TV in France

Vaudinet
Vaudinet Forum Participant Posts: 10
edited May 2016 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

No problems receiving the various chanels - perfect picture but no sound except for the local channel, which seems to be 3 in the areas I've been to. Any idea why ?. 

 

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  • DJG
    DJG Forum Participant Posts: 277
    edited June 2016 #2

    Are you useing a Sky box or Freeview box. If it is a sky box switch it all off at the maines then back on again and it should re-boot and the sound should come back. If it is a freeview box I have no idea.

  • EJB986
    EJB986 Forum Participant Posts: 1,153
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    edited June 2016 #3

    My freeview TV doesn't display any channels.

    It finds 'Channel 1' up to about 10 and a couple of HD channels but no pictures and only a couple of sound tracks!

    PS. It's not a HD TV.

  • Mitsi Fendt
    Mitsi Fendt Forum Participant Posts: 484
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    edited June 2016 #4

    You could always learn French!!!!Laughing

  • Vaudinet
    Vaudinet Forum Participant Posts: 10
    edited June 2016 #5

    Using an HD igital TV. As I say perfect picture on about 40 channels but sound on one channel only. Mitsi I would be better off learning to lip read - I can speak French that's why I want the sound !!!

  • peedee
    peedee Club Member Posts: 9,392 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2016 #6

    Have you tried selecting the audio channel? You can on digital signals.

    peedee

  • chasncath
    chasncath Forum Participant Posts: 1,659
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    edited June 2016 #7

    Having spent a winter in France a few years back ( baby minding) with nothing to watch except French TV, we cannot imagine why anyone would want to tune in to their programmes!

    'Publicitie' every 10 minutes lasting about 15 minutes, interspersed with dire talk shows or quiz games. Even our daughter's French neighbours prefer UK tv if they can get it on satellite.Happy

    p.s. It may be that the French digital 'standard' is not the same as UK. Try selecting 'country' when you retune.

  • Vaudinet
    Vaudinet Forum Participant Posts: 10
    edited June 2016 #8

    Selected country and no better. Sitting here in the pouring rain avoiding the floods, even French TV is better than nowt. Some good films occasionally. Just can't understand why sound is received on only one channel. Will have to go satellite next year.

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