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al cope
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Guys
my roof mount DVD player has TV in it, but wheres the best position for a TV antenna.
Whats the best type?
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 19th Dec 2005 5:42 pm |
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Slimer
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There's already one built into the rear side windows The End
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| 19th Dec 2005 5:47 pm |
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al cope
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So how do I connect to it? I thought the side window arials were FM one side, MW the other.
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| 19th Dec 2005 7:12 pm |
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10forcash
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Alan, you need the aerial amplifier(s).. i'll post part numbers if I can find them
<edited to add> XUC000080 or XUO000060 are the part numbers for the PAL TV amplifier / isolator , it uses up to four of these connected to a TV tuner module (XRA500051), which is in turn connected to the MOST bus for the audio and a coaxial cable for the video... after that, you're on your own 
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| 19th Dec 2005 8:18 pm |
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al cope
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Well I think I understood most of that. So as I've got the TV tuner in my DVD player (with PAL/NTSC/SECAM formats), the arial input I need is just standard co-ax (like you would get on the back of a DIN sized stereo). Does one of these arial\amps you list give me that sort of output.
cheers
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| 19th Dec 2005 8:55 pm |
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10forcash
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al cope wrote:Well I think I understood most of that. So as I've got the TV tuner in my DVD player (with PAL/NTSC/SECAM formats), the arial input I need is just standard co-ax (like you would get on the back of a DIN sized stereo). Does one of these arial\amps you list give me that sort of output.
cheers
Al
I've not got access to the specification, but I would assume that it provides a connection to the printed aerial (with a bit of soldering) and provides a wideband UHF output
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| 19th Dec 2005 8:57 pm |
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al cope
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Thanks for the info. I've had a look at the parts you suggest, and the 4 amps attach to the filaments in the glass (at £25 each), and then to the tuner unit (which I didn't price up), so its starting to get pricy. I can get a alpine diversity arial set for approx £99, so it looks like I'll try this.
cheers
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| 20th Dec 2005 9:44 am |
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10forcash
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Al, you don't need all four for UK use, the aerial elements are different for other countries, not checked (yet) but I thing just one amplifier is needed for UK
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| 20th Dec 2005 9:48 am |
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Slimer
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| 26th Dec 2005 2:47 pm |
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Pelyma
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10forcash wrote:Just spotted what I think is an early implementation of a Sat. TV option for the Disco 3...
http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/use...CF0005.JPG
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| 26th Dec 2005 6:37 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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So thats why you can lower the suspension, so that you can get in car parks with this arial fitted 
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
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Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
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| 26th Dec 2005 6:53 pm |
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10forcash
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Explains the compass in the sat-nav as well
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| 26th Dec 2005 10:28 pm |
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Neil R
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Hi Does anyone know if its the same for a DVB tuner, can i use an aplifier and the window aerials
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| 11th Jan 2006 10:25 am |
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al cope
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Neil
In the end, I didn't bother with the standard in glass window arials, as you need to remove the side panel trim to fit the amps, then connect to a tuner (and LR use "non standard" connectors), and it was all too much hassle. I think (and will probably be corrected) that the LR arials and amps are just for anologue.
I just fitted a diversity arial on the inside of the glass. Works fine for the ammount of time I'll use it. A few of the ICE guys I spoke to said the only good pictures they'd ever seen (even digital) needed an external arial.
Alan Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
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| 11th Jan 2006 10:52 am |
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