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| Thread ID: 89173 | 2008-04-22 23:29:00 | Question about digital tv | DeSade (984) | PC World Chat |
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| 661496 | 2008-04-22 23:29:00 | We are thinking of getting that digital tv thing, freeview or whatever its called. There is a dish on the house that was there when we moved in, the cables run inside. I think it was used for either Telstra tv or internet or both. Can this dish be made to work with freeview? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 661497 | 2008-04-22 23:37:00 | If it was originaly used for Sky Digital then yes it will work with the Freeview DVB-S (Satellite) service. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 661498 | 2008-04-22 23:37:00 | We are thinking of getting that digital tv thing, freeview or whatever its called. There is a dish on the house that was there when we moved in, the cables run inside. I think it was used for either Telstra tv or internet or both. Can this dish be made to work with freeview? More than likely. It would need to be directed at the Optus D1 satellite which Freeview has capacity on for it's satellite service. If you own a high resolution tv (HD Ready or will have a resolution of 1080i), you will not be able to recieve a high-def signal over satellite. HD is only available through the terrestrial service (DVB-T) through a different set-top box. |
jermsie (6820) | ||
| 661499 | 2008-04-22 23:38:00 | What you are talking about is DVB-S (Satellite) What you want is DVB-T which requires a UHF Aerial, the earlier Freeview Decoders were set for DVB-S and are not for HD. Look at some of the newer decoders which are DVB-T, some have built in recorders also. Thread on DVB-T here - www.geekzone.co.nz Also www.freeviewshop.co.nz |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 661500 | 2008-04-22 23:58:00 | The DVB-T / UHF Freeview service is not available everywhere yet :annoyed: | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 661501 | 2008-04-23 00:06:00 | As far as I know DeSade is in Christchurch they get DVB-T there surely. | Bantu (52) | ||
| 661502 | 2008-04-23 00:12:00 | What you are talking about is DVB-S (Satellite) What you want is DVB-T which requires a UHF Aerial, the earlier Freeview Decoders were set for DVB-S and are not for HD. Look at some of the newer decoders which are DVB-T, some have built in recorders also. Thread on DVB-T here - www.geekzone.co.nz Also www.freeviewshop.co.nz If all DeSade wants is "digital" TV, and not necessarily high-def, then DVB-S would be fine. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 661503 | 2008-04-23 00:15:00 | Just to clarify I know nothing about this, my VCR still blinks 12:00 hehe The TV is not HD, and I do not want a computer involved anywhere in the mix. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 661504 | 2008-04-23 00:33:00 | Just to clarify I know nothing about this, my VCR still blinks 12:00 hehe The TV is not HD, and I do not want a computer involved anywhere in the mix. In that case, the cheapest and "easiest" option will be to use the Freeview Satellite service. All you need to do is buy a set-top-box (anywhere from $150 upwards), plug in your dish, plug in your TV, change a couple of settings, and you're away. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 661505 | 2008-04-23 00:39:00 | In that case, the cheapest and "easiest" option will be to use the Freeview Satellite service. All you need to do is buy a set-top-box (anywhere from $150 upwards), plug in your dish, plug in your TV, change a couple of settings, and you're away. Yeah thats what I wanted to hear, but the dish itself, will it need to be configured and will it be usable. Don't want to buy one when one is sitting there. |
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