Re tuning Your TV, DVD equipment
If you want an urgent appointment to have your TV retuned then please get in touch on one of the following forms to book an appointment:
Gateshead
Newcastle

What Makes a TV Smart?
The main differentiator that makes a TV smarter than the rest is the ability to receive and display web content; particularly interactive media, streamed films via an internet connection, on demand content and other media covered by the phrase Web 2.0 to distinguish it from regular web content

I Don’t Have a Smart TV What are the Alternatives?
Thanks to the hdmi and usb connections available on modern flat screen TVs it’s often possible to connect a computer to your TV and use it as an extra large monitor to handle all kinds of media thanks to your computer’s processing, graphics and sound capabilities

What about Noise – Aren’t Most Computers Noisy
Many of the top end computer and graphics chips run extremely hot and require fans, heat pumps or even water cooling to dissipate heat BUT… There are a range of near silent computers running without fans and generating hardly any heat that have been specially selected for portable and TV entertainment devices

I Don’t Want A Computer System without a Remote
Most of these near silent computers capable of storing and handling most movie and music media can be controlled by a plugin remote device or mini wireless keyboard; allowing you to watch movies, record TV programmes, organise and access your music collection, check facebook, twitter, send emails and most computer activities short of playing graphics intensive games

Smart TV Installer in the North East
If you have a Smart TV and want it installed or wall mounted check out one of these links:Gateshead, Newcastle, Morpeth

True 3D
Imagine looking at a sculpture and being able to physically walk around or stand on a ladder and look down for a top view: Being able to move within a space using
all 3 dimensions of length, breadth and height allows us to build a 3d map of an object and see how a 3d object fills its space

The Illusion of 3D
Now imagine sitting and looking at that same sculpture from just one viewing angle while not being allowed to move your head…
Your brain receives 2 images; one from your left eye and one from your right eye, ie; it receives a stereoscopic pair of images that are then processed to pick out the relative differences between the 2 subtly different viewing angles
Objects nearby have a relatively larger difference between the 2 views compared to objects further away

3D TV and Offset Images
In order to achieve the illusion of 3D a TV must send slightly different images to our left eye compared to our right; the most popular method of achieving this, at the moment, is to trick our brains using glasses that filter the images

Anaglyphs: 3D TV using Passive Glasses
This is the simplest method and involves a pair of glasses with different coloured lenses to filter the TV image and produce a colour distorted scene
a similar passive 3d effect can also be achieved with polarised lenses

LCD Switching: 3D Using Active Glasses
The glasses use built-in liquid crystal filters synchronised with infrared sensors to monitor the television screen, as the tv picture alternates between two sets of the same image extremely quickly the lcd filters switch on and off allowing each eye to receive a slightly different image so that when an image intended for our left eye is displayed the right eye blocks the image

3D TV Without Glasses: Parallax and Autostereoscopic images
This is where TV technology starts to get interesting as the tv screen is covered with tiny directional lenses that can be constructed for a single viewing angle or multiple viewing positions or even combined with head tracking technology to monitor your viewing position and change the projected image as you move around the room
This will be discussed further in a separate article

Installing HDTV and 3DTV in Homes and Entertainment Centres
To find out more about wall mounting or ceiling mounting a new TV in the Gateshead area visit:Installing HDTV and 3DTV Gateshead and ask for a price quote

Transmitter online for the Queens Coronation
Pontop Pike is situated on a hill in County Durham nestled between Consett and Stanley and has been in service since 1953 while the nearby Burnhope Transmitter started life in 1959 and is used more for DAB stations rather than digital and high definition TV transmissions

North East Digital Switchover
Analogue TV transmissions via Pontop Pike are set to end in September 2012 as part of the digital switchover leaving the digital multiplex (Mux) bands for TV transmission

Relay Station at Fenham
As Pontop Pike is the primary broadcasting transmitter for the Norh East/Northumberland there are also a number of relay transmitters
that receive then relay the broadcasting signals; one of the nearest to Gateshead is at Fenham

We received a request for help from someone in the Gateshead area who had trouble with certain ITV channels and when trying to re-tune their TV they lost all of the digital channels

The weather conditions recently have been really poor with extended periods of rain although that wouldn’t normally cause continuous interference, pixellation and loss of sound or digital signal

They received their terrestrial TV via Pontop Pike transmitter but no one else had reported a problem nor was there any word to say that essential maintenance work was undertaken on the transmitter mast

It seems the aerial cable was over 10 years old and rainwater had found its way into a hollow cavity and tracked from the rooftop aerial down to the TV aerial socket

The aerial socket was wet but luckily the TV wasn’t affected and while the exposed cable top could have been trimmed and adjusted to prevent future rainwater penetration it was thought better to replace the cable due to the evidence of corrosion and rubbing wear on parts of the cable sheath

Aerial Installer Gateshead

What Are The Main (Free) Alternatives to Sky in the UK
Poviding you have a TV licence; there should be no additional subscription costs to receive Digital terrestrial channels received via a rooftop or loft aerial
BBC and ITV channels can be "collected" by a Freeview digital receiver if your TV only receives the old analog channels that will cease to be broadcast from September 2012

If you have a modern HDTV, 3DTV or Smart TV; it will already have the decoding units built in to show Freeview channels

Freesat signals need a satellite dish and your old Sky dish should be suitable for this although it will need to be connected to a Freesat receiver to ensure you get the full range of free channels and free HD channels

Free Channels via Your Sky Receiver
Once your subscription service is cancelled you should still be able to receive most of the Free to Air or Free to View satellite channels you would get via Freesat although the actual Free channels may change as some may be subscription only if received via your Sky satellite receiver

Replacing The Sky Receiver
As mentioned, You can attach the Sky dish to a Freesat Receiver instead of your Sky box to receive the full range of Freesat channels including high definition; it’s also possible to get a range of receivers with built in storage to record programmes to hard drive

Replacing your Satellite Receiver in the Newcastle/Gateshead Area
If you’re wanting to end your Sky subscription, live in the Newcastle, Gateshead or Northumberland areas and need a quote to install a Freesat Satellite receiver then visit one of these pages to make an appointment for a Free Quote:

• Newcastle
• Gateshead
• Cramlington
• Tynemouth
• Northumberland

North East Benefits from Free TV
Freesat is a subscription-free satellite TV service offering digital television to everyone in the UK. It offers more than 150 TV, radio and interactive channels, including free HD services from ITV, the BBC and Channel 4; Freesat+ to record, pause and rewind, BBC iPlayer, ITV Player with 4OD and Demand 5 coming soon; all for free

Freesat Installation throughout the Newcastle and Gateshead Area
If you want a Freesat installation or looking to convert your expired SKY system then make an appointment for a Free Installation Quote:
Newcastle Freesat Installation
Gateshead Freesat Installation
Cramlington Freesat Installation
Morpeth Freesat Installation
Ponteland Freesat Installation