Hi guys,
Just wondering how much I should expect to pay for a TV aerial? Haven't rung anyone yet, so thought I'd see if anyone here is willing to share the price they paid?
Cheers
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: TV Aerial - how much? 4Apr 17, 2009 8:42 pm A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: TV Aerial - how much? 7Apr 17, 2009 9:54 pm C&G -------------------------------- A new building chapter begins.. Re: TV Aerial - how much? 10Jun 12, 2009 11:12 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: TV Aerial - how much? 12Jun 14, 2009 11:48 am C&G -------------------------------- A new building chapter begins.. Re: TV Aerial - how much? 14Jul 01, 2009 8:44 pm 2nd build here we come in Whittlesea! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=92617 1st Build - Henley - Cooper in Doreen! (2009) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17354 Re: TV Aerial - how much? 15Jul 01, 2009 9:08 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: TV Aerial - how much? 16Jul 01, 2009 9:12 pm Southies I got quoted $500 for an antenna with both digital & analog aerials. We need both as we won't be buying digital tvs for a while. This seems ridiculously expensive Anyone in the shire get a better quote ? I reckon they take a look at your house and adjust the quote accordingly... nice big new house = 450-500 quote. C&G -------------------------------- A new building chapter begins.. Re: TV Aerial - how much? 17Jul 01, 2009 9:28 pm CiNnY pauljulian I've read you can get internal roof cavity antennas as well as external roof - which is better ? Our caveats won't let the antenna go above the roof line (25 degree slope) We got a hills antenna and installed it in the roof cavity... had a sparky mate do it... the antenna cost us $100 So, if we want digital AND analog reception, can we buy an antenna ourselves ( like Hills) & get a sparky to do it ?? Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: TV Aerial - how much? 18Jul 01, 2009 9:31 pm Southies CiNnY pauljulian I've read you can get internal roof cavity antennas as well as external roof - which is better ? Our caveats won't let the antenna go above the roof line (25 degree slope) We got a hills antenna and installed it in the roof cavity... had a sparky mate do it... the antenna cost us $100 So, if we want digital AND analog reception, can we buy an antenna ourselves ( like Hills) & get a sparky to do it ?? Yes!!! I can use either reception with my rabbit ears but analogue is crap and digital is great 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: TV Aerial - how much? 19Jul 01, 2009 9:35 pm The varied quotes tend to be more to do with how good or bad the reception in your area is. The further away from the transmission tower you are the bigger the antenna you will need. Also in some cases if you are very close to the transmission tower but below it (such as at the base of a mountain) then your reception will actually be coming from somewhere else as the signal will be going straight over the top of you. Analogue and digital broadcasts are generally from the same site as they have combined the signals to transmit from the one antenna. To a lesser degree the variations may account for a booster or perhaps if you are in a two story house they may charge a bit more for access.
As other have said, you do not need a different antenna for digital - any antenna that works on analogue will do. In some cases you may need slightly more gain if you originally had a weak signal but that is all. BTW if you are buying a Hills Antenna you can ring them and tell them your postcode and they will let you know what model you need. It's quite funny some of the BS that these antenna companies spin. I work for a company that has provided the digital broadcast antennas as well as the waveguide combiners used for the rollout in Australia and this idea of having digital vs analogue antennas for receiving TV has the engineers scratching their heads... I thought this would be a popular question but I haven't been able to find any similar posts. Perhaps I'm wording my searches wrong? When you have car insurance and the… 0 8221 They make the room much easier to clean for one, reflect more light (if light colour tiles are used), and you dont end up with dust on the top edge of tiles (cause most… 3 12039 Porcelain Benchtops have been trying to get into the Australian market for many years but have had no luck until the Silica Ban. They do contain Silica but only on a low… 1 2719 |