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[nedsatomicdustbin]

we have freeview on our main tv for which we had to get a new ariel put on our roof but we have a portable tv in the kitchen which is not linked to the main ariel,it is just plugged into a little ariel with a booster on it that just sits on the top of the tv,when it all changes to digital will i be able to get a signal to this tv or will it be no good?

[Analoguesat]

Whilst its difficult to be sure, you will almost certainly need to improve the signal going into the portable telly. By the very nature of analogue transmissions, some graining or minor ghosting is not a hinderance to viewing the signal if the telly is only on when you are cooking dinner. Digital is all or nothing - and fluctuations in signal can devastate the picture, with things changing from fine to total break up just as folks wander around the room.

[hunnymonster]

Building on Analoguesat's comments - the idea of an acceptable picture is subjective - to me acceptable is a full colour grain-free ghost-free image on analogue - I know others will accept some graining and ghosting, hence most digital sources drive me around the bend (massive artifacts, smearing etc). My quest for the perfect analogue picture clearly leaves me in a good spot for digital, but perhaps not many of my neighbours 

Remember the only commitment that DigitalUK have is that 98.5% of the population will continue to be able to get the basic channels using a rooftop aerial post switch off - there is no stipulation that the 98.5% of the population will be the same 98.5% of the population - so there could be nearly 1 million unhappy campers and conversely 1 million newly happy campers come analogue switchoff just through that 1.5% of the populace, not counting the Luddites that seem determined to live on in an analogue world.

[admin]

In a lot of cases just try a freeview box plugged into the aerial onto of the tv and try it.

For £15 or so ... or maybe borrow one from a friend... it could save you needing to buy a full aerial installation