Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

MPEG4 tests - Not a Public Service

Options
1…5681011…25

Comments

  • Options
    #212
    Geemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭Geemac


    Clermont is still broadcasting fine. However I'm looking out the window at the transmitter which explains why we're getting a signal. Must be nulled or power dropped to the north & north west.


  • Options
    #213
    GadgetGeek
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭GadgetGeek


    douglasman wrote: »
    Spur Hill DTT testing on Ch45 back online again, it was a short outage.

    douglasman Is that TV or radio. I was getting TV perfect up to 2 months ago on (Ch45), epg was on and off. Since then and tonight I'm just getting radio. Can you confirm? Thanks.


  • Options
    #214
    peking97
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭peking97


    Are these Irish DTT transmissions in SD or HD?:confused:


  • Options
    #215
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    smccarrick wrote: »
    3 Rock online- with incredibly low signal strength? Impossible to get a signal lock? I've tried an amplifier- got a stuttering DTT signal- gave up. Analogue is pretty poxy too- perhaps its really bad atmospherics?

    3 Rock on reduced power still- analogue signal strength has increased- but DTT has fallen even more. Only getting 25-30% signal strength in Lucan village (with a signal amp........) Can't get a lock on the individual channels- and I never thought I'd see co-channel interferance on DTT- but I have RTE1 and TV3 superimposed on each other........ Someone in RTENL is doing some serious testing........


  • Options
    #216
    SRB
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭SRB


    Went to grab some screen grabs of the Digi Text for Elmo last night and found Three Rock was too weak to lock on, while Kippure was sitting at 72% Signal, 100% quality for the first time in weeks, thought it was just the weather, then noticed very odd break up on the channels, as if they were jumping back a few seconds every so often - wonder are they testing the SFN again ? It's still doing it this morning and the signal level is still higher than it has been in weeks. Also the other channels from Kippure are still active, though nothing on them......


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #217
    douglasman
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭douglasman


    GadgetGeek wrote: »
    douglasman Is that TV or radio. I was getting TV perfect up to 2 months ago on (Ch45), epg was on and off. Since then and tonight I'm just getting radio. Can you confirm? Thanks.

    Hi, that was the five TV channels + four radio (i.e. RTE1, RTE2, TV3, TG4, RTENL test, Radio 1, 2FM, Lyric FM, RNG) All have been available from Spur Hill Ch 45 and Mullaghanish Ch21 for the last while, all still working. There was a brief interruption yesterday, but otherwise working fine. EPG works fine also.


  • Options
    #218
    douglasman
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭douglasman


    peking97 wrote: »
    Are these Irish DTT transmissions in SD or HD?:confused:

    All current DTT tests are SD 576i


  • Options
    #219
    GadgetGeek
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭GadgetGeek


    douglasman wrote: »
    Hi, that was the five TV channels + four radio (i.e. RTE1, RTE2, TV3, TG4, RTENL test, Radio 1, 2FM, Lyric FM, RNG) All have been available from Spur Hill Ch 45 and Mullaghanish Ch21 for the last while, all still working. There was a brief interruption yesterday, but otherwise working fine. EPG works fine also.
    I have all radio stations on Ch 45 signal quality/strength 10/10 including radio epg.
    Ch 21 signal quality 10/10 strength 08/10 radio again only. I'm using a Pani PZ81B and there is no recognition of TV channels but as I said I had the 4 TV channels perfect for 2-3 months (at that time it displayed the TV channels in the guide as being Pay TV: but it still worked fine on the TV) :confused: anyone any ideas? I tried a full auto setup, manual tune etc.......


  • Options
    #220
    John32c
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭John32c


    Am in rathfarnham...all DTT signals from three rock are gone--its says no signal received on all channels since the day befoe yesterday....tried a rescan but no luck


  • Options
    #221
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    John32c wrote: »
    Am in rathfarnham...all DTT signals from three rock are gone--its says no signal received on all channels since the day befoe yesterday....tried a rescan but no luck

    Signals are still there- but at a ridiculously low level (this evening I'm pulling 3 Rock at 15% strength and quality- with a signal amp......)


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #222
    bob11
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭bob11


    I'm in Rathmines and the DTT channels from Three Rock are back on for me tonight on Ch54.
    They had disappeared for a few days, but back now OK ..
    Thankfully, the Modified file for the PZ81s is still working as the channel has not changed . If I manually scan , I only get the 4 radio channels as before ..


  • Options
    #223
    slegs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭slegs


    SRB wrote: »
    Went to grab some screen grabs of the Digi Text for Elmo last night and found Three Rock was too weak to lock on, while Kippure was sitting at 72% Signal, 100% quality for the first time in weeks, thought it was just the weather, then noticed very odd break up on the channels, as if they were jumping back a few seconds every so often - wonder are they testing the SFN again ? It's still doing it this morning and the signal level is still higher than it has been in weeks. Also the other channels from Kippure are still active, though nothing on them......

    I havw this jumping on my Sony TV today also but funny thing is I am not getting it on another box I am testing


  • Options
    #224
    SRB
    Registered Users Posts: 820 ✭✭✭SRB


    Oddly, on a Lyngbox, if I record a channel, it plays back the recording fine, the stuttering and slowing down is only on "live" channels...the channels are fine on the PC.


  • Options
    #225
    peking97
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭peking97


    Can anybody advise if Maghera DTT tests are currently on-air?


  • Options
    #226
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    peking97 wrote: »
    Can anybody advise if Maghera DTT tests are currently on-air?

    According to the seperate thread on Maghera, it came back the other day.


  • Options
    #227
    parasite
    Registered Users Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    At the moment, on Spur Hill, TG4 has no sound and a noisy picture, all other services are as normal


  • Options
    #228
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Located in Kilkenny, receiving from Mt Leinster.

    Sony Bravia KDL-32V4000
    Strong signal but can't this TV decode MPEG-4. Radio stations and EPG working fine. It also cuts the audio from channels where it can't decode the video until you go into the tuning menus, where the audio bcomes audible again!

    Samsung LE40B550A5W
    Receiving everything crystal clear from Mt Leinster - lovely!

    Both TVs connected to the same quite ancient aerial in the attic.


  • Options
    #229
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 68,029 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Samsung T200HD LS20TDVSUV/EN, with a collapsed grid antenna somewhere in my attic that used to point to Three Rock - nice solid signal.

    That V in the model number is CRITICALLY important; it seems its a non-UK market model which has MPEG4; the standard one (TDD) seems to be more common on English language sites and doesn't have MPEG4.

    Bought in Power City Liffey Valley...


  • Options
    #230
    Mayo Exile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭Mayo Exile


    Originally posted by stephen: Sony Bravia KDL-32V4000
    Strong signal but can't this TV decode MPEG-4.

    No, MPEG-2 only. So no video. V4500's have MPEG-4 capability.


  • Options
    #231
    Souriau
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Souriau


    Dara1979 wrote: »
    I got the Viaccess NP4 for my Sony 32L4000. it does let me see the picture but there is not a sound out of the television. Could there be something wrong with the DVB tuner or is it that the signal is too weak? Surely if it was too weak, it would come on and off???

    Any ideas?!

    Thanks,
    Dara

    What type of Viaccess NP4 have you got?
    I have Pocket Viaccess NP4 Extra and it doesn't do anythnig for my iDTV


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #232
    Souriau
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Souriau


    John Dough wrote: »
    Has anyone used one of these cams to convert mpeg2 to 4 succesfully and if so in what TV or STB.;)

    Yes I tried Pocket Conax MPEG-4 CAM and failed on Toshiba, Humax and Philip iDTV


  • Options
    #233
    gfinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭gfinn


    I'm not receiving EPG braodcast from Woodcock hill for the past few days (but have't checked it today yet). Is this the same everywhere? I tried rescanning a couple of times as this brought it back before but no joy this time.


  • Options
    #234
    bob11
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭bob11


    Hi there,

    Just lost my 3 rock channels tonight at 10.30 pm ...

    Anyone else affected ??


  • Options
    #235
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    bob11 wrote: »
    Hi there,

    Just lost my 3 rock channels tonight at 10.30 pm ...

    Anyone else affected ??

    3 Rock coming in here- at a lower signal strength. I'm registering less than half normal reception strength.


  • Options
    #236
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 68,029 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I think I'm on Three Rock and its grand. Are it and Kippure running in SFN as originally planned?


  • Options
    #237
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    MYOB wrote: »
    I think I'm on Three Rock and its grand. Are it and Kippure running in SFN as originally planned?

    Signal strength still massively down from 3Rock. I had difficulties getting a lock at all- UHF analogue is very watchable though.


  • Options
    #238
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Mayo Exile wrote: »
    No, MPEG-2 only. So no video. V4500's have MPEG-4 capability.

    Sorry, that was me jumbling my words up, meant to say "but this TV can't decode MPEG-4" :)


  • Options
    #239
    a bientot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 218 ✭✭a bientot


    gfinn wrote: »
    I'm not receiving EPG braodcast from Woodcock hill for the past few days (but have't checked it today yet). Is this the same everywhere? I tried rescanning a couple of times as this brought it back before but no joy this time.

    I would think that the person who prepares the EPG is on leave and is not being replaced so it will probably not be back for a few weeks......


  • Options
    #240
    Pat Gleeson
    Registered Users Posts: 529 ✭✭✭Pat Gleeson


    gfinn wrote: »
    I'm not receiving EPG braodcast from Woodcock hill for the past few days (but have't checked it today yet).

    I checked just a moment ago. The only channel with EPG info on Woodcock Hill is TG4 (at the moment). This has been the case for a week. TG4 EPG info is back since today. No change with a rescan.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #241
    Souriau
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Souriau


    a bientot wrote: »
    I would think that the person who prepares the EPG is on leave and is not being replaced so it will probably not be back for a few weeks......

    No EPG on my TV either from Cairn Hill
    Even there is no subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing


Advertisement