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Cheap MPEG 4 DTT Tuner

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  • #32
    pissed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭pissed


    I can get them in but at nowhere near that price. I think those sellers are selling off the stock by the look of that price.

    Any idea on a price ? Wont hold you to it but just a rough price :D


  • #33
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,060 ✭✭✭slegs


    It would be greater than 120 eur.


  • #34
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    Fair play slegs,if you come across anything more reasonable let us know.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #35
    TVDX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭TVDX


    I have seen a deal on a NZ mheg5/mpeg 4 dtt receiver.
    It was 106 euros all in with delivery.
    But didn't go for it out of uncertainty of compatibiliy.
    It was the Extra terrestrial model.


  • #36
    STB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭STB


    Go for it. Of course it will work. Has the profile level for here. The only diffrence between the MHEG5 profile and the UK level is the inclusion of a language set for Maori. I tested a Zinwell from NZ, worked, didnt like it mind you.

    That deal on the XT - incl delivery is an ebay second hand or a general offer ? Seems to be very good including delivery.


    List of the MHEG5 models here
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showp...2&postcount=18


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  • #37
    TVDX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭TVDX


    http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/extra-terrestrial-digital-terrestrial-receiver-freeview-p-497.html?currency=GBP

    Then email them asking them for airmail postage prices.
    They may initially quote all sorts of priority shipping costs, just email back and say you want the cheapest option.
    When I did the maths not so long ago, it was 106 euros delivered.
    MPEG4/MHEG 5 should be sweet as a nut for DTT.


  • #38
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    I received my eXtra terrestrial receiver today from Freeview shop in New Zealand, I spoke to lars on the phone there and he was quite helpful and informative and has sold a few to Ireland already he informed me.

    It cost me:

    €147.13 to the seller in NZ (NZ$330)
    €15.85 for the Bank of Ireland cost of International Bank Transfer
    €31.16 VAT to customs collected by An Post this morning
    €194.14 = Grand total

    I was pretty p'd about having to pay the VAT as I thought I may get away with it:mad:

    Anyway down to Business, The receiver is a nice size and works very well with the tests, it is MPEG4 so no problems there and also MHEG5 so it gives me a now and next EPG and full digital RTÉ Aertel, the it has four outputs including S-Video, Composite, Component, and HDMI. I used Composite today as my portable TV has composite input and for another one I used my Xbox 360 Composite-Scart Adapter.

    I connected it to my tv cable which is connected to a UHF and VHF Aerial in my attic which are fed down via the mast head amp and powersupply. It picked up no signal at all with the power to the amplifier turned off. When I powered up my amplifier it found the the four radio and tv channels immediately. Signal strength was ok but quality was very low and the image was stable and fully pixalated and totally unwatchable. I was afraid this may happen as my UHF antenna was realigned from Mullaghanish to the local RTÉ Relay transmitter at Morley's Bridge, Gort in Kilgarvan. Most antennas in my area were adjusted to this relay by engineers from Dublin paid for by both RTÉ and the developers of the Windfarms which were defracting the Analog signal from Mullaghanish to begin with. A tv Licence strike in the area and the formation of a committee of which I was a member saw this new Relay being established.

    So not to be deterred by my lack of Signal at my own house I then swiftly moved to my other property closeby which is located far higher up and at around 1000ft above sea level has been a hub of television in the areas for decades as it receives an excellent clear signal in from Mullaghanish in over the Derrynasaggart and Shehy Mountains and received a perfect Analog reception up until the aerials began degrading when the property became idle.

    My new receiver picked up the signal instantly having it tuned in from previous and I received RTÉ 1, RTÉ 2 & TG4 perfectly with TV3 and RTENL Test channel also available but not broadcasting instead giving the the red test screen. It also received all radio channels.

    My channel line up today.
    RTE1 ch 800
    RTE2 ch 801
    TV3 ch 802
    TG4 ch 803
    RTÉNL Test ch 804
    Radio 1 ch 805
    2FM ch 806
    Lyric 807
    RNAG 808

    All in I am very pleased to have eventually received the tests and am very pleased with my new receiver even if it did up being costly. The receiver also has an 8 day EPG but I am not sure if this is tailored especially for the NZ Freeview HD service or maybe RTÉ were not broadcasting a full EPG today as all I was receiving was now and next. It goes up to 1080i and the DTT quality today was excellent although I was only watching on a 14" Lidl DVD combi portable so I the real test would be a 50" plasma:eek:.

    These are the pictures of my receiver and reception today.

    netwhizkid reporting from the south-west over and out:pac:


  • #39
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,060 ✭✭✭slegs


    netwhizkid wrote: »
    I received my eXtra terrestrial receiver today from Freeview shop in New Zealand, I spoke to lars on the phone there and he was quite helpful and informative and has sold a few to Ireland already he informed me.

    It cost me:

    €147.13 to the seller in NZ (NZ$330)
    €15.85 for the Bank of Ireland cost of International Bank Transfer
    €31.16 VAT to customs collected by An Post this morning
    €194.14 = Grand total

    I was pretty p'd about having to pay the VAT as I thought I may get away with it:mad:

    Anyway down to Business, The receiver is a nice size and works very well with the tests, it is MPEG4 so no problems there and also MHEG5 so it gives me a now and next EPG and full digital RTÉ Aertel, the it has four outputs including S-Video, Composite, Component, and HDMI. I used Composite today as my portable TV has composite input and for another one I used my Xbox 360 Composite-Scart Adapter.

    I connected it to my tv cable which is connected to a UHF and VHF Aerial in my attic which are fed down via the mast head amp and powersupply. It picked up no signal at all with the power to the amplifier turned off. When I powered up my amplifier it found the the four radio and tv channels immediately. Signal strength was ok but quality was very low and the image was stable and fully pixalated and totally unwatchable. I was afraid this may happen as my UHF antenna was realigned from Mullaghanish to the local RTÉ Relay transmitter at Morley's Bridge, Gort in Kilgarvan. Most antennas in my area were adjusted to this relay by engineers from Dublin paid for by both RTÉ and the developers of the Windfarms which were defracting the Analog signal from Mullaghanish to begin with. A tv Licence strike in the area and the formation of a committee of which I was a member saw this new Relay being established.

    So not to be deterred by my lack of Signal at my own house I then swiftly moved to my other property closeby which is located far higher up and at around 1000ft above sea level has been a hub of television in the areas for decades as it receives an excellent clear signal in from Mullaghanish in over the Derrynasaggart and Shehy Mountains and received a perfect Analog reception up until the aerials began degrading when the property became idle.

    My new receiver picked up the signal instantly having it tuned in from previous and I received RTÉ 1, RTÉ 2 & TG4 perfectly with TV3 and RTENL Test channel also available but not broadcasting instead giving the the red test screen. It also received all radio channels.

    My channel line up today.
    RTE1 ch 800
    RTE2 ch 801
    TV3 ch 802
    TG4 ch 803
    RTÉNL Test ch 804
    Radio 1 ch 805
    2FM ch 806
    Lyric 807
    RNAG 808

    All in I am very pleased to have eventually received the tests and am very pleased with my new receiver even if it did up being costly. The receiver also has an 8 day EPG but I am not sure if this is tailored especially for the NZ Freeview HD service or maybe RTÉ were not broadcasting a full EPG today as all I was receiving was now and next. It goes up to 1080i and the DTT quality today was excellent although I was only watching on a 14" Lidl DVD combi portable so I the real test would be a 50" plasma:eek:.

    These are the pictures of my receiver and reception today.

    netwhizkid reporting from the south-west over and out:pac:

    Very nice...bit pricey though for a DTT only box. They will be much cheaper than this by June/July even with MHEG5.


  • #40
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    £77 now.


  • #41
    jaggiebunnet
    Registered Users Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭jaggiebunnet


    where did you see that for 77 euro Snaps?

    on an aside - is there any word on when RTE will make available their set top box which I presume they will have to eventually?


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  • #42
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,060 ✭✭✭slegs


    jaggiebunnet wrote: »
    where did you see that for 77 euro Snaps?

    on an aside - is there any word on when RTE will make available their set top box which I presume they will have to eventually?

    I dont think RTE will ever release a STB. That is not the business they are in.


  • #43
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    jaggiebunnet wrote: »
    where did you see that for 77 euro Snaps?

    on an aside - is there any word on when RTE will make available their set top box which I presume they will have to eventually?

    http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/extra-...l?currency=GBP


  • #44
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    RTE don't sell TVs, VHS, Sat boxes etc.

    Why would they sell a DTT box?


    Argos, Dunnes, Tesco sell stuff.


  • #45
    bob11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 473 ✭✭bob11


    I see that the Extra Terrestrial receiver is now at NZ$ 199 or 88 Euros,
    http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/extra-terrestrial-digital-terrestrial-receiver-freeview-p-497.html

    Can anyone confirm if this receiver will also pick up the Freeview channels up North. I want it for use in the border region to pick up both DTT from South and Freeview from North ..

    I see from the specs that it has MPEG-2 decoder

    Video decoding MPEG-2 SD/HD (MP@ML and MP@HL), MPEG-4 H.264/AVC SD/HD (Main Profile
    Level 3 and High Profile Level 4)

    Is this all that is required ?

    Thanks ..


  • #46
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Anything that receives Irish DTT will also do UK Freeview.


    However we don't have a DTT service. I'd hold off till there are some Government launch


  • #47
    dbcool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭dbcool


    watty wrote: »
    Anything that receives Irish DTT will also do UK Freeview.


    However we don't have a DTT service. I'd hold off till there are some Government launch


    but a proper irish mheg 5 receiver will give no epg with the the uk freeview


  • #48
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,014 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    dbcool wrote: »
    but a proper irish mheg 5 receiver will give no epg with the the uk freeview

    The "mheg 5" is nothing to do with the epg, it's for fancy things like digital text.


  • #49
    horse7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,866 ✭✭✭horse7


    ive been given a dvb terrestial, starview receiver,could i use this with a uhf digital aerial to pick up tv signals in dublin.not sure about mpeg on this receiver.


  • #50
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    its a DVB C box not DVB T.


  • #51
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Some are DVB-t/DTT.

    In either case, no, it won't do MPEG4.

    It's best sent to the recycling centre.


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  • #52
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Not 100% true. MHEG5 can be used for extended EPG.
    Freesat uses MHEG5 to do extended EPG. But it's extra SW on top of MHEG5.


  • #53
    joe250
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭joe250


    Hi
    Will these work in ireland?

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200350731785


  • #54
    Apogee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,903 ✭✭✭Apogee


    joe250 wrote: »
    Hi
    Will these work in ireland?

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200350731785

    It probably would but it only supports MPEG4 standard definition and would be useless for any future HD transmissions - although they may be some time off. No mention of MHEG5 either, so no digital teletext.
    http://www.general-satellite.com/receivers/terrec/te8310/spec.html


  • #55
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    It would be ok as a 2nd box for the bedroom or kids playroom etc. Damned cheap too compared to the €196 I paid to import a HD fully spec'd box from New Zealand.


  • #56
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Their sat dish is too small for Ireland, though OK for London. I wonder is their location "really" Ireland?


  • #57
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,060 ✭✭✭slegs


    joe250 wrote: »
    Hi
    Will these work in ireland?

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200350731785

    Seems to have ended all the listings selling these for some reason


  • #58
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    He only has the overpriced sat gear with the London Sized dish.


  • #59
    joe250
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭joe250


    I think i will stay away from that seller.
    Just might get a metabox combo instead.


  • #60
    galtee boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭galtee boy


    The local TV shop in Mitchelstown has displayed on their window since yesterday, a Triax TR 500 Mpeg 4 HD DTT set top box priced at €160. It would appear to do Mpeg4 Irish Dtt with epg, but I'm not sure about Mheg5 for digital text etc. Does anybody know any more about these boxes and their capabilities ?


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  • #61
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Got an email from SaorTV forum today:

    Coming in the next few weeks....

    SaorTV DTT-100

    The first Irish DTT Set Top Box built to the published RTENL specification.

    Features

    - Fully Irish DTT Compatible
    - DVB-T MPEG4
    - MHEG-5 ( Digital Aertel )
    - Full Electronic Program Guide with Gaeilge character set
    - TV and Radio Channels
    - Common Interface Slot ( Future PAY DTT compatible )
    - PVR Recording via USB 2.0 ( USB Key or External Hard Drive )
    - Scheduled Recordings ( Once, Daily, Weekly )
    - Distribution of DTT-100 channel to other rooms via RF Out ( configurable channel )
    - MP3 and Picture Viewer
    - Upgradeable Software via USB
    - 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i definition output via HDMI
    - 16/9 or 4/3 aspect ratio with Full, Pan&Scan and Letterbox modes
    - Optical audio output via SPDIF with Automatic, AC3 or PCM settings.
    - HDMI, SPDIF Optical Digital Audio, Component, 2 * Scart, S-Video and Composite
    - USB, RS232 and Ethernet Port
    - 1 year warranty

    €114.99


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