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thanks for all the quick replies guys! digitalj: I don't think i have any filters installed. I was thinking of getting an attenuator to try and weaken the signal considering i live in a pretty good reception area, and also since my cable is pretty basic so many the digital signal is overloading it or something? i'm not really sure... wahroonga farm: I'll see if i can test it elsewhere, because i have a sneaky suspicion that it is the stb. i have it connected antenna>stb>tv via component cables. sydne2218: Yeh originally I set up the right channels in the favourites option. BUt i was still getting weak signals, so i did a factory reset of the stb and now i can't scan any channels at all, UHF or VHF.

Hi all, I recently purchased a samsung lcd tv and digital stb (dtb-h550f). At first the digital reception was quite good and consistent. Then after a while, I would experience periods of drop out, where i would get a dreaded "signal weak" message. The last few days however, I've been unable to receive any digital signal at all. I even tried a hardware reset but now no channels appear when i do an auto scan. I've read some other posts on this forum and other people have experienced problems with the samsung stb, so do you think thats the source of the problem? or could it be my antenna or cabling? my antenna was installed before i moved in, and is strangely inside the roof. The cabling appears to be Belden M 9275 DuoFoil-Braid RG-59 type 75 ohm (if that helps). is there any way of telling whether i need a stronger signal or whether the signal is already too strong? I get perfect analogue reception, but would love to get the same in hd!!! this is really starting to annoy me >< btw, i live in marrickville, sydney (2204). any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. cheers.

thanks digitalj, i'll post it there as well. aztec: i'm not really sure where it is a reception issue or stb issue either. i've had the stb for less than a month. and no i haven't tested any other stbs. i rang samsung technical support who assured me that 99.9% of the time, its a reception issue and not a stb issue. but i just don't know. is it possible to have really really good analogue reception and then have no digital reception at all?

Hi all, I recently purchased a samsung lcd tv and digital stb (dtb-h550f). At first the digital reception was quite good and consistent. Then after a while, I would experience periods of drop out, where i would get a dreaded "signal weak" message. The last few days however, I've been unable to receive any digital signal at all. I even tried a hardware reset but now no channels appear when i do an auto scan. I've read some other posts on this forum and other people have experienced problems with the samsung stb, so do you think thats the source of the problem? or could it be my antenna or cabling? my antenna was installed before i moved in, and is strangely inside the roof. The cabling appears to be Belden M 9275 DuoFoil-Braid RG-59 type 75 ohm (if that helps). is there any way of telling whether i need a stronger signal or whether the signal is already too strong? I get perfect analogue reception, but would love to get the same in hd!!! this is really starting to annoy me >< btw, i live in marrickville, sydney (2204). any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. cheers.