Digital TV switch-on

So where can I buy a Digital TV them????
 
I bought a LCD tv with digital tuner in the UK. Will I be able to use that digital tuner built into tv? Do they use the same spectrum?
 
What a joke!
Turn on the digital signal nine months before anyone can watch it.
Make the signal digital, but not HD... so why bother.
Encode the signal so you need a STB and a decrypter,
Encode the signal so you cant buy a TV off the shelf!
Force TV manufacturers to buy your decoder chip and retrofit it to their receivers, we all know that SA is a HUUUGE market for Sony, Samsung etc.
Double the cost of the STB because you want "cherries on your ice-cream" (government services OTT), but lots of people can afford bread! And outside of tax (surprise) there are no online government services!
Then just to make sure that this will work, give the signal distributer LESS THAN HALF the money they need to build and install the digital infrastructure.

Way to go bright spark.

WTF ever happened to keeping it simple!
 
mmm it cost 700 and small dstv cost, i guess lots of people going to get dstv then. i haven't figured out yet if my LG xd lcd tv is integrated or hd-ready
 
Will we be able to watch digital if we have digital tvs in November?

I installed dstv HD PVR yesterday and it looks amazing. If any of you have seen HD like blu ray or HD DVD, it looks exactly the same if not better. We'll have to see when they start broadcasting movies and normal shows to see if they are just as good.
 
though the signal will be switched on in November this year, people will only be able to purchase the new decoders from June next year.
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Is it just me or is this statement absolutely crazy? HTF do have a digital signal available in November but the receivers some seven months later?

There must be a way that these STB's can brought to market quicker. Hopefully there's not a squabble over who makes them and the eventually gravy that will flow from the venture...it all seems very suspicious.
 
What about the people who watches normal Mnet on the old decoders?
Is Mnet signal also changing? Is the Mnet decoder not Digital???
 
We should have a poll to see who will go the expense of buying the STS box
or even the Digital TVseeing whats on TV nowadays.
Not interested thanks
 
BobJones said:
What a joke!
Turn on the digital signal nine months before anyone can watch it.
Make the signal digital, but not HD... so why bother.
Encode the signal so you need a STB and a decrypter,
Encode the signal so you cant buy a TV off the shelf!
Force TV manufacturers to buy your decoder chip and retrofit it to their receivers, we all know that SA is a HUUUGE market for Sony, Samsung etc.
Double the cost of the STB because you want "cherries on your ice-cream" (government services OTT), but lots of people can afford bread! And outside of tax (surprise) there are no online government services!
Then just to make sure that this will work, give the signal distributer LESS THAN HALF the money they need to build and install the digital infrastructure.

Way to go bright spark.

WTF ever happened to keeping it simple!
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I'm pretty sure that the decoders will have added functionality, but that plain DVB-T capable devices will work, you just miss some features. If they go for a form of coding, they will probably use a industry standard CAM.

The test signal transmitting at the moment is plain unencrypted DVB-T. If they go the proprietary route, then this project is dead in the water.
 
Everytime somebody open their mouth about 'digital', it confuses the living daylights out of me. Can Multichoice / Sentech / SABC please come out of their closets and start speaking to us clearly. I still do not know what TV to buy! Oh yes I do have an LCD tv and a PVR, but I have no idea if I'll be able to catch the digital signal in November. Now even if I decide to buy a FULL HD TV (1080p), Ivy says the tuner may be obsolete by the time the signal is switched on!! What the #$^& is a person supposed to do?
 
If you buy the STB they are proposing - you will NOT need a Digital TV , it worx on your bog standard set via AV leads.

Digital TV = TV with integrated STB to receive DVB-T (the standard for Terrestrial TV)

SO if you want a "Once-off" solution , then wait for the "IVY-Sonic" and get it all built in.

Otherwise if you really desperate for SABC crap , then buy the IVY-STB when available and use this on your current TV.
 
What a load of total rubbish. "Digital-Ready tv's" my ass! It either has a digital tuner, or it does not.

I wish these people would first find out the facts before publishing such hogwash!

Analog TVs: These include NTSC, PAL or Secam systems. Most retailers have now sold their last analogue products and will now only sell digital goods
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Gollly gosh! What country are you in? All the TV's here in SA are still analogue.

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surreytj said:
I bought a LCD tv with digital tuner in the UK. Will I be able to use that digital tuner built into tv? Do they use the same spectrum?
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Yes, we are useing the same standard as the UK. You might need a cam for it tho if it's encrypted - although there is still some debate about that as then it's not FTA as a public broadcaster should be.

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