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Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
Reply #120 - July 14, 2010, 10:04 PM

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Reply #121 - July 14, 2010, 10:05 PM

Quote from: J4m3z on July 14, 2010, 09:49 PM
Just checked outside and we have a satellite dish just to our flat by the looks of it. I saw another satellite dish for another flat.

You need to work out how the dish is plumbed into your flat. Try to locate the cable run, if it's not totally hidden. If the landlord was subscribed to VM, then he probably wasn't using the dish (since it would have required a separate STB, not many people bother with setups like that), it might just be leftover from an old install. Is there also an aerial anywhere outside?

Basically, you need to work out definitively what is coming in where on those sockets. I can only guess that the first image is terrestrial, and the second cable since that seems more likely given how they look and what you've told me so far. However, the sighting of a dish confuses the situation slightly. I'd probably contact your landlord or get a tech have a look in person.

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Reply #122 - July 14, 2010, 10:32 PM

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Reply #123 - July 15, 2010, 10:27 AM

Ok, latest update is this:

I went outside again to see if I could see where the cables connect up to, like you told me, thinkfree. I couldn't see anything coming out of the brickwork in the position where the sockets in the 1st picture Ferrero posted were. So scrap the 1st picture.

In the 2nd picture there was a VM box on the right, which you said you knew well, and on the left there was a random black cable going straight through the wall. I found the corresponding cables on the outside (assuming the wires hadn't crossed over inside). The cable connected to the VM box, seemed to run lower and lower so it might be connected to cables running underground? I couldn't see because there was a fence in the way (couldn't be bothered checking other side of fence lol) but, the other black cable, I found connected up to that dish.

Anyway, came back inside and what puzzled me was that the end of the black cable had an old co-ax plug on the end of it, which is usually used to connect a terrestrial antenna to TV's (or at least for the TV I have), so I thought maybe the cables had crossed over inside the wall. But no, I just realized that it had an old co-ax ADAPTOR screwed on the end of it, and when I took it off it was an F-Type! (Thanks to Ferrero for suggested there might be something screwed on the end of it!) So I plugged the F-Type into the Satellite-In socket in the TV and voila! I have Freesat! (Just watching the Open on BBC HD atm ) So it's working now...

Only problem now is the cable is too short. Can I get some kind of F-Type extension?

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Reply #124 - July 15, 2010, 10:35 AM

black dog we have the same taste on games. I love civilisation and colonisation.... one other favorite of me is Europa Universalis....

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Reply #125 - July 15, 2010, 10:42 AM

Quote from: BlackDog on July 14, 2010, 09:21 PM
Yeah Empire Earth was good.

I love Colonization personally. Not the best, but a personal favorite. Sid Meier is a genius.

Did you ever play the Total War series?

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Reply #126 - July 15, 2010, 10:43 AM

Total War is a genius series. I played Medievel and Rome but not as much as I want to. You have to dedicate yourself to it.
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Reply #127 - July 15, 2010, 10:45 AM

Quote from: BlackDog on July 15, 2010, 10:43 AM
Total War is a genius series. I played Medievel and Rome but not as much as I want to. You have to dedicate yourself to it.

True.. I've recently reinstalled Medieval 2 just so that I can play a mod and I'm fucking addicted.

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Reply #128 - July 15, 2010, 11:14 AM

Quote from: J4m3z on July 15, 2010, 10:27 AM
Ok, latest update is this:

I went outside again to see if I could see where the cables connect up to, like you told me, thinkfree. I couldn't see anything coming out of the brickwork in the position where the sockets in the 1st picture Ferrero posted were. So scrap the 1st picture.

In the 2nd picture there was a VM box on the right, which you said you knew well, and on the left there was a random black cable going straight through the wall. I found the corresponding cables on the outside (assuming the wires hadn't crossed over inside). The cable connected to the VM box, seemed to run lower and lower so it might be connected to cables running underground? I couldn't see because there was a fence in the way (couldn't be bothered checking other side of fence lol) but, the other black cable, I found connected up to that dish.

Anyway, came back inside and what puzzled me was that the end of the black cable had an old co-ax plug on the end of it, which is usually used to connect a terrestrial antenna to TV's (or at least for the TV I have), so I thought maybe the cables had crossed over inside the wall. But no, I just realized that it had an old co-ax ADAPTOR screwed on the end of it, and when I took it off it was an F-Type! (Thanks to Ferrero for suggested there might be something screwed on the end of it!) So I plugged the F-Type into the Satellite-In socket in the TV and voila! I have Freesat! (Just watching the Open on BBC HD atm ) So it's working now...

Only problem now is the cable is too short. Can I get some kind of F-Type extension?

Good work - sounds like you're in business. If you have a spare cable there you could use something like this to marry them in order to extend the length. Otherwise you can go down to Maplin (or similar store in your area) and get one made up.

Enjoy daytime TV.

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Reply #129 - July 15, 2010, 11:31 AM

Yep, that looks exactly like what I need. Just got through to our landlord and he suggested going to Maplins too. And there is one just 5 mins walk from here. Yipeeeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks a bunch to everybody who helped me choose a TV and connect it!!

Now what's the best kind of HD DVD player? Blu-Ray? That's prob next on our list. I heard the PS3 has one of the best in-built Blu-Rays going on the market.

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Reply #130 - July 15, 2010, 11:50 AM

Quote from: J4m3z on July 15, 2010, 11:31 AM
Yep, that looks exactly like what I need. Just got through to our landlord and he suggested going to Maplins too. And there is one just 5 mins walk from here. Yipeeeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks a bunch to everybody who helped me choose a TV and connect it!!

Now what's the best kind of HD DVD player? Blu-Ray? That's prob next on our list. I heard the PS3 has one of the best in-built Blu-Rays going on the market.

No worries. The PS3 is a good choice, imo. You get a decent console, BD-player and media streaming device all in one box. If you don't want to pony up the cash upfront and aren't averse to 18mo mobile contract deals then it might be worth checking out whether you can pick one up as a "free gift".

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Reply #131 - July 15, 2010, 02:31 PM

Thank you!

I've never spent so much money in such a short period of time.
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Reply #132 - July 15, 2010, 03:25 PM

Quote from: ras111 on July 15, 2010, 10:45 AM

True.. I've recently reinstalled Medieval 2 just so that I can play a mod and I'm fucking addicted.

What mod.

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Reply #133 - July 15, 2010, 03:45 PM

Broken Crescent.. Waiting for version 3 to come out... Now that I've graduated and become a social parasite (because I have no job yet) I've got plenty of time to waste and be addicted

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Reply #134 - July 15, 2010, 04:22 PM

Yeah, I used to play a lot of Rome and Medieval 2 total war mods. Fun shit.

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Reply #135 - August 21, 2012, 02:59 AM

Quote from: Ferrero on July 06, 2010, 11:22 AM
32inch,

Ferrero likes em big.

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max £400.

And is willing to pay for it.

fuck you
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