Programme guides and viewing choices
A DW schedule PDF opens, but is it the week you need?
Check the coverage period, language service and time convention of a downloaded programme guide before planning from it.
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The viewing journal — page 47
Practical reading about screens, players, Canadian viewing and the decisions behind a better setup.
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Programme guides and viewing choices
A classic match can play beside current sports headlines
Keep a replayed contest’s date separate from current studio commentary or headline information.
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An archive interview’s guest title may be historical
Keep an interview guest’s role at recording separate from their current position when interpreting older news programmes.
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Playback pauses during microwave use: separate radio interference from coincidence
Some household equipment can interfere with 2.4 GHz wireless communication.
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The television is inside a cabinet: test the radio path before upgrading the internet plan
A cabinet, dense furniture or nearby equipment can affect a wireless path at the screen.
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Crowded 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi: wider channels are not automatically better
A wider Wi-Fi channel can use more spectrum, but a larger width is not automatically a better choice in crowded 2.4 GHz conditions.
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