to" brand ime. Google "humax direct" for ex-demo / reconditioned bargains.


 
Posted : 10/08/2012 9:54 pm
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couldashouldawoulda i think you have made some fair points there tbh.it was a cheap digibox (under £16) and i have an ariel in my bedroom (no arial socket). i'm just too tightfisted to pay for an expensive box/ariel socket fitting 😳

i can live with it tbh (the digi issue/along with the tightfistedness 😉


 
Posted : 10/08/2012 10:05 pm
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"ariel in my bedroom"

That's the problem right there.

Do you have access to your attic? Something like this for £25 (less if you shop around: it doesnt need to be "digital") should world perfectly - even under tiles if aimed correctly.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5341829/Trail/searchtext%3EAERIAL.htm


 
Posted : 10/08/2012 10:11 pm
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I have a Hummax which is great but also freezes at times. Their (excellent) support line told me that if its freezing, to re-tune it - but before you do the automatic re-tune, pull the arial lead out and let it retune (picking up no channels), then stick it back in and do a manual re-tune. Check out this site to find the channels you need to tune to for your area: [url= http://www.freeview.co.uk/_retuneinfo/_format/downloads/Manual_retuning_factsheet.pdf ]Clicky[/url]. Hope it helps - worked for me! If you decide to get another freeview box go for a Hummax, ours is 5 years old now and they still provide uk based support for it - awesome customer service!


 
Posted : 11/08/2012 5:32 pm
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I have a Hummax which is great but also freezes at times. Their (excellent) support line told me that if its freezing, to re-tune it - but before you do the automatic re-tune, pull the arial lead out and let it retune (picking up no channels), then stick it back in and do a manual re-tune. Check out this site to find the channels you need to tune to for your area: [url= http://www.freeview.co.uk/_retuneinfo/_format/downloads/Manual_retuning_factsheet.pdf ]Clicky[/url]. Hope it helps - worked for me! If you decide to get another freeview box go for a Hummax, ours is 5 years old now and they still provide uk based support for it - awesome customer service!


 
Posted : 11/08/2012 5:32 pm

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