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Forum: Freeview 21-05-2013, 06:52
Replies: 1,630
Views: 247,553
Posted By lbear
0225 was the final beta version distributed as a...

0225 was the final beta version distributed as a file via email. Firmware ending in 0226 was exactly the same but was the "broadcast" version and appeared on those boxes marketed as iPlayer...
Forum: Sky 21-05-2013, 02:30
Replies: 11
Views: 694
Posted By lbear
The satellite transponders have fixed bit rates...

The satellite transponders have fixed bit rates for each channel and the UK based FTA channels only broadcast at 1080i.

Freeview HD employs stat muxing and dynamic switching between 1080i and 1080p....
Forum: Technical 15-05-2013, 16:42
Replies: 16
Views: 696
Posted By lbear
YouView boxes work exclusively on the Accurate...

YouView boxes work exclusively on the Accurate Recording system. There have been complaints about missed start or ends of recordings on particular channels (Five) but as you say, the responsibility...
Forum: Freeview 15-05-2013, 09:05
Replies: 8
Views: 918
Posted By lbear
Fair bet that the plug on the end of your aerial...

Fair bet that the plug on the end of your aerial lead needs a quick look at. There could be mechanical damage to the inner core or a spare "whisker" from the outer shielding causing a "short" - not...
Forum: Freeview 08-05-2013, 22:36
Replies: 14
Views: 1,906
Posted By lbear
Everybody used to get ITV HD London as there was...

Everybody used to get ITV HD London as there was originally only one region!
Forum: Freeview 08-05-2013, 17:27
Replies: 201
Views: 35,893
Posted By lbear
Interesting

This from the DigitalUK consultation document:
Forum: Freeview 08-05-2013, 02:41
Replies: 1
Views: 801
Posted By lbear
Currently the IPTV portals on Freeview will only...

Currently the IPTV portals on Freeview will only work with Freeview HD receivers that were tested according to the newest "D-book" standards after April 2011, plus a few that are also compliant. This...
Forum: Freeview 07-05-2013, 23:09
Replies: 76
Views: 10,710
Posted By lbear
Connect, Vision and Box (the Arts Council...

Connect, Vision and Box (the Arts Council Channel) are all portals to IPTV channels. These can only currently be connected to by using Freeview HD boxes which comply with the MHEG-IC standard (boxes...
Forum: Technical 06-05-2013, 11:18
Replies: 3
Views: 512
Posted By lbear
Despite the styling, the Humax HDR T1000 is most...

Despite the styling, the Humax HDR T1000 is most certainly not the HDR Fox T2 and has completely different circuitry. The output is no longer the notoriously soft picture provided by the Fox video...
Forum: Humax 05-05-2013, 22:02
Replies: 5
Views: 668
Posted By lbear
The code change does not work with the DTR...

The code change does not work with the DTR T1000/1010 boxes as YouView has not yet allowed manufacturer specific options to be included in the interface firmware.
Forum: Freeview 21-04-2013, 13:14
Replies: 63
Views: 4,687
Posted By lbear
According to an ad on the UKfreetv site there are...

According to an ad on the UKfreetv site there are three muxes from Crystal Palace that are affected ArqA, BBCA and BBCB. http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=TQ339712

I am slap bang in the middle of...
Forum: Freeview 15-04-2013, 07:39
Replies: 5
Views: 893
Posted By lbear
The TVonics is discounted because the company...

The TVonics is discounted because the company spent a period in administration before being brought out by a UK consortium. Their sales presumably dipped a lot after DSO as they were the main PVR...
Forum: Humax 14-04-2013, 08:50
Replies: 5
Views: 573
Posted By lbear
You can also rewind the "resume" marker back to...

You can also rewind the "resume" marker back to the start using the left arrow key on the silver ring on the remote.
Forum: Freeview 09-04-2013, 02:24
Replies: 21
Views: 2,477
Posted By lbear
The sets I have seen (one from Archos) included...

The sets I have seen (one from Archos) included built in aerials along two sides so both could be used in conjunction to eliminate the problems you describe
Forum: Humax 06-04-2013, 14:58
Replies: 549
Views: 63,292
Posted By lbear
No you cannot record from the buffer although...

No you cannot record from the buffer although this has, I believe, been suggested on the YouView forums.

From what I can gather, the hard drives on YouView boxes are formatted as if they were four...
Forum: Freeview 05-04-2013, 18:32
Replies: 41
Views: 2,645
Posted By lbear
Not only that, the NImux which relays some Eire...

Not only that, the NImux which relays some Eire Saorview services in Northern Ireland uses DVB-T2 but only broadcasts SD whereas RTÉ2 HD is broadcast using DVB-T in the Republic. To add to the...
Forum: Broadcasting 05-04-2013, 18:14
Replies: 137
Views: 7,264
Posted By lbear
£150 million is about 7 weeks' profit and that is...

£150 million is about 7 weeks' profit and that is calculated after Sky pay over the top for Fox productions.
Forum: Broadcasting 05-04-2013, 18:09
Replies: 236
Views: 7,289
Posted By lbear
Households with a member over 75 years are...

Households with a member over 75 years are entitled to free TV licences.
Forum: Broadcasting 05-04-2013, 18:06
Replies: 20
Views: 1,400
Posted By lbear
BBC2 Opening

The aborted opening night programme is available on U-tube - the sound kicks in about 3 minutes in and as is traditional, the second programme is a repeat (well a second reading of the...
Forum: Freeview 31-03-2013, 16:04
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By lbear
Currently there are four full time broadcasts (HD...

Currently there are four full time broadcasts (HD versions of BBC One, BBC Two, ITV and Channel 4). There is currently capacity for five HD channels on the single mux and the fifth stream is...
Forum: Freeview 30-03-2013, 15:20
Replies: 15
Views: 798
Posted By lbear
Yes, freesat uses MHEG-5 (Sky uses the openTV...

Yes, freesat uses MHEG-5 (Sky uses the openTV standard for its programme guide) MHEG-5 (now MHEG-IC in the UK) is a separate standard from DVB-T and DVB-S/S2 - actually it's a programming language...
Forum: Freeview 30-03-2013, 14:21
Replies: 135
Views: 23,049
Posted By lbear
For cheap and cheerful (and a b. good box), look...

For cheap and cheerful (and a b. good box), look out for the Tesco Technika STBHDIS2010 on eBay. Tesco's Outlet on there usually releases a few "refurbished" for between £20 and £30 including p&p and...
Forum: Freeview 30-03-2013, 14:13
Replies: 15
Views: 798
Posted By lbear
Teletext used the "spare lines" in the 625 line...

Teletext used the "spare lines" in the 625 line system to carry the data. These were the areas that were not normally displayed although sometimes if the set was not quite set up correctly you could...
Forum: Virgin Media Broadband 30-03-2013, 05:33
Replies: 4
Views: 2,051
Posted By lbear
You'll be lucky, they don't even know. I am on VM...

You'll be lucky, they don't even know. I am on VM cable broadband but they deny I can get any service at all due to their rubbish records.

You can try entering the postcode of any flat into their...
Forum: Technical 22-03-2013, 05:22
Replies: 15
Views: 1,946
Posted By lbear
Not even English

The letter is clearly a boilerplate with the exception of the one bit the respondent has managed to garble:


Is this some peculiarity of the Salford dialect or have they outsourced their viewer's...
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