Monthly Archives: February 2012

Scunthorpe CCTV Installers

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Scunthorpe CCTV Installers.

Picture Perfect Aerials are Scunthorpe CCTV installers, we are a locally based company that take’s pride in its work and believe ‘if a jobs worth doing, its worth doing right’.  We have grown from strength to strength and built up an enviable reputation with local clients both Domestic and Commercial.  The company was set up and established in 2003 by Kelvin Massey who after serving his time and apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer began working in the aerial satellite and CCTV industry.

Scunthorpe CCTV Installers

We offer a professional service and provide CCTV installations in and around the Scunthorpe area and surrounding villages.  No job is too big or small and we aim to grow our business and build success on recommendation.  We continually try to keep up to speed with the latest technological advancements and training related to this industry and combine this constant learning and training with our already vast experience and qualifications to ensure that YOU recieve the best possible service available.

Scunthorpe CCTV installers

We are equipped with some of the best test equipment available on the market to help us ensure every system large or small is optimised and performing as effectively as possible.

Next time you need Scunthorpe CCTV Installers remember who to call………..

Picture Perfect Aerials the number 1 choice for Scunthorpe CCTV installers.

Scunthorpe TV Aerial Installers

Should you buy an expensive HDMI lead?

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Of late we have come across the following scenario a few times and you’ve probably experienced this yourself when shopping for a new TV:

Please read on and we may help save you a few £££££££

A shop assistant walks up and ‘offers’ to help.

He then points you toward the necessary HDMI cables to go with your new television. And they’re expensive. Maybe £60 or £70, sometimes even more than £100 (You could buy a cheap Blu-ray player or a handful of Blu-ray discs for that price!). The assistant then claims that these are special cables. Superior cables. Cables you absolutely need if you want the best possible home theater experience. And the claims are, for the vast majority of home theater users, utter rubbish.

The truth is, for most HDTV setups, there is absolutely no effective difference between a no-name £3 HDMI cable you can order off the internet and the £120 Monster cable the sales assistant is intent on selling you……..

Most sales staff are rewarded with bonuses based upon sales – the mark up made on most audio and video equipment like TV’s etc is minimal nowadays and so is their bonus BUT the mark up on leads especially the gold plated all singing all dancing variety isnt so small – so its in the sales assistants best interest to see YOU walk away with one of these leads just like the silly priced surge protectors they will also try to force on you……

Dont rush into buying them SAVE YOUR MONEY :)

HDMI Basics

The first thing to remember about HDMI is that it is a digital standard. Unlike component video, composite video, S-video, or coaxial cable, HDMI signals don’t gradually degrade, or get fuzzy and lose clarity as the signal fades or interference grows. For digital signals like HDMI, as long as there is enough data for the receiver to put together a picture, it will form. If there isn’t, it will just drop off. While processing artifacts can occur and gaps in the signal can cause blocky effects or screen blanking, generally an HDMI signal will display whenever the signal successfully reaches the receiver.

This doesn’t mean that all HDMI cables are created equal in all cases. HDMI includes multiple specifications detailing standards of bandwidth and the capabilities of the cable.

The current HDMI specification, version 1.4a, requires all compliant cables to support 3D video, 4K resolution (approximately 4000-by-2000-pixel resolution, or about four times the detail of the current HD standard of 1080p), Ethernet data transmissions, and audio return channels. Each of these features requires more bandwidth, and considerably older HDMI cables (and all older HDMI-equipped devices) rated at HDMI 1.3b or lower can’t handle that much bandwidth. For most users, 3D is the only feature they’ll use. Ethernet over HDMI is used mostly for networking devices instead of connecting viapure Ethernet or Wi-Fi (the methods most consumer electronics products use). Audio return channels are only useful in certain situations with dedicated sound systems .

In all of these cases, it’s a yes or no question: does it support these features? There is no question of clarity or superior signal.

That said, there are cases where higher quality cables and going to lengths to maintain signal quality are important.

They just aren’t cases that apply for most HDTV owners.

If you’re going to run an HDMI cable for lengths longer than 10 feet, you should be concerned about insulation to protect against signal degradation. It’s not an issue for 6-foot lengths of cable, but as the distance between media device and display increases, signal quality decreases and the more susceptible the signal becomes to magnetic interference. In fact, for distances of over 30 feet, the HDMI licensing board recommends either using a signal amplifier or considering an alternate solution, like an HDMI-over-Ethernet converter.

When you’re running up against the maximum length, the greater insulation and build quality of more expensive cables can potentially improve the stability of your signal. However, if there’s a 30-foot gap between your Blu-ray player and your HDTV, you might want to rearrange some furniture, or just use a technology designed for long distances.

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Satellite Dish Re alignments

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Picture Perfect Aerials are able to re align and install all types of satellite dishes.

 

If you have any problems with your Sky reception please do not hesitate to give us a call, not only do we re align at UNDER half the price of SKY but we can also get there and cure the problem in under half the time usually same or next day.

 

Dont delay call today

 

Why pick Picture Perfect Aerials?

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With so much choice from so many aerial and satellite companies it can be hard to decide who to pick?, who’s good?. who’s not?, who’s been around for a bit> and who’ll be around in the future should a problem occur?.

We believe Picture Perfect Aerials are the best aerial and satellite installers in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire and Humberside and many of both our previous and present customers will tell you the same.

Why do we believe we are the best?

Qualified…

Qualifications are very important in every Industry, they show competence and are the proof that you have the right skills for the job.

Would you let an unqualified plumber or electrician work on your property ?

So why use an aerial or satellite installer with no qualifications?

We have been trained by both Sky and the CAI (Confederation of Aerial Industries) and have accreditation’s from not only them but also a Safe Working at Heights Certificate, City and Guilds Certificates in Electronic and Electrical Servicing (Signal Reception) and have attended seminars from Promax Electronics and gained certification in ‘Understanding Digital Television Transmissions’, we also have gained System Q CCTV certification as well as all our staff being Digital UK Approved adviser’s.

 

Experience…

We have been installing aerials and satellite systems since the advent of Digital TV when most houses only had 1 main TV and the others were run off an indoor aerial.

Picture Perfect Aerials was established in 2003 but prior to that the business owner Kelvin Massey was aerial rigging whilst also being hired working as part of a ‘Special Heights Team’ for SKY, this involved surveying and carrying out satellite installations where others have said it was not possible.

As times have changed our experience has grown, from installing aerials to get the five analogue stations to working with the initial low powered Digital TV signals and now we see the opposite where TV transmitter signals are extremely powerful and rather than amplifying its time to attenuate to reduce the off air signals and filter out the unwanted signals to help prevent transmitter overlap.

Now we see High Definition and 3D TV via satellite and several of these HD channels are available through a roof top aerial – TV over the Internet is becoming more and more popular as Internet speeds increase so we move forward -now as people’s systems and expectations grow we are having to advance and use different methods to satisfy thier needs.  Setting up peoples TV distribution systems with cat5e and cat6 Ethernet cables and HDMI leads to allow HD and 3D distribution and control via matrix’s and switches is becoming more and more popular.  Fibre optic cabled satellite systems are readily available which allow signals to pass for kilometers with next to no signal loss, so satellite dishes can be positioned discreetly and the distance doesn’t play such a factor.

As always you can trust we will progress with technology to ensure YOU are up-to date and so is our experience and skill set.

Test Equipment….

Using the correct testing equipment is an obvious advantage and whilst there are many different brands and manufacturers out there all providing different performance Promax TV explorers are some of the best out there and no professional installer should be without a decent spectrum analyser – some may get by with just a cheap bleeper and tester, after all its how we all started out – BUT once you hit a problem with reception unless you are using a professional piece of kit that can read all signals and analyse them in detail then its just a guessing game.

Promax Explorers are equipped with a spectrum analyser and TV screen as well as being able to do the following

  • Video decoding: MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 H.264
  • Audio decoding: Dolby Digital Plus, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and AAC
  • Video formats: SD (standard definition) and HD (high definition)
  • Video resolutions: 1080i, 720p and 576i
  • Screen formats: 16:9 and 4:3
  • HDMI interface
  • DVB-T2, DVB-T/H, DVB-C and DVB-S/S2
  • CAM module (Conditional Access) for encrypted channels
  • TS-ASI input and output

Local Family Run Business…..
Picture Perfect Aerials ARE a locally based family run company in Scunthorpe – we are not a national outfit or franchise.

Being local we have extensive knowledge of the area and surrounding villages and know what works where and what doesn’t.

We treat all our customers with respect (how we would like to be treated) and offer a service that’s second to none.  Our Aim is to be the best Aerial and Satellite Installation company in Scunthorpe Lincolnshire and Humberside.

Smart Staff….

All our staff are dressed in a smart uniform and in a professional looking sign written van and carry identification, you have no worries of us turning up with ladders strapped to the roof rack of a car and us dressed in jeans and a t shirt.  We respect your property and take our shoes off upon entering so not to paddle dirt everywhere.

 

Quality Products and Competetive Pricing…

If you’ve heard about us from recommendation or read some of our testimonials from previous customers then it goes without saying you that the quality of products we use are simply the best on the market – its something we have never took a short cut with and never will, for this reason alone we can never offer the ‘cheapest price’ because there is always someone else thats willing to cut corners and use inferior parts and win jobs – by undercutting and quoting the lowest they can, its usually new start ups and people that are desperate for work that follow this route or the nationals the employ switch selling, the moment they have the foot in the door the price will soon change……..

However what we can offer is very competetive pricing for the best quality products, service and installation practices available – even if you find a like for like quotation or estimate – can they match our qualifications? our experience? our test equipment? our reputation? its highly unlikely that they can!!! – or that their pricing WILL be as competetive as ours.

So if you want a high quality installation AT the right price……then look no further.

For more information please visit our website www.scunthorpe-aerial-and-satellite.co.uk

 

And remember when your looking at a list of aerial and satellite installers in Scunthorpe Lincolnshire or Humberside Picture Perfect Aerials should be YOUR no.1 choice………