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| Thread ID: 88592 | 2008-04-01 21:38:00 | TV3 Goes HD....* | WestMclaren2004 (7303) | PC World Chat |
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| 655072 | 2008-04-01 21:38:00 | But you will still have to fork out another $500 to get the feed. basically rendering the first freeview box useless. go figure. |
WestMclaren2004 (7303) | ||
| 655073 | 2008-04-01 23:35:00 | I'm not sure what your argument is here. Right from the get-go Freeview stated that a terrestrial service would launch this year and that it would require a new box. Your existing box will continue to work for the satellite service, and it's far from useless if you live in the 25% of the country without UHF coverage. | Nermal (7077) | ||
| 655074 | 2008-04-02 03:39:00 | HD is great - I recorded a clip off Boston Legal last night, and it's fantastic! I'm using a USB DVB-T tuner on my laptop, and Chris Keall's method mentioned in an earlier thread. | somebody (208) | ||
| 655075 | 2008-04-02 05:34:00 | But you will still have to fork out another $500 to get the feed. basically rendering the first freeview box useless. go figure. People with HD capable televisions should have been waiting for the terrestrial service. As Nermal mentioned, the satellite broadcast was never going to be HD. However, I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who didn't do any background reading before buying and will have run out to buy a satellite box not realizing. As for $500, that's a bit steep for a decoder with no recording functionality. I think you will see prices drop pretty quickly. Definitely can't wait to get Freeview HD myself. :clap |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 655076 | 2008-04-08 14:33:00 | OK, I have my new HD capable LCD TV and my Zinwell ZMT-620HD Digital Terrestrial Receiver connected to my UHF aerial. I have connected the Zinwell to the TV with an HDMI cable, and to the amplifier by coaxial cable. Works fine. I have been watching the HD Demo channel and the picture certainly seems better. My question: can I/should I connect the Zinwell to my DVD recorder? First consideration is, I do not believe my DVD recorder has the necessary inputs. Second consideration is, if I do feed the Zinwell through the DVD recorder into the TV, would I lose the benefit of HD? Comments? Thanks |
p5t5r85nry (10658) | ||
| 655077 | 2008-04-08 21:40:00 | OK, I have my new HD capable LCD TV and my Zinwell ZMT-620HD Digital Terrestrial Receiver connected to my UHF aerial. I have connected the Zinwell to the TV with an HDMI cable, and to the amplifier by coaxial cable. Works fine. I have been watching the HD Demo channel and the picture certainly seems better. My question: can I/should I connect the Zinwell to my DVD recorder? First consideration is, I do not believe my DVD recorder has the necessary inputs. Second consideration is, if I do feed the Zinwell through the DVD recorder into the TV, would I lose the benefit of HD? Comments? Thanks With your DVD recorder you will not be able to record HD for a start. At the best Svideo. I have notice allot of post in the DTT forums of compaints of lockups with the Zinwell / DSE STBs bue to apparently obver heating . Has yours frozen yet?? |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 655078 | 2008-04-08 21:43:00 | Thanks for the info re the DVD recording. I only installed the Zinwell last night, so a bit early to notice freezing problems yet. I have put it away from any component that gets hot, so that may help. |
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