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Sign up with GoogleWhich televisions are on market at the moment that can handle DTTV signals?
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ToxicBunny
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DTTV?...
I don't think any of the models on the market currently support the supposed final spec Digital broadcast we're going to use since its going to be encrypted for the whole licensing thing...
I don't think any of the models on the market currently support the supposed final spec Digital broadcast we're going to use since its going to be encrypted for the whole licensing thing...
brixton tower
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Any tv with an RCA socket/
NOT.Those are mpeg2 like most dvb-t products currently out there,we'll be using mpeg4.
That wasnt the question.
The question was:
The TV's I mentioned are well known brands that are capable of handling DVB-T.
Yeah Einstein...so whats up with this?
I would assume the OP was talking about SA...and by your post above,you too
Can you think of any reason why the OP was talking about any other country but SA?
...EXCEPT DVB-T IN SA.
great advice.
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I bought a Sony KDL-40x2000 while staying in AUZ, this can handle both mpeg2 and mpeg4 compression. I was unable to get a strong enough UHF signal to try the free trial stuff. Just hope the TV won't be outdated by the time DTT is launched in SA as it cost quite a bit.
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Here in SA a STB (or LCDTV with DVB-TV on board) will have to be H264 capable. The UK and EU STB box that I travel with receives the signals & provides channel data/EPG but no picture or sound. My Pinnacle HDTV stick (H264 enabled) handles all SABC's DTV signals here in Durban. In Cape Town I receive encrypted Mnet signals - kinda like the old 'Open Time' when it wasn't Open Time..
Where in Durban are you?
I want to get one of those DVB-T sold cheaply on ebay or dealextreme ( $17 upwards). I want to know that I can firstly get a signal, and secondly the cheapie dongle will decode the local signal or I can setup my pc to decode the digital signal. ( AFAIK for your sets the signal must be decoded by the hardware, but for PC's can the software do the work ?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.28891 about R135 shipped at the current exchange rate.
I want to get one of those DVB-T sold cheaply on ebay or dealextreme ( $17 upwards). I want to know that I can firstly get a signal, and secondly the cheapie dongle will decode the local signal or I can setup my pc to decode the digital signal. ( AFAIK for your sets the signal must be decoded by the hardware, but for PC's can the software do the work ?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.28891 about R135 shipped at the current exchange rate.
zulusailor
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In Glen Anil and as far as I can figure I'm getting the signal from the Alverston Tower. I just use an Ellies indoor combo indoor antenna that I bought from Game for about R200, I think.
I have three DTT decoders that I've picked up over the last coupla years- an Airis from Tesco in the UK and Philips from a supermarket in Rotterdam (both work fine in all European countries as well as Mauritius and Morocco). As I mentioned these receive the SABC/Mnet signals/EPG but no sound or picture. I have a Walmart US type but that receives Nada here - not that I've tried very hard.
My Pinnacle software on the computers at home and at sea that I use for the HDTV stick had to be H264 enabled after the one month trial period expired. I seem to recall that the key from Pinnacle cost about $5.
So yes, I guess if you can get the signal from the receiver to your computer and somehow figure a way to sort out the H264 codec, you should be ok.
Will be leaving for the US in the morning(16th) so will be off this forum until just b4 Christmas.
I have three DTT decoders that I've picked up over the last coupla years- an Airis from Tesco in the UK and Philips from a supermarket in Rotterdam (both work fine in all European countries as well as Mauritius and Morocco). As I mentioned these receive the SABC/Mnet signals/EPG but no sound or picture. I have a Walmart US type but that receives Nada here - not that I've tried very hard.
My Pinnacle software on the computers at home and at sea that I use for the HDTV stick had to be H264 enabled after the one month trial period expired. I seem to recall that the key from Pinnacle cost about $5.
So yes, I guess if you can get the signal from the receiver to your computer and somehow figure a way to sort out the H264 codec, you should be ok.
Will be leaving for the US in the morning(16th) so will be off this forum until just b4 Christmas.
Why is it that some people just don't read?
The TV capability is secondary to the signal.
The signal is going to be encrypted and there will be smart card / decoder marrying too.
The unofficial reason is that they can cut your service if you don't pay your TV license.
So - knowing that you will need a decoder your signal quality and capabilities will be dictated by the output of that decoder.
The TV capability is secondary to the signal.
The signal is going to be encrypted and there will be smart card / decoder marrying too.
The unofficial reason is that they can cut your service if you don't pay your TV license.
So - knowing that you will need a decoder your signal quality and capabilities will be dictated by the output of that decoder.