"New" German HD channels (Astra 19.2)
bensgrandad
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I have a Comag SL100HD box which has always behaved. Since the changes to German channels on Astra in the last couple of days whilst "old" HD channels (ZDF, Servus etc) are ok, the new ones - especially the ARD family - are all jittering madly (for want of a better word). Am I suffering the result of old software and missed updates showing up or are the channels to blame? Signal levels are all OK.
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That's on a Topfield 7700. I checked and it was broadcasting 720p. My receiver is set to rescale to 1080i.
Channels Affected for me are WDR HD and variants, BR Nord HD, NDR FS HD, Pheonex HD, ARTE HD, DAS ERSTRE HD,
Most of the above have Signal Int 86% Signal Q 49 - 60 % with wild flutuations.
(WDR HD on 12604/22000H has sound but no picture now!
Signal Inte 86% and Signal Q 75%)
On some of these it causes my box to re-boot, had a fiddle with the dish, and did improve the signal slightly but had no effect on these hd channels.
I too thought i maybe my cheap Labgear box but who knows, could be a signal issue,
All other HD Channels are fine:D
The German forums are also reporting that its affecting many brands of receivers,so its not at our end.
Lets hope its resolved quickly for everyone affected.
Is it intermittent or is it constantly unwatchable?
As I'm watching Das Erste at the moment on the Vantage 8000S HD pvr,and haven't experienced anything for the past five minutes.
Is this the HD Version or the SD
I called the ZDF viewers' hotline (for a different reason) on Monday, and there was a taped announcement about audio problems on the new HD channels.
See www.digitalfernsehen.de The Topfield is mentioned among the makes affected by the problems.
The full address is
www.digitalfernsehen.de/HDTV-...n.85616.0.html then use the translator if not fluent in German
But if they want people to watch they may need to adjust there encoding as it seem 1000's are affected.
Just wanted to ask, anyone have the new HD+ sub with the certified box have any issue with these channels concerned not the sub channels! the free ones that we have issues on
As these boxes where designed for the new HD+ system with Ci+ card.
Just for interest
The HD version.
I recorded both Das Erste HD and ZDF HD,for half an hour,and the Vantage 8000S HD pvr,had no problems.
cf Astra 2D - like many others I have a feeling that Astra SES aren't telling us something about what happened there and why it was shut down so suddenly.
http://www.lyngsat.com/hd/Astra-1H-1KR-1L-1M-2C.html
had difficulty finding them Sunday & this morning.