[Atlantic Dawn]

I'm looking for a good pvr box for saorview channels.

Do any Saorview boxes either approved or otherwise support series link?

Also would a Humax Freeview HD box support the full Saorview epg?

[John mac]

Originally Posted by Atlantic Dawn

I'm looking for a good pvr box for saorview channels.

Do any Saorview boxes either approved or otherwise support series link?

Not yet, afaik Saorview haven't implimented it yet

[zg3409]

Yes, as far as I understand RTENL are not sending the required information, YET.
It is in the pipeline though.

Also there are no true dual tuner Saorview approved PVR boxes available yet.

[watty]

They are not implementing it till there is a Saorview PVR.
Single Tuner boxes or TVs with external USB may have "a recording feature" but are not "true" PVRs. A true PVR has internal HDD and dual Terrestrial tuners.

If it's not approved it's not a Saorview box. Most "Freeview+ HD" true PVRs (not all) will work on Saorview. None are 100% compatible.

[SalteeDog]

If you like a technical challenge and your other half is the patient sort then you can effectively do this using a linux box with twin DVB-T tuners installed.
Warning - It is in no way 'plug and play' and whilst it can pickup Saorview transmissions it will not be Saorview approved (so you may not get current or future Saorview functionality ..teletext etc.)

[The Cush]

I was browsing the Samsung UK recently and I see they have 2 new PVRs listed, a Smart HD 1TB STB-E7900M and a Smart HD 500GB STB-E7500M.

The spec looks very good including support for VBI teletext and DVB/teletext subtitles.

Samsung were one of the first manufacturers to supply Saorview approved iDTVs, I wonder if they will be one of the first to supply Saorview approved PVRs?

[Newryrep]

Originally Posted by Atlantic Dawn

I'm looking for a good pvr box for saorview channels.

Do any Saorview boxes either approved or otherwise support series link?

Also would a Humax Freeview HD box support the full Saorview epg?

For what its worth

I been advised by a retailer in Newry (where I bought my TV a few years ago) that what I want ie a pvr that will record Freeview and Saorview is due out immentently. A Toshiba. he is pretty confident that it will definetly be out before the euros, (should of been out a few weeks ago)

Now I dont particularily give a monkeys about series link all I want is to be able to record a Saorview/Freeview channel like I can currently do with the terestrial channels. He assures me that will be the case

[lkdsl]

Humax HDR - FoxT2 will support series link. They must be testing series link because the option to record the series appeared on one of my wife's programmes last week when she was doing her weekly recording schedule. The programme recorded successfully, the pvr put the various recordings into a folder, and shows that it is set to record the series.

BTW, have been using the Humax for about a year with no problems.

[lawhec]

Someone might know better than me, but I thought the method for providing Series Link data was going to be different for Saorview (NorDig) compared to Freeview (D-Book), or has that been ironed out? Because I know the Series Link for Freeview (HD) + is not part of the original DVB specification.

[blackius]

Originally Posted by lawhec

Someone might know better than me, but I thought the method for providing Series Link data was going to be different for Saorview (NorDig) compared to Freeview (D-Book), or has that been ironed out? Because I know the Series Link for Freeview (HD) + is not part of the original DVB specification.

I'd imagine given the mandate to provide Rte in northern Ireland in some cases via Roi transmitter overspill will mean some sort of compromise in the spec used for series link so as to be compatible with both systems?
That could explain the delay?
Such a move would seem the most sensible.

[B bopp]

Originally Posted by blackius

Such a move would seem the most sensible.

sensible and RTENL in the same context.... surely no

[The Cush]

Originally Posted by lawhec

Someone might know better than me, but I thought the method for providing Series Link data was going to be different for Saorview (NorDig) compared to Freeview (D-Book), or has that been ironed out? Because I know the Series Link for Freeview (HD) + is not part of the original DVB specification.

I posted this previously

NorDig PVR specification is based on broadcast-only services (distribution of metadata via DVB-SI),independent of video and audio formats , independent of API, Conditional Access and DRM systems and capable of operating in free-to-air and Pay TV modes.

NorDig PVR specification follows as closely as possible the DTG specification (latest version D-Book 6.2.1) for the UK market in order to encourage market standards harmonization and facilitate the expansion of the standard PVRs in Scandinavia. Both NorDig and DTG specifications are based on DVB standards, including a subset of the well-established TV-Anytime metadata standard, which has been in service in the UK for years.

http://www.nordig.org/pdf/NorDig_PVR...er_ver_1.0.pdf

As lkdsl posted above they may be testing series-link already and appears to be working ok although we'd want confirmation from others with PVRs (Digifriendly if you're reading this can you check it out on your Sony PVR).

[blackius]

Actually I have a sagemcom freeview HD pvr.Haven't used it in a while.
I will check and post back.

[lawhec]

Thanks Cush. I'd give it a go on my Philips Freeview HD+ receiver but it refuses to load the 7 day EPG for Saorview channels so a lost chance there.

[blackius]

Originally Posted by lawhec

Thanks Cush. I'd give it a go on my Philips Freeview HD+ receiver but it refuses to load the 7 day EPG for Saorview channels so a lost chance there.

I just tried it there on the sagemcom on several programme's and there's no series link.
It does have the 7 day guide.