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| 1330190 | 2013-02-26 06:37:00 | Are current Digital TV STBs in Australia compatible with NZ FreeView DVB-T? I have seen some as low as AUD $29 with single tuner and $49 for twin tuners. Very tempting. I read some where (can't find the link) that if they were less than 2 years old and uses Mpeg4, it may work, anything older used Mpeg2 wouldn't. There was no mention of DVB-T or H.264. Can any experts shed some light on this topic? |
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| 1330191 | 2013-02-26 08:39:00 | No, they are not compatible. Their system is mpeg 2, ours is mpeg 4. They maybe changing to mpeg 4 sometime in the future. |
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| 1330192 | 2013-02-26 09:31:00 | Found the link, it was on the Official Freeview site ... freeviewnz.tv See the highlighted bit in colour/bold, that's what is confusing, it implies that if the model of TV is released in NZ under the same model number, then the tuner will work in both Australia and in NZ?? Q: Will Australian or UK digital terrestrial receivers/recorders and TVs with Freeview built-in work in NZ? A: Australian TVs made in the last two years may - if the model number was released here it should work. Older Australian TVs and all UK TVs won't work here as these use MPEG-2 (compression) for their terrestrial (UHF aerial) broadcast and Freeview in HD uses MPEG-4. Some channels are broadcast in HD (high definition) only and therefore you need an HD capable receiver. |
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