Warning over dramatic TV shift in South Africa

[BusinessTech]

Warning over dramatic TV shift in South Africa

The South African Post Office has called on qualifying households to apply for a free set-top box as the country prepares to migrate to digital broadcasting by 31 March 2022.

 

[ToxicBunny]

They need an installer to come and do this set top box thing?!?!?! like seriously?

 

[PaulMurkin]

They sent me an SMS, the cheek of them... regarding this. I just deleted it... HTF they got my number is anyone's guess

They need an installer to come and do this set top box thing?!?!?! like seriously?

Well yes, the BEE machinery needs to work, the comrades need to keep fellow comrades in a job.
As for migrating to digital broadcasting... ah pleez... that was supposed to happen like over a decade ago...

 

[Lupus]

I've not watched the SABC since 2008 so not going to start now.

 

[dualmeister]

free government-subsidised decoder

Wonder how must the overpaid this time

 

[wingnut771]

They need an installer to come and do this set top box thing?!?!?! like seriously?

Probably gets paid R200m for 20 days "work".

Strange there's no mention of needing a TV license. /s

 

[xtm]

SAPO..

 

[bwana]

Analogue television sets will then only work if they are connected to a decoder.

So what they're saying is people with analogue tv sets will no longer require a tv license.

Q: WHAT IS A TELEVISION SET, AS DEFINED IN THE BROADCASTING ACT?
A: Any device designed or adapted to be capable of receiving a broadcast television signal. That includes a PC fitted with a TV tuner card, or a videocassette recorder (VCR) connected to a monitor or TV screen.

 

[dusi]

I thought they were going to do a 'household levy" for TV licence.. now they switching the analogue television signal off? So what does this mean, no more TV licence if you don't have this digital decoder box thing?

 

[dusi]

So what they're saying is people with analogue tv sets will no longer require a tv license.

Q: WHAT IS A TELEVISION SET, AS DEFINED IN THE BROADCASTING ACT?
A: Any device designed or adapted to be capable of receiving a broadcast television signal. That includes a PC fitted with a TV tuner card, or a videocassette recorder (VCR) connected to a monitor or TV screen.

People still use a VCR? Also how does a VCR connected to a monitor receive a broadcast signal?

 

[bwana]

People still use a VCR? Also how does a VCR connected to a monitor receive a broadcast signal?

Most VCRs had tuners built in so they could record tv shows.

 

[dusi]

Most VCRs had tuners built in so they could record tv shows.

I don't remember that, interesting. I thought it had analog audio and analog video input ports to record the broadcast signal from the television. I know some VCRs had radios, but I didn't know it actually could receive a tv signal too.

 

[grok]

Warning over dramatic TV shift in South Africa

The South African Post Office has called on qualifying households to apply for a free set-top box as the country prepares to migrate to digital broadcasting by 31 March 2022.

No we won't, its just election promises, we're heard this before..

 

[wingnut771]

So what they're saying is people with analogue tv sets will no longer require a tv license.

Q: WHAT IS A TELEVISION SET, AS DEFINED IN THE BROADCASTING ACT?
A: Any device designed or adapted to be capable of receiving a broadcast television signal. That includes a PC fitted with a TV tuner card, or a videocassette recorder (VCR) connected to a monitor or TV screen.

No, they are saying we don't need a TV license at all:

 

[wingnut771]

I thought they were going to do a 'household levy" for TV licence.. now they switching the analogue television signal off? So what does this mean, no more TV licence if you don't have this digital decoder box thing?

Just need a SASSA grant.

 

[wingnut771]

People still use a VCR? Also how does a VCR connected to a monitor receive a broadcast signal?

RF cable into VCR, RCA into monitor.

 

[wingnut771]

I don't remember that, interesting. I thought it had analog audio and analog video input ports to record the broadcast signal from the television. I know some VCRs had radios, but I didn't know it actually could receive a tv signal too.

RF In RF Out

 

[Temujin]

the country prepares to migrate to digital broadcasting by 31 March 2022.