I Am Not Watching Crystal Palace And Aston Villa
I must be the only person in the UK, who can’t watch the FA Cup semi-final. on his main television.
- I can watch it on my computer using iPlayer.
- I can watch it on the TV in my bedroom on Freeview.
- I can watch it on the TV in my bathroom on Freeview.
As I want to use my computer, I am listening to the Radio 5 commentary on BBC Sounds.
My main television is driven by a BT/EE system, that works on broadband and all it shows is this screen.
This is an enlarged view of the bottom-left section of the screen.
Can I please have a signal?
The signal is supposed to come through my broadband, but because everybody is watching the football, there’s nothing left for me.
But how come I can watch the football using iPlayer on my computer.
As an experienced programmer, it looks like a bug to me. Or it could be a broken cable.
This third picture shows the Freeview picture in my bedroom.
Nothing wrong with that!
But now at 82:30, I’ve got my signal back and I’m able to watch and listen to the match. But not in high-definition. Although, that is now back at 87:16.
I seem to have a demonic touch with hardware and if it fails with anyone, it will fail with me.
The Anonymous Widower 
That is curious. I have a similar Samsung TV connected to broadband and to a Sky satellite box. I can watch BBC programmes via three routes. Via the ariel using the TV’s “Live TV” function. Via satellite using the Sky box HDMI feed. Via broadband using the TV’s iPlayer app. They all work fine with the added bonus of some programmes (including some FA cup marches) being in UHD via the iPlayer app.
Have tried using the TV’s iPlayer app?
Comment by HW | April 27, 2025 |
Who were you supporting? Palace or Villa?
Comment by Maurice Reed | April 27, 2025 |
Neither!
Comment by AnonW | April 27, 2025 |