Receiving ITV4 ??

By: John Green - 23rd September 2015 at 20:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Tony,

Just tried both stations - no joy. 120 reverts to 90 and 206 nothing. I've recalibrated what's available several times.

By: John Green - 23rd September 2015 at 21:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Not on either of my teles. If I select 24 it reverts to 23 !

By: John Green - 24th September 2015 at 10:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Rescan the channels?

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/08/itv-changes-on-freeview-25th-august-2015.html

Moggy

Yes, I knew about the changeover on the 25th Aug. so I did rescan three times, but I'll give it another go.

By: John Green - 24th September 2015 at 11:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Well, I'm at my wits end. Did another scan but, no joy. Possibly due to a 'blocked' postcode ?

By: John Green - 24th September 2015 at 18:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Tony,

Thanks for those links. The 'Now TV box' looks the way to go and the explanation and review even I could understand. Looks like a visit - deep joy - to my local friendly Curry's beckons. I'll let you know.

Paul.

One of my first moves was to Google 'can't get ITV4'. Some of the comments went back to 2007 ! I followed various bits of advice but got nowhere. One thing I did remember from somewhere was that HD Ready which describes my TVs doesn't mean I'm receiving HD unless you're connected thru' a Freeview box.

Moggy,

Yes. With this in mind, I enrolled with ITVplayer and BBCplayer. So far as rugby is concerned I can only view after the event which in some cases is ok. Perhaps there is another level of service which is available realtime. The drawback with this system is the size of the screen and therefore the picture.

Thanks chaps for all your helpful suggestions. I'm really not up to speed with whats available.

By: John Green - 25th September 2015 at 14:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Charlie,

I'm sure I'm accessing only 'catch up'. Somehow I've missed 'realtime'.

Tony

Many thanks again for these other links.

By: John Green - 30th September 2015 at 11:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Paul, yes, thank you. As of yesterday evening. ITV4 via Namibia v Tonga burst lifelike onto my TV !

Now for a confession. If this invites the forums collective scorn then it is no more than I deserve. I was invited to give a witness statement at my local version of the Star Chamber aka Mrs. G.

I've laboured under many delusions in my varied life but, none it appears as delusional as the belief that I, at some time in the past, had bought a Freeview box which, at the insistence of Mrs. G and upon examination, proved to be a DVD box.

I did comment earlier that I really wasn't up to speed !

The shame was too much. Glueing on a false beard and waiting till after dark, I shot off to Tesco and bought a Freeview after carefully checking what it said on the box.

Bingo, in business tho' I note that the High Definition bit seems to be absent. My TV is marked 'HD Ready'.

Do not tell me I've bought the wrong TV.