The last great DStv decoder

Lupus said:
Mainly costs, 4k cameras need to replace all the cameras in a stadium, OB trucks need to be 4k, need to have enough bandwidth and and.
Also streaming 4k isn't even real 4k anyway, it's like maybe slightly upscaled 1080p.
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Plus I worked with a team doing some swimming broadcasting - they had a LTE router to upload data, now this was a single fixed camera and a 2 person commentary team it wasn't a test match but as I had to come help there technical guys with OBS and their laptop and internet I think the problems are that its complex.
 
midasza said:
Plus I worked with a team doing some swimming broadcasting - they had a LTE router to upload data, now this was a single fixed camera and a 2 person commentary team it wasn't a test match but as I had to come help there technical guys with OBS and their laptop and internet I think the problems are that its complex.
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Surely a problem with using LTE type signal relaying is how unstable links via the internet can be? I would think uplinking direct to satellite is still the best option (except in strong storms) , but who knows these days.
 
midasza said:
Plus I worked with a team doing some swimming broadcasting - they had a LTE router to upload data, now this was a single fixed camera and a 2 person commentary team it wasn't a test match but as I had to come help there technical guys with OBS and their laptop and internet I think the problems are that its complex.
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Yup, now go to a larger stadium and you'll have to replace things like the sky cam as well
 
Brian_G said:
Surely a problem with using LTE type signal relaying is how unstable links via the internet can be? I would think uplinking direct to satellite is still the best option (except in strong storms) , but who knows these days.
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Normally they tap into the stadiums network, satellite would maybe for places without stable broadband network, but normal data lines would be used. LTE can be used for smaller broadcasts as well.
 
Lupus said:
Normally they tap into the stadiums network, satellite would maybe for places without stable broadband network, but normal data lines would be used. LTE can be used for smaller broadcasts as well.
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Ok, so is that using an extranet of sorts? Surely not the public internet.

Last I knew all OBU trucks had uplink dishes on their roofs, but that's over 10 years ago now.
 
Brian_G said:
Ok, so is that using an extranet of sorts? Surely not the public internet.

Last I knew all OBU trucks had uplink dishes on their roofs, but that's over 10 years ago now.
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They still do as far as I know, they're still used for areas that don't have decent infrastructure.
 
Sure.
In orbit backup in case of main satellite related failures (IS 20). There have been a few temp. issues with IS 36 though, not aware of any with IS 20, so sort of has worked in reverse lol.
(Best I don't detail what any failures were, not sure what's considered confidential.)


BTW, most channels end up in Randburg first, then have ads inserted, then that's uplinked to our sats.
The Spanish uplink "farm" is more for UK related channels, I presume it's cheaper. No idea how they insert ads in that case, but those channels go straight up to our birds, don't come to Randburg first. I presume the farm has MC encryption units on site.

Lastly for anyone unfamiliar - our sats. are only used for southern African countries (except Mozambique) , most in Africa use other sats. they have for that. I think there's now 3 sats. involved there, would think probably as there's lots of extra regional channels involved in all the many countries.

We are within that other group of satellites' signals footprint in northern SA though, I used to tune in from Jo'burg.
 
Brian_G said:
Yes would you believe it, but a long, long time ago.

MC introduced the first DualView decoder into the world market around the early 2000's, and its successor, the SD PVR was considered a breakthrough re PVR usage at the time.

I ended up doing projects with the man largely behind it. Unfortunately his hands were then tied, and he ended up a director of another tech. division there. Later on he left.
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They all leave in the end...

I don't have any direct experience with their decoders until UEC got involved and they produced the versions based around the ST chipset, with the notorious sound dying issue. So that puts me firmly in 2011 roundabouts..

Latest ones are made in China, I have a couple at home, and they're now based on a Chinese chipset, made cheaply, and in Asia.
 
EmmanuelGoldstein said:
They all leave in the end...
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Yep.
Most senior employees are now also Black.

EmmanuelGoldstein said:
I don't have any direct experience with their decoders until UEC got involved and they produced the versions based around the ST chipset, with the notorious sound dying issue. So that puts me firmly in 2011 roundabouts..
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UEC was considered good back then, last I heard a few years back they're now seen as rubbish.

EmmanuelGoldstein said:
Latest ones are made in China, I have a couple at home, and they're now based on a Chinese chipset, made cheaply, and in Asia.
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That sounds scary...
 
Brian_G said:
Sure.
In orbit backup in case of main satellite related failures (IS 20). There have been a few temp. issues with IS 36 though, not aware of any with IS 20, so sort of has worked in reverse lol.
(Best I don't detail what any failures were, not sure what's considered confidential.)


BTW, most channels end up in Randburg first, then have ads inserted, then that's uplinked to our sats.
The Spanish uplink "farm" is more for UK related channels, I presume it's cheaper. No idea how they insert ads in that case, but those channels go straight up to our birds, don't come to Randburg first. I presume the farm has MC encryption units on site.

Lastly for anyone unfamiliar - our sats. are only used for southern African countries (except Mozambique) , most in Africa use other sats. they have for that. I think there's now 3 sats. involved there, would think probably as there's lots of extra regional channels involved in all the many countries.

We are within that other group of satellites' signals footprint in northern SA though, I used to tune in from Jo'burg.
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AI is not aware of Spanish uplink.
 
EmmanuelGoldstein said:
They all leave in the end...

I don't have any direct experience with their decoders until UEC got involved and they produced the versions based around the ST chipset, with the notorious sound dying issue. So that puts me firmly in 2011 roundabouts..

Latest ones are made in China, I have a couple at home, and they're now based on a Chinese chipset, made cheaply, and in Asia.
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can confirm this on latest pvr decoder.
 
Satellite is expensive, big upfront cost, and streaming is a lot cheaper, as you spread your load out to CDN networks who have edge servers, and the cost is borne by the ISP instead of by you. Plus you get all that watch data, which is so much more granular, and you sell adverts based on that.
 
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