All posts by Briantist
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sheld ali : Can you have a look at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please?
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Martin: You can't really make devices "forward compatible" if you have no idea what the future brings.
The Freeview HD service uses MPEG4 for content encoding, which requires a lot of extra computing power and memory and isn't just a simple "software upgrade" as set-top boxes use hardware decoders.
Freeview HD also uses DVB-T2 transmission, which wasn't defined as a standard and once again is implemented in hardware, so you can't just get an existing DVB-T chipset to "do it".
It just isn't worth the bother of having a "modular design", it is much cheaper for the manufacturers to sell you a new box.
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Nick Campion: Please see Digital Region Overlap | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - or you probably didn't do a "first time installation" when you retuned your box/set.
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John Emery: Only if you want to get rid of more than half of your channels. Sutton Coldfield provides the whole service, Ashbourne is a "Freeview Light" transmitter.
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Robert Kenchington: ITV1 analogue has moved to the BBC TWO analogue frequency until switchover completes.
You should probably try a "first time install" on your receiver, or do this My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Paul: If you were OK doing a "first time installation" on the 17th, then you may need to see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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R Taylor: Probably an error in the box software, DVB-T2 is clearly 256QAM in the UK - see http://stakeholders.ofcom….pdf .
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Thursday 18 August 2011 5:59PM
Amewsed: If you don't want to wait another 12 months for a decent Freeview service, then yes.