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| Thread ID: 78866 | 2007-04-30 23:35:00 | I'm going to interview the GM of Freeview at 2.30pm today, so please post any | Chris Keall (10417) | Press F1 |
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| 545811 | 2007-05-01 21:03:00 | The rain fade issue has now more or less been solved the last big downpour we had in chch didn't wipe out skys signal it kept going.This is because the new d1 satellite in space is much bigger and more powerful than b1 ever was. So to answer your question rain fade is probably only a five percent chance of losing pictures. |
Hitech (9024) | ||
| 545812 | 2007-05-01 21:06:00 | you can use an existing sky dish the freeview dish is only 5cm bigger than skys fvs is 65cm skys is 60cm wide. | Hitech (9024) | ||
| 545813 | 2007-05-02 10:51:00 | You lied to us Chris! You only spilled half your guts on Freeview.:yuck: :p |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 545814 | 2007-05-02 11:43:00 | quote from the blog . . . . . . Sky TV has banned its installers from setting up Freeview connections . Who can I call to get connected? As well as pointing out that Freeview connections are plug-and-play in many cases, Browning says Sky TV's ban (threatened, moi?) only affects 11 installers, only 11? yeah right . thats only 11 COMPANIES . they all subcontract out . afaik hills/signal master is sky's biggest and the only one that has subcontractors in rural aeras . . . . the poor signal aeras where freeveiw will do well . sky heavly dominates the install side of the market place . the funy thing here is i've done work for contractors who contract to several different competitors, no matter what company you have for the service's, you end up with the same installer ;) |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 545815 | 2007-05-02 21:41:00 | Too late to ask, but does anyone know if there is any intention to bring NZ into the 21st century and give us high definition TV? The whole thing is a waste of time as far as I'm concerned if we are just getting a digital version of SD TV. |
BIFF (1) | ||
| 545816 | 2007-05-02 22:11:00 | Yes, Freeview will include HD broadcasts from around March 08. More here: blogs.pcworld.co.nz On the installer question, Steve's main point was that if you've already got a Sky Digital TV dish, you should be able to plug in a Freeview set-top box yourself and be away laughing. Both services are using the same satellite, so there's no need to reorientate your dish or anything. |
Chris Keall (10417) | ||
| 545817 | 2007-05-03 00:29:00 | Ok time for Nigels Dumb question of the week Will you be able to pick up the other free channels with the freeview approved gear, I'm not meaning your normal terrestrial channels, what i mean is the other free channels that are broadcast on the Optus D1 satellite See here for the ones i mean (www.freeviewshop.co.nz) The other slightly less daft question is if i were to buy one of those elcheapo trademe set top box kits or other non approved would the automatic channel guide thingi work |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 545818 | 2007-05-03 07:13:00 | Nigel, on the page link you inserted there, if you scroll down it has the size of the dish required to pick the signal for each channel. I wouldn't mind getting the Japanese channel, but erecting a 2.4 meter dish in the back yard is what stops me. |
Nyuuji (5460) | ||
| 545819 | 2007-05-03 07:46:00 | Yeah i spotted that and the fact they are on a different satellite after i had posted, I feel suitably stupid, Although, will i be able to see the free sky channels? |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 545820 | 2007-05-03 08:51:00 | Although, will i be able to see the free sky channels? no such thing as sky having free channels. the tv1,2,3,4 and prime via sky is all encoded and part of sky's system so you have to pay sky to get it. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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