HI-DEV questions????/

[nelca]

Just a quick question or two..
1. If you get a HD DSTV decoder but you have a standard tv, will you still be able to watch HD tv on it or will it not work on a standard tv?

2. Is there any time line on when you will only be able to use HD TV and you will have to get rid of your standard tv?

 

[DanH]

Yes, you can watch everything with a normal TV, it will just look like normal dstv though.

 

[HypoThesis]

I loves me some Hi-Dev...whatever that is.

 

[genetic]

2. Is there any time line on when you will only be able to use HD TV and you will have to get rid of your standard tv?

South Africa will cease analogue transmissions by 1 November 2011.

 

[Milano]

Although your question is about hi-def the following may be of interest with regards to DTT (digital terrestrial transmission) in SA...

23. Will I need to buy a new television set to receive DTT?

No – most current analogue television sets will be able to receive DTT. The mainconsideration is that your TV must have an A/V input to ensure that you set-topbox can be plugged in to your TV. If you have this, you should be able to useyour current TV set. You do not need a high definition (HD) TV, LCD TV or Plasma TV to receive DTT.If you are purchasing a new television set, you could consider purchasing anLCD TV or an HD ready TV if you can afford it as this is the technology of thefuture. However, you will still need to purchase a set-top box to receive DTT. ATV that is “digital ready” or “HD ready”, does not mean that it can receive DTTwithout a DTT set-top box. You should also be aware of purchasing old analoguetechnology just because it is cheap as this technology is being phased outaround the world, and you might find that in a few years time there will be nosupport for these old analogue TVs.In the next few years, there could also be TVs with an integrated set-top box (thatmeans a set-top box already built in with the TV). These are usually called idTVs.However, these are not yet available in South Africa.

You may find the rest of the DTT FAQ of interest...

http://vcmstatic.sabc.co.za/VCMStaticProdStage/CORPORATE/SABC Corporate/StaticDocument/DTTFAQ.pdf