DS Forums

 
 

SD / HD Swap For Foxsat HDR


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-02-2011, 11:53
pad_ehh
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 13,766

With Channel 4 HD joining us in 2 months time, I wanted to raise the issue of a menu option for those that want it to swap the SD/HD channels in the EPG Humax Foxsat and HDR receivers.

BBC 1 HD on 101 (BBC 1 SD on 108)
ITV 1 HD on 103 (ITV 1 SD on 119)
Channel 4 HD on 104 (Channel 4 SD on 126)

Something similar was done recently by Sky, but they forced those changes rather than making them something the user can choose in the menu itself. Is this something Humax would look at putting in to the next software update, as an actual feature or as a hidden bonus like the Diseqc menu etc?
pad_ehh is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 02-02-2011, 12:15
grahamlthompson
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redditch Worcs
Posts: 17,289
Freesat insists on fixed channel numbers in the epg so this won't happen.

Beyond deleting channels and swapping the bbc regions at 101 and 102 there is no customisation possible in Freesat mode
grahamlthompson is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2011, 10:54
Bob_Cat
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Surrey, UK
Posts: 1,302
The broadcaster could choose to provide an option in the EPG for the user to change their preferred version of a channel using the alternate region facilities, but I have yet to see anyone other than BBC1 regions do this.
Bob_Cat is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2011, 11:19
pad_ehh
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 13,766
Would it even be possible to add BBC 1 HD to the regions list, so it would appear on 101 anyway if desired? I would hope that in time, ITV will allow users to select whichever region they wish for 103 and ITV 1 HD could be on that list too, same for Channel 4 HD when it launches.
pad_ehh is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2011, 11:54
grahamlthompson
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redditch Worcs
Posts: 17,289
Would it even be possible to add BBC 1 HD to the regions list, so it would appear on 101 anyway if desired? I would hope that in time, ITV will allow users to select whichever region they wish for 103 and ITV 1 HD could be on that list too, same for Channel 4 HD when it launches.

Just change your postcode to put whatever fta ITV region you want at 103, you can then put any regional variant of BBC1 and BBC2 at 101 and 102. You always get ITV1 London at 977.
grahamlthompson is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2011, 11:57
pad_ehh
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 13,766
I know this, but I would like ITV 1 HD as the channel on 103! I'd also like to select BBC 1 HD as the channel on 101 and Channel 4 HD as the channel on 104, hence why I asked if there could ever be a menu option for those that wanted it. If only ITV/C4/C5 channels were included in the Customisable Channels list then users could have the top 5 showing whatever regions or HD simulcasts they wanted. 101-105 would still be the 5 main PSB's but users could have any region or HD version they wanted.
pad_ehh is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 16:24.