All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Jan: The Sky box's output will continue to be analogue as long as you continue to use it.
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paul: I would use a Freesat HD box, you get a better programme guide and you will be able to record on a Freesat+HD box. The services you can get are dependant in the size dish you can use.
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Mike Smith: Old mux names: numbers given to public service broadcasters allocated by the 1996 Act (1 and 2), commercial ones auctioned off to the highest bidders - letters (A, B, C and D).
New multiplex names: public service broadcasters: "PSB1" "PSB2" and "PSB3" and commercial "COM4" "COM5" and "COM6" most of the time, or "BBC A", "Digital 3 and 4", "BBC B", "S4C Digital Networks", "Arqiva A" and "Arqiva B" when referring to the multiplex owner.
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John Mclaughlin: There was, as it says about, a fault from 07:16 on 03 Nov to 13:20 on 03 Nov.
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Heinz: That transponder does appear to be showing a test service. If it one that will finally be allocated to the Channel 4 corporation is unknown.
It is usual that when a "bird" reaches the correct orbital position, the whole device will undergo a period of testing.
This is largely because the users will expect a flawless service over the coming years. Al though each satellite contains redundant systems to allow parts of the system to fail, given the impossibility of repair, it is vital that testing it carried out before being used for public service.
Given the noises from Channel 5 about the launch of Channel 5+1, I think you may start seeing service up and running in three to four weeks.
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paul: Most of the things you want to watch are on Astra 2D. You should probably ask a local installer to assist as they will have experience in the required dish sizes.
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mike: I'm glad to hear you found the problem. Yes, I agree it was strange, but with digital reception it is all-or-nothing on each multiplex and something a cable fault can reduce just one multiplex - as you have found.
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jeffrey short: It's all lies. See Freesat reception - all about dishes | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Kylee: Very odd. If you were missing "half of your total channels" it would be obvious, or whole satellites full, but a single transponder is odd.
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Saturday 5 November 2011 10:53AM
Leigh Brown: Sky News is on 12207 V 27500, you can't get it by using any other parameters.