{"id":108616,"date":"2014-08-25T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T09:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=108616"},"modified":"2014-08-26T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T07:33:13","slug":"new-dstv-hd-decoder-for-r499","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/108616-new-dstv-hd-decoder-for-r499.html","title":{"rendered":"New DStv HD decoder for R499"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice unveiled its first high definition (HD) single view decoder, which it calls the DStv HD Decoder, in a press release on Monday, 25 August 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Available for R499 on its own, or for R799 with installation, the decoder features Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and will replace the existing standard definition single view decoder.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after <a title=\"New DStv decoder on the way\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/101991-new-dstv-decoder-on-the-way.html\">industry rumours<\/a> that MultiChoice was planning to launch a replacement for its HD PVR 2P decoder. However, the DStv HD Decoder does not include personal video recording (PVR) functionality.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice said that the new decoder is XtraView capable and can be paired with selected XtraView compatible decoders, excluding the SD PVR.<\/p>\n<p>According to MultiChoice, the DStv HD Decoder\u2019s user interface is similar to the DStv Explora as it is also locally developed by MultiChoice.<\/p>\n<p>The DStv Explora, launched a year ago, is MultiChoice\u2019s more expensive, feature-packed\u00a0PVR. Both it and the new DStv HD Decoder are manufactured in South Africa, MultiChoice said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recently made <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/108112-dstv-hd-channels-now-available-to-all-subscribers.html\">HD channels available to all DStv customers<\/a> with the necessary HD equipment,\u201d said Mark Rayner, COO of MultiChoice South Africa. \u201cThis decoder now makes those HD channels more accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_108614\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DStv-HD-decoder-press-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108614\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DStv-HD-decoder-press-shot.jpg\" alt=\"DStv HD decoder press shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-108614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DStv HD decoder press shot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Subscribers\u00a0can purchase the decoder directly from MultiChoice branches or from leading retailers.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice listed the following key features of the DStv HD Decoder:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View 1 channel at a time (no PVR functionality)<\/li>\n<li>User-friendly HD quality menus<\/li>\n<li>HD capable (720p and 1080i) when paired with an HD capable television and connected through an HDMI cable<\/li>\n<li>Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound capable when connected to suitable AV amplifier or TV (where available on specific programmes and channels)<\/li>\n<li>Widescreen capable (where available on specific channels)<\/li>\n<li>XtraView capable &#8211; compatible with selected XtraView decoders (excluding the SD PVR)<\/li>\n<li>Content discovery with multiple search options<\/li>\n<li>8-day TV guide<\/li>\n<li>Reminders<\/li>\n<li>24 hour i-Plate<\/li>\n<li>Parental control<\/li>\n<li>Hearing impaired subtitles (where available)<\/li>\n<li>Interactive applications &#8211; SuperSport Active, News24, Weather, and seasonal applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More DStv news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/108264-dstv-explora-dont-forget-the-extra-r75.html\"><strong>DStv Explora: don\u2019t forget the extra R75<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/108112-dstv-hd-channels-now-available-to-all-subscribers.html\"><strong>DStv HD channels now available to all subscribers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/general\/101991-new-dstv-decoder-on-the-way.html\"><strong>New DStv decoder on the way<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/107566-dstv-to-get-two-new-m-net-channels.html\"><strong>DStv to get two new M-net channels<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/105301-dstv-prices-really-expensive.html\"><strong>DStv prices \u2013 really expensive?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice has unveiled a new low-cost, high definition decoder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":108612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,26514,35,2546,475],"class_list":["post-108616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-dstv-hd-decoder","tag-headline","tag-mark-rayner","tag-multichoice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108618,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108616\/revisions\/108618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}