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rob the satman
28-05-2011
Originally Posted by Adam792:
“Also the German Arte is significantly better picture quality-wise as it has a high bitrate along with being at full resolution, whereas the French version is at half resolution (544x576) and always looks pretty soft to me!”

I love the German channels PQ, really put's 'our' channels to shame
Gneiss
29-05-2011
Originally Posted by TV DUNIYA:
“Do you have both Arte frequencies scanned in?
As only 10743H,gives a seven day epg,11934V only provides now/next epg,on Astra 1.”

Hi, yes I do it seems to be an issue with my box at the moment as it's not working on a lot of channels where I know it used to before but I can get by for the time being.

This might be worth a look...

SUNDAY 05 JUNE

Gala concert with Anja Harteros
With a program of Italian opera arias - including Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Cilea, and - demonstrates the world-class soprano Anja Harteros her vocal and stylistic diversity.
BR 12:55, 60 minutes
Annied
29-05-2011
Originally Posted by Gneiss:
“Hi, yes I do it seems to be an issue with my box at the moment as it's not working on a lot of channels where I know it used to before but I can get by for the time being.”

Something similar was happening to me. I was convinced it was my receiver as I've had so many problems with it in the past. Before I went back to the supplier guns blazing however, I called in the installer. Turned out I had a faulty LNB. Now it's been replaced, signal strength is up and all the channels I was having problems with are fine. When I expressed some surprise that the LNB needed replacing after just over a year, he said that they only came with 6 month guarantees and that while some lasted for years, others could develop problems within a few months.

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“This might be worth a look...

SUNDAY 05 JUNE

Gala concert with Anja Harteros
With a program of Italian opera arias - including Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Cilea, and - demonstrates the world-class soprano Anja Harteros her vocal and stylistic diversity.
BR 12:55, 60 minutes”

That sounded interesting. PIty it was broadcast the one day I came here later than usual! Oh well, serves me right for not checking my TV guide. No doubt it'll be repeated somewhere, sometime.
Gneiss
29-05-2011
Originally Posted by Annied:
“That sounded interesting. PIty it was broadcast the one day I came here later than usual! Oh well, serves me right for not checking my TV guide. No doubt it'll be repeated somewhere, sometime.”

It's next Sunday

My box seems to have sorted itself out when I checked after my last post so fingers crossed on that.
TV DUNIYA
29-05-2011
Originally Posted by Gneiss:
“It's next Sunday

My box seems to have sorted itself out when I checked after my last post so fingers crossed on that.”

With the epg not populating,its a good idea to either scan the transponder or delete the transponder and then re-add it,and then rescan.
Usually it will then repopulate the full epg,with the latest information.
Its a common problem that occurs with all FTA receivers,unfortunately.
I know,i've experienced the same this week,as well.
Annied
29-05-2011
Originally Posted by Gneiss:
“It's next Sunday ”

In that case, I'll definitely be setting the recorder.

I'm not with it at the moment! I've just had some work done on the house and my mind's on that and all the clearing up it's entailing. I "did" the television corner earlier today and couldn't understand why, when I later switched the television on, it said there was no signal. It was only after I'd checked all the cables 3 or 4 times that it occurred to me that as the signal intially comes in via the satellite receiver, it would be a good idea to switch that back on too!
Gneiss
30-05-2011
Originally Posted by TV DUNIYA:
“With the epg not populating,its a good idea to either scan the transponder or delete the transponder and then re-add it,and then rescan.
Usually it will then repopulate the full epg,with the latest information.
Its a common problem that occurs with all FTA receivers,unfortunately.
I know,i've experienced the same this week,as well.”

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go if I get any more problems...

I have to admit I don't often rescan as it changes all the channel numbers and takes me ages to find them again.

Originally Posted by Annied:
“In that case, I'll definitely be setting the recorder.

I'm not with it at the moment! I've just had some work done on the house and my mind's on that and all the clearing up it's entailing. I "did" the television corner earlier today and couldn't understand why, when I later switched the television on, it said there was no signal. It was only after I'd checked all the cables 3 or 4 times that it occurred to me that as the signal intially comes in via the satellite receiver, it would be a good idea to switch that back on too!”

Ever since we got back from the Take That concert on Friday my brain has been totally scrambled too - I think I've decided I'm too old for all that now!!!

Oh as an aside, I've seen lots of ads for Pop Star To Opera Star this weekend! It starts at 8pm next Sunday and it looks like Rolando is doing it again this year
Annied
30-05-2011
Quote:
“Ever since we got back from the Take That concert on Friday my brain has been totally scrambled too - I think I've decided I'm too old for all that now!!!”

Bet it was a really good evening though!

Quote:
“Oh as an aside, I've seen lots of ads for Pop 've Star To Opera Star this weekend! It starts at 8pm next Sunday and it looks like Rolando is doing it again this year ”

That's good news, even if I've only heard of 3 of the performers! Poor Rolando though. I imagine that, this time last year, he was hoping to be back in the major opera houses by now.

By the way, is it possible to save your channel list onto a memory stick so you can get them back into the order you like more or less at the touch of a button? I've had to do so many factory resets thanks to my glitschy receiver that I'd have been demented if I hadn't been able to save mine.
Gneiss
30-05-2011
Originally Posted by Annied:
“Bet it was a really good evening though!”

Yes it was a brilliant show...

Originally Posted by Annied:
“That's good news, even if I've only heard of 3 of the performers! Poor Rolando though. I imagine that, this time last year, he was hoping to be back in the major opera houses by now.”

He's done a few concert tours, I've seen him a couple of times at the RFH - He seemed in good voice but of course that's a lot more forgiving than a full opera... He must miss it though and I'd love to see him back with Anna but I'm just not sure that's going to happen in the near future.

Originally Posted by Annied:
“By the way, is it possible to save your channel list onto a memory stick so you can get them back into the order you like more or less at the touch of a button? I've had to do so many factory resets thanks to my glitschy receiver that I'd have been demented if I hadn't been able to save mine.”

I'm not sure my budget box allows me to do that but I'll have a flick through the options...
Gneiss
31-05-2011
Originally Posted by Gneiss:
“This might be worth a look...

SUNDAY 05 JUNE

Gala concert with Anja Harteros
With a program of Italian opera arias - including Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Cilea, and - demonstrates the world-class soprano Anja Harteros her vocal and stylistic diversity.
BR 12:55, 60 minutes”

Just to say double check the time on this! The guide states 12.55 but my box says 11.55, usually the two match so it's a bit odd...
Annied
31-05-2011
I set the timer from my EPG. It's 11.55 UK time on that.
Phil Thomas
01-06-2011
I saw him at the first night of Werther a few weeks ago. His voice was a bit tentative, but on the whole not too bad - considering.

Regards to all,
Gneiss
01-06-2011
Originally Posted by Phil Thomas:
“I saw him at the first night of Werther a few weeks ago. His voice was a bit tentative, but on the whole not too bad - considering.

Regards to all,”

I'm not sure how I managed to miss the fact that was on but he had some pretty good reviews I see - and good to see him back in a full production.
Gneiss
02-06-2011
PS... By strange coincidence only the other day watched a 2010 production of Werther staring Sophie Koch, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier.
rob the satman
05-06-2011
Don't know if this interests you but S4C are showing the Welsh National Opera's 'Marriage of Figaro' in two parts next weekend
11/06/11 Saturday 2100 Part 1
12/06/11 Sunday 2100 Part 2
rob the satman
09-06-2011
La Traviata sunday 12/06/11 1600 CNBC
Annied
09-06-2011
Originally Posted by rob the satman:
“La Traviata sunday 12/06/11 1600 CNBC”

Thanks for the heads up. I've just programmed it into the timer.

I wonder which one it is, there's no EPG for CNBC on my receiver and their website doesn't give any detail either.
Gneiss
10-06-2011
I have a couple...

SUNDAY 12 JUNE

Concert
Jonas Kaufmann sings German Arias
BR 12:45, 45 minutes

MONDAY 13 JUNE

Opera
Idomeneo
Recording to reopen the theater Cuvilliés Munich 2008
BR-alpha 20:15, 175 min
Gneiss
10-06-2011
Originally Posted by rob the satman:
“Don't know if this interests you but S4C are showing the Welsh National Opera's 'Marriage of Figaro' in two parts next weekend
11/06/11 Saturday 2100 Part 1
12/06/11 Sunday 2100 Part 2”

I wonder why they split it into two parts, it's not exactly a challenging opera to watch...
TV DUNIYA
10-06-2011
Originally Posted by Annied:
“Thanks for the heads up. I've just programmed it into the timer.

I wonder which one it is, there's no EPG for CNBC on my receiver and their website doesn't give any detail either.”

Quote:
“CNBC Performance will showcase full-length performances of renowned opera and ballet by some of the world’s most prestigious companies.
Sunday 12th June: La Traviata
A classic from the Royal Opera House archives. In 1994, theatre director Richard Eyre was invited to Covent Garden, to work with Sir Georg Solti and a young Romanian soprana - Angela Gheorghio. The result was perfection - an unforgettable production of Verdi's tragic masterpiece”

http://www.cnbc.com/id/23275222
Annied
10-06-2011
Thanks, you delved a bit further than me, I just looked at the schedule and there was no link to further info. Now I know a bit more, I've now googled it and found that Frank Lopardo and Leo Nucci also appear. I remember seeing Frank Lopardo a couple of years prior to this performance and liked his voice very much.
TV DUNIYA
22-06-2011
For those with multi-sat/motorised setups.

Mezzo is currently FTA,on Hotbird (13E)

12245H
27500
3/4
Annied
22-06-2011
Thanks for that, last time I checked, it had gone. Off to set it up straight away!
Annied
22-06-2011
I got it for a couple of hours, but then a sign came up saying it was scrambled again. I wonder if it's become one of those channels where some programmes are scrambled and some aren't?
TV DUNIYA
22-06-2011
Originally Posted by Annied:
“I got it for a couple of hours, but then a sign came up saying it was scrambled again. I wonder if it's become one of those channels where some programmes are scrambled and some aren't?”

As its normally a permanently encrypted(scrambled),pay channel.
It was most likely a technical fault,which resulted it being temporarily FTA.
However,it does seem to become FTA for a few hours/days,every few months.
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