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| Thread ID: 116787 | 2011-03-20 05:41:00 | Going Digital | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
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| 1187676 | 2011-03-20 05:41:00 | Here. (http://www.goingdigital.co.nz/) :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1187677 | 2011-03-20 07:46:00 | Finally :D | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1187678 | 2011-03-20 08:46:00 | Looks like they have copied the UK in terms of a fun loving helpful mascot. You have a dog we have a robot http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/ |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 1187679 | 2011-03-20 09:36:00 | 2013 will be when TV goes digital across NZ, good to know that we are still around after Dec 2012 :p | ronyville (10611) | ||
| 1187680 | 2011-03-20 10:03:00 | Isn't it fun when you're in the middle of a storm and what you're watching turns into little green or white squares . . . . Oh wait, I don't have that problem with Analog . . . . The BBC admits it, but Freeview NZ don't: Very occasionally, unusual atmospheric conditions (high air pressure) may cause picture break-up or even complete loss of reception . There is nothing anyone can do about this and the only solution is to wait for the weather to change . High wind or heavy rain may cause problems in certain circumstances . See The effects of weather . --------//--------- The picture breaking up (pixelation) or freezing or losing reception completely can be a sign of co-channel interference . This is caused by signals from different transmitters overlapping, and happens when high air pressure (which brings fine weather) allows signals to reach areas they would not normally reach . High air pressure can also cause the signal to become weaker in low-lying areas . Unfortunately, there is no solution to this kind of interference . Broadcasters can't prevent it, and adjusting your aerial will make no difference . Reception will only improve when the weather changes . ( . bbc . co . uk/reception/digitaltv/freeview . shtml" target="_blank">www . bbc . co . uk) ( . bbc . co . uk/reception/digitaltv/weather . shtml" target="_blank">www . bbc . co . uk) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1187681 | 2011-03-20 10:19:00 | Ive had more breaks in transmission with Analog then with freeview. In fact I can't recall a single loss of signal with freeview. Of course even Anolog has been more reliable in the last decade, there was a time not so long ago when outages were frequent and extended. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1187682 | 2011-03-20 18:27:00 | I have had freeview UHF for 3 years with no problems except when my freeview tuner broke and got a new one replaced under warranty. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1187683 | 2011-03-20 21:33:00 | I don't disagree that some people have no problem with it. But I have seen people who do, and the problems are annoying as hell. Analog is more resilient to bad reception or storms etc, you might get a small bit of background snow which is barely noticeable but the entire signal won't drop out. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1187684 | 2011-03-20 22:53:00 | The thing that pees me off about this is that if you buy a Freeview approved box in NZ, some of the functionality is turned off - particularly the ability to record to an outside medium like a DVD. At the moment, with both analogue and Sky I can record any programme onto a HDD DVD recorder, and copy the result to a DVD for my library or sharing with family. With Freeview approved boxes, you can't do that. I don't understand the reasoning, except for the networks' desire to get control of viewer recording and storage. I have therefore bought a non-freeview approved box, and can record to a USB drive (I have a 500Gb drive attached, but can also use a pendrive), and I can record to my HDD DVD recorder as well. I don't get the full EPG with this box, but that is what TV Times or the Listener is for. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1187685 | 2011-03-20 23:08:00 | And on PC you can't even get an EPG at all now. Used to be able to use DJKXML or whatever but then Sky got pissed off and told them they couldn't use it anymore.. |
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