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I have just done my November 9th retune and lost most of my channels what are left are fuzzy and gone wide ( I mean the people all look fat) Dad still hasnt got his back Is it just my family having problems?
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Retuned my Sony Bravia this morning and all seems to be OK - checking the Analogue ones, BBC2 has gone (but I was expecting that!).
FC - when your TV has retuned - is there a facility to “save” it? When we did the last retune some weeks ago, I didn’t save it. When I switched TB on later - no channels - as I hadn’t “saved” them. Retuned, saved it - and all OK. Have you tried another retune?
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Our change over is n't until around 20th nov ,sound like "fun ".
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Did our 2 TVs this morning and got all the channels. I did press 'Save' afterwards. Make sure you have the tv set on digital before you do the retune, not analogue. We have it all to do again in 2 weeks time as well.
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They say the dog is man's best friend. I don't believe it - how many of your friends would you neuter?
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Thanks folks no mine doesnt have a save button Trigger I did it 4 times this morning ad lost everthing, ready to sling it out the blooming window, however in desperation i switched off at the wall did another return and got them all back., so mine now ok Dads is a different story went round after work did the retune but it still continued spluttering did 4 or more retunes but its still unwatchable so have booked Hughes although they cant get out till friday as so busy ah humbug poor Dad
I spoke to the help van in town and I m sorry to say their advice was very limited and nothing I didnt know already the lady used an analedgy (cant spell)of bunches of flowers hummmmmm
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Has your Dad's tv got built-in digital or is it a Freeview box Funkychick? What make tv is it? My remote doesn't have a 'save' button - I just press the OK one.
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They say the dog is man's best friend. I don't believe it - how many of your friends would you neuter?
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its a built in freeview EP and a toshiba same tv as mine yes I have to press the ok button too which of course I did, - I ve gone home now I spent over ann hour and got o where and will have to leave it to Hughes I m afraid
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Oh wondered if it was a Panasonic like mine Funkychick. A shame you have to pay Hughes' to come out though, still, hope they get it sorted. Problem is, we have to do it all again in 2 weeks' time, so hope Hughes' leave instructions for you how to go about it next time.
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They say the dog is man's best friend. I don't believe it - how many of your friends would you neuter?
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EP I m now thinking its nothing to do with the retune itself as I definately know I have done it correctly as I say its the same tv and model as mine Just a shame as poor old Dad relies on the TV to keep him company
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Funky - I owe you a big apology - “OK” button = “Save” button - I used the wrong technical term - sorry! If it’s any consolation - on my telly’s remote the “OK” button only has an emblem on it! 
Hope you are able to get your Dad’s TV sorted out for him - it must be so frustrating for both of you - especially for your Dad - as you say, the TV does provide "company" for those who are not so active.
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Thanks Trigger and EP I ll hopefully update you Friday
my daughters just rung to say that the retune has knocked her recording facility  out I give up
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Don't you just lurve technology! The wireless was so easy to tune . . . 
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My dad just said what was wrong with the analogue TV and I couldnt answer Trigger
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On analogue - I can’t BBC2 now - just BBC1 and ITV, and Ch 4 and 5 are just about OK. But I think that analogue probably gets switched off next retune. But if you can't get anything on Dad's TV even after retunes - sounds as though that isn't the problem.
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I know that the wife has NOT done any re-tune (she uses the reason she does not know how to) and I haven't and she is reporting that all her TV programs are fine?
As we (I) have never tuned the analog signals in I can't say if there is any difference.
I will do a re-tune but not until we come back from Kent and seeing the grandchildren
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Nikkai, perhaps you have Sky tv (I don't know), but if you have Sky, there is no need to retune. Funkychick, if you have a digital video/dvd recorder, that has to be retuned as well. We had to do ours.
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Thank goodness my recorder is Freestat - one retune is enough cope with! Will have to get into training in readiness for the next one!
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Oh ok i dont use my dvd much so hadnt thought about doing anything to that oh blimey this is getting well confusing we'll have to retune the electric lights soon
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we'll have to retune the electric lights soon
You haven't done that yet? I thought everyone knew that the lights go out on saturday if you don't re-tune them. It has been in all the papers.
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"I" before "E" except after "C"..... That's weird
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My dad just said what was wrong with the analogue TV and I couldnt answer Trigger
It's being switched off.
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well thats for sure,- I think the question was why change something that aint broken
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Think it comes under the heading of "Progress"! (and confuse the general public - and increase sales of the product!)
FC - Don't forget to retune the washing machine - it has programmes!
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be careful on retune trig i in london and our retune not yet and we lost bbc 1and 2 plus 5.it was nothing to do with retune they lost bbc in wales also.ok now
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SD - I had no problems with retune.
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That was a bit random SD
Yesterday was the retune days for the group of BBC programmes next fortnight is all others
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I can assure you fc you were not alone in having problems with the retuning, if I wasn't grey yesterday well I am now.
I had three sets to tune in, the forth one was automatic, I tried to do the one in the bedroom very early this morning and failed miserably, every person was made out of square blocks. I gave that up. The kitchen one next, & hey presto everything went ok straight away. Back to the bedroom & tried two or three more times with it always coming up with poor or no signal.
I suspected then that I had faulty wiring and to check it took it into the kitchen And abysmally failed again, put the kitchen telly back on & blow me that now wouldn't work. At that stage still none working.
Take five I thought A cup of coffee and now we have all systems go thank the Lord.
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Bless you Aussie its certainly not been plain sailing for everyone has it? glad you re up and running hopefully Dad will be tomorrow
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nikkai
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Have got back form being out (see how clever I am) and now done the re-tune thingy for the TV and the hard drive recorder so all seems to be fine I do declare that the picture looks a little clearer
Or it could be my glasses and the fact I seldom watch TV in any case
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I have to be completely honest and say I cant see any difference in my picture it has always seemed pretty clear to me
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The only strange thing about my retune is that the TV I have in the bedroom has some of the channels now allocated to different channel numbers. eg. QVC is on 832 instead of 16.
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Phew I m not feeling quite so stupid now
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Channel 832 on mine is BBC Parliament! Although there is no picture . .
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Well they are mostly a faceless lot anyway so youre not missing a lot there. I thought the 7 and 8 hundreds are radio channels arent they?
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Yes and No! They're not solely for rado channels - so radio and TV.
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Well Trigger we are defintely running different TVs for sure are you on Sky? my radio channels start at 702 and go on to 810 There are no channels after 810 so how come you get 832?
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It’s nice to be different! 
My TV has built-in Freeview - and my PVR (recorder) is Freesat. Yes, the 700s are Radio - I didn’t check, sorry! 801/802 is TV, 805-813 - Radio, 814-821 is TV! The listed channel “slots” go up to 993 and seem to be a mixture of radio & TV. Some of the higher numbers give Channel name and programme details - but no actual service. Perhaps they’ll come into action at next retune.
Trigger a.k.a. confused.com!
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My Tv has built in freesat the same I dont use a recorder,----so no idea why your channels go up to 993 when mine only go to 810 I feel totally deprive now
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----so no idea why your channels go up to 993 when mine only go to 810 I feel totally deprive now
There's no shame in only having channels up to 810 . . .  Wonder if it's just down to the tuner in particular TVs?
Even if there are more channels avaiable after the Final Retune - I'll still probably only use the few that I use now!
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Thats right Trigger I was only joking I only use a very few of the many chanels
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when watching tv i flick channels and never get to see full program.in day of sky digital it gets me they still put old 80quiz shows on.decent tv and be more media jobs for youngsters
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So now Channel 12 - "Yesterday" - has gone . . . also 15 "film on four" - AND - 22 - Ideal World - I am bereft! 
Checked my onscreen Programme Info for them and it's No Event Info. But found that 957 is headed "Yesterday" - with programme details - but nothing on screen.
I give up! Perhaps we should go back to one channel and 405 lines! 
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So now Channel 12 - "Yesterday" - has gone . . . also 15 "film on four" - AND - 22 - Ideal World - I am bereft! Checked my onscreen Programme Info for them and it's No Event Info. But found that 957 is headed "Yesterday" - with programme details - but nothing on screen. I give up! Perhaps we should go back to one channel and 405 lines!
I can still get Channel 12 (Yesterday) on my tv Trigger.
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I can still get Channel 12 (Yesterday) on my tv Trigger.
That's favouritism, EP!  Mine's gorn - just blank - nothing - and it has not details in the TV's electronic guide. Fortunately, I only view that channel occasionally.
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I'd hate to lose that channel Trigger 'cos they often have Catherine Cookson films on there and I love her stories. Try doing another retune.
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Try doing another retune.
Don't think I've got energy! I've got to go into training for the next retune . . . .
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Yes, we still have that too Meryl. Mind you, perhaps we'll lose it on the next retune. 
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I think 82 is going next time which is a shame I watch that a lot
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So do we funkychick, so that's a shame.
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I am beginning to feel deprived !
Not knowing or ever seeing any of these so called channels I am getting very left out here !
So there I am now going to commandeer the remote for the TV and sit through an array of visual editions to enlighten my other wise lacking knowledge of this subject.
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There are NO strangers HERE ! Only Friends who have not yet met....
One cannot think well, sleep well,live well if one has not dinned well "virginia woolf"
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nikkai - you need to get with it, young man!
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Get with it?
Now there's a sixties saying (so mummy told me)
Have been relegated to the laptop ! TV remote is as I have been instructed OUT OF BOUNDS to me ! so I will now have to wait until either the remote is left in a position I can purloin it or when the rightful user has gone OUT.....
so my days of TV watching are still limited
Hang on I have a TV in this laptop?
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There are NO strangers HERE ! Only Friends who have not yet met....
One cannot think well, sleep well,live well if one has not dinned well "virginia woolf"
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Nikkai you re not missng much i have my TV on for company but dont watch a lot
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I used to watch the F1 but it got same as same as with the three main teams all in procession so did not bother to tune in much, then there is one or two light programs which I did record for the grave yard watch, just to keep me from falling asleep. Though now most programs I would watch have canned laughter dubbed over them, insulting my intelligence to find things funny so I don't seem to watch those much.
I do tune into the news now and then but even that I get off the laptop at my convenience and not with someone else's time decision.
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There are NO strangers HERE ! Only Friends who have not yet met....
One cannot think well, sleep well,live well if one has not dinned well "virginia woolf"
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Just posted that and read through
AM I THAT dull??
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