Just imagine you’ve looked forward to slumping down on the sofa and relaxing in front of your favourite programme but as you turn the TV on all you can see is a series of distorted blocks. Annoying isn’t it? And sometimes it not just the picture – the sound can be missing, the picture may be missing entirely or interference is making whatever sound there is incomprehensible. Poor TV reception is enough to ruin your day, however, a poor picture and poor sound is not always down to a fault with your aerial. In fact, with the varied ways through which we watch television now, the cause of the poor picture, or complete lack of it could be down to a number of factors. Causes of poor reception – it’s not always the digital TV aerial! In fact, the cause of poor reception is not often the digital TV aerial and more likely a problem with the signal reaching the set. There are a number of factors that can affect the signal getting to your television that have nothing whatsoever to do with the eq...