R-pod Owners Forum : TV confusion with new 178 https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : TV confusion with new 178 Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:21:47 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:27:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3650 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ TV confusion with new 178 : Originally posted by P&MThinker,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35723#35723 Author: Thinker
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Posted: 16 Jul 2013 at 5:27pm

Originally posted by P&M

Thinker, did you swap out your tv?  The one in our 171 doesn't pick up anything other than an occasional fuzzy channel, and it definitely is not an HDTV.


No my TV is the dinky little combo unit with about a 10" screen. Make sure you antenna amplifier is on. I routinely pull in from 40 miles over flat terrain.

I only want enough to catch news for a bad weather report. ]]> Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:27:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35723#35723 TV confusion with new 178 : We were having reception issues... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35683#35683 Author: KrogPod
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Posted: 15 Jul 2013 at 8:32pm

We were having reception issues also but after reading the info here I found the booster switch on the antenna connector panel in the cabinet. That was a great improvement but still not the best. I decided it hookup an indoor antenna and wala, we now have 16 clear stations.
This forum is the greatest.

KrogPod
Paul & Shirley]]> Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:32:42 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35683#35683 TV confusion with new 178 : Cable TV is becoming a standard... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35668#35668 Author: Sleepless
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Posted: 15 Jul 2013 at 12:08am

Cable TV is becoming a standard staple of most privately-owned campgrounds.  Simply connect the CG feed to the cable coax input on the trailer, make sure the antenna switch is not lit, and you should pull in all the cable stations on both TVs.  As furpod said, you do have to set your TVs to scan for the available stations.

W stayed at about 30 different campgrounds in May and early June.  About 90% offered free cable. You have to furnish enough cable to run from their outlet to the pod's input.  We carry 50' but usually 25 will suffice.

Bob
]]> Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:08:19 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35668#35668 TV confusion with new 178 : Good to hear. Unfortunately the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35662#35662 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 14 Jul 2013 at 11:39pm

Good to hear.  Unfortunately the switch to digital has a downside - you either get the signal or you don't.  No half-way gray area like analog.]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:39:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35662#35662 TV confusion with new 178 : Thanks for all the info. Wanted... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35657#35657 Author: LindaP
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Posted: 14 Jul 2013 at 10:04pm

Thanks for all the info. Wanted to update that once we got it to a campground and away from our hillsides and woods we picked up over 30 channels!]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2013 22:04:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=35657#35657 TV confusion with new 178 : Ours works a little better than... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34998#34998 Author: Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 27 Jun 2013 at 2:42pm

Ours works a little better than that, but not great.  We didn't get a camper to watch TV in, so for us it is fine.]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:42:52 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34998#34998 TV confusion with new 178 : If you want anything other than... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34962#34962 Author: kymooses
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Posted: 27 Jun 2013 at 9:16am

If you want anything other than an occasional fuzzy channel, you'd have to get a new antenna.  We get great reception when we're camping in a major city or if there is a locally broadcast station near a campground.  Otherwise it's fuzz.

At best we put a movie in if we're trapped inside during a downpour and just read anyways.
]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:16:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34962#34962 TV confusion with new 178 : Thinker, did you swap out your... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34914#34914 Author: P&M
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Posted: 26 Jun 2013 at 3:32pm

Thinker, did you swap out your tv?  The one in our 171 doesn't pick up anything other than an occasional fuzzy channel, and it definitely is not an HDTV.]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:32:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34914#34914 TV confusion with new 178 : Our 171 has the TV next to the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34910#34910 Author: Thinker
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Posted: 26 Jun 2013 at 1:44pm

Our 171 has the TV next to the wall cabinet over the sink. If I open the wall cabinet, I see the cable to the TV and I see two connections. I can connect it to Antenna (roof) or CATV Cable (outside connection).

Not sure how your rig is wired. MY HDTV using roof antenna picks up stations 40 miles away. ]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:44:45 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34910#34910 TV confusion with new 178 : Welcome. We do have a "instruction... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34861#34861 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 25 Jun 2013 at 9:09pm

Welcome.  We do have a "instruction manual" thread here, although it is still unfinished.]]> Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:09:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34861#34861 TV confusion with new 178 : Thanks for the reply. Guess... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34847#34847 Author: LindaP
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Posted: 25 Jun 2013 at 6:47pm

Thanks for the reply. Guess we'll play with it a while and see. Definitely not impressed with the antenna. The TV over bed received stations, just all fuzzy. The front tv  had nothing, that's why we thought maybe the cable from the back to the front might be backwards. Of course, the owners manual is for all forest river products, nothing for the pod so it is pretty much useless. It talks about cranking the antenna up when these do not have that. Would sure be nice to have a manual for a pod.]]> Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:47:03 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34847#34847 TV confusion with new 178 : Many CG's do in fact offer... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34807#34807 Author: furpod
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Posted: 24 Jun 2013 at 9:52pm

Many CG's do in fact offer cable. Raccoon Hollar had about 65 channels I think..

For antenna, and cable, you stay hooked up to the same outlet. For satellite, you hook up to that connector and plug in the feed from your sat dish to that cable on the outside. (there have been known occurrences of the two feeds being backwards on the pod.

 You have to then tell your television to search for channels.

Also, the antenna on the pod is a POS.. just so you know. omni-directional TV antennas all are.

The front TV I am not sure about, as a 177 only has the one over the bed, but my guess is it works about the same.
]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:52:39 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34807#34807 TV confusion with new 178 : We just brought home our new... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34794#34794 Author: LindaP
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Posted: 24 Jun 2013 at 6:00pm

We just brought home our new 178 on Friday. We had a motorhome, and love the tidiness of the Pod. We are having problems figuring out the TVs. We have an in plug for cable and satellite on the outside (do some campgrounds offer cable? Not sure what to do with those!) Then of course we have the antenna on top. The small TV/DVD over the bed will show a station number, but no picture comes through. We plugged a 19" flatscreen into the front, whose only plugs say Satellite and Antenna. Won't pick up a thing, even with "power booster" button pushed. Anyone know anything? Could the 3 cables coming in be switched, or the antenna not really attached?]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:00:53 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3650&PID=34794#34794