DSTV IPTV service here soon

[Quantum Theory]

Sorry for a sidebar question: I'm revamping a house in the Southern Cape and want to cable correctly. I'm already putting in coax and Cat5 copper (with 8mb/s dsl), but what else should I be installing to use this sort of stuff in the future? If not right for this thread, please PM me.

If you want to use HDMI to cat5/6 converters to run HD signals to all rooms, I would suggest rather pulling in cat6. That significantly increases the quality and distances you can run.

 

[Quantum Theory]

Uhm, asking questions does not make us diggers. I've stated from the start that I don't see the point and after much of a discussion, I still don't. In fact, it makes less sense to me now, ESPECIALLY if it will be streamed VIA satellite to a comms office. The ONLY benifit to those residents receiving the signal that I can see is that they won't have a dish mounted to their buildings. How does this benefit them? When the weather is bad they will still suffer. Not to mention, the people living in such estates isn't really effected much by the cost saving of the dish installation. Then, lets not forget, one dish goes down and the entire neighbourhood can't watch TV.

Unless proven otherwise, this seems to be an epic FAIL. If this turns out to be the start of true broadband, over which this service can be realistically delivered thereby making this service a trial for things to come then I'd be happy (and happy to reflect on my doubts). But that's a few too many assumptions right there for me.

I've never seen a 1,2m Visiosat or Kathrein dish losing signal in bad weather... Gated complexes and apartment blocks have always had central dishes, with copper connecting all the houses. That is what I work with for a living. This will just change the way in which this service is delivered to the houses, with the possibility of triple play through one cable. No more problems with RF and IF signal quality and strength dropping over long copper cable runs. This is the future. It won't fail...

That works if you each have your own satellite... but how will it work when all your channels come down one fibre line ?
Entire complex watches one channel at a time ?

Like explained before in this thread, the whole DSTV feed is converted to IP and streamed everywhere with multicast streaming. Each IPTV set top box can then "tune" to the channel it needs... You won't even know it is not a regular decoder.

 

[Nerfherder]

Thanks QT it makes sense now