In article <bbMhR6=Wmg=aUn2wW28ZJ7fUv=W=@4ax.com>, Kay Robinson
 scribeth thus
>On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:31:54 +0100, Andrew 
>sharpened a new quill and scratched:
>
>>On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:44:40 +0100, Kay Robinson
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>> On DVD? I would agree with HDDVD, but watching DVD's on a decent TV
>>>>> isn't a major revelation.
>>>>
>>>>Agreed, Kays old TV must have been some old 405 line thing.
>>>
>>>There's no convincing some technophobes LOL
>>
>>Yeah, I am such a technophobe I have a HDDVD drive. DVD may be a
>>reasonable improvement over VHS, but it was always limited in terms of
>>detail.
>
>As are all home recording systems. Most of my DVDs are shop bought but
>it was Freeview that my comments as to quality of picture mainly
>applied to. 

You mean the lack of quality on 3 view?..

>I used to be a real HiFi enthusiast back in the 60s,
>however, unlike many who were only born then and make claims that the
>CD can never compete with vinyl, I know, from my ears that this isn't
>so. True master copies on vinyl, played via equipment costing a couple
>of thousand pounds or more, can be better but standard vinyl played on
>bog-standard stereo systems could never compete with similar standard
>CDs played on a similar stereo system. It's just a nostalgia thing :-)

Vinyl can be good but its nowhere near as good as what CD can do, the
only problem is that people like the coloration of vinyl and it can mask
some things they don't like to hear like some early recordings just
showed up what was realty there that the vinyl gently masked.


>
>Kay
>(away today for some much needed respite, maybe see you all in a
>couple of weeks)

Good 4 U;!..
>
-- 
Tony Sayer

Hi

I need some advice -

How do I ensure my co ax aerial connection is 100% right? Mainly what should 
I do with the 'braids'?

when i cut into the chunky white section of the wire most of the braids just 
break off anyway.

All i do is then wrap them aorudn the wire (white bit) and attach the 
connector - so the main aerial wire inside the wire doesnt tocuh any of the 
braiding.

Is this correct?

Also, my aerial doesn't have shielding (the stuff that looks like foil?) - 
is this bad for Freeview? and will i benefit much from changing the cable?

Finally, i have read getting 'satelite grade' cable might be an option to 
improve thigns - any truth in this?

In article ,
   mo  wrote:
> I need some advice -

> How do I ensure my co ax aerial connection is 100% right? Mainly what
> should I do with the 'braids'?

> when i cut into the chunky white section of the wire most of the braids
> just break off anyway.

Means you've cut through them.  You need either to take more care or buy a
proper sheath cutter. Maplin sell them as do some of the sheds. They
consist of a blade with a stop which only cuts to a preset depth when the
tool is rotated round the sheath. Can be used for mains cables too to
prevent damage to the conductors and their individual insulation. You can
also cut down the sheath axially with a small pair of cutters - but this
too needs skill and cutters with a pointed rather than rounded end.   

> All i do is then wrap them aorudn the wire (white bit) and attach the
> connector - so the main aerial wire inside the wire doesnt tocuh any of
> the braiding.

> Is this correct?

> Also, my aerial doesn't have shielding (the stuff that looks like foil?)
> - is this bad for Freeview? and will i benefit much from changing the
> cable?

Depends on how long the run is and the strength of any interference fields
it runs through. Ordinary UHF cable should be OK in a high signal strength
area - but always use the sat stuff for new installations.

> Finally, i have read getting 'satelite grade' cable might be an option
> to improve thigns - any truth in this? 

As I said it might improve things under poor conditions. But try with
proper connections first.

Here's details on how to connect a Belling Lee UHF plug correctly. 

http://www.megalithia.com/elect/bellinglee/

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