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| Thread ID: 116787 | 2011-03-20 05:41:00 | Going Digital | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
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| 1187686 | 2011-03-20 23:16:00 | They still haven't confirmed when Nelson/Tasman is getting Freeview|HD afaik. They said before the world cup, but they don't seem to know for sure... Edit - hold the phone, I just found this!! :D:D:D:D www.stuff.co.nz |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1187687 | 2011-03-20 23:17:00 | 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. I can record from my freeview tuner to my DVD/HD recorder. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1187688 | 2011-03-20 23:19:00 | I can record from my freeview tuner to my DVD/HD recorder. :) Is it Freeview approved? |
John H (8) | ||
| 1187689 | 2011-03-20 23:31:00 | I like my TiVo for that reason, being able to transfer to the PC, but it's not high definition if you're re-encoding it which sucks ... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1187690 | 2011-03-20 23:54:00 | Re: I can record from my freeview tuner to my DVD/HD recorder. Likewise................ and then simply copy to DVD. |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 1187691 | 2011-03-21 01:05:00 | Is it Freeview approved? Yes. Here. (www.freeviewnz.tv) :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1187692 | 2011-03-21 01:11:00 | Ok, thanks. That is interesting, because I had read on lots of NZ forums/websites that STBs would only be approved by Freeview if that function was disabled. Damn, I must have got the wrong end of the stick. Again. | John H (8) | ||
| 1187693 | 2011-03-21 01:25:00 | I will certainly make a note of this for future reference when we are all forced to get digital receivers. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1187694 | 2011-03-21 02:30:00 | No one is forcing you. Just don't have any TVs. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1187695 | 2011-03-21 15:35:00 | They still haven't confirmed when Nelson/Tasman is getting Freeview|HD afaik. They said before the world cup, but they don't seem to know for sure... Edit - hold the phone, I just found this!! :D:D:D:D www.stuff.co.nz Nelson Digital Terrestrial will be Via KAKA Hill and MT Campbell |
apsattv (7406) | ||
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