Will PlayTV be released in Ireland?

cashman

I was just wondering if Sony are going to be releasing PlayTV in Ireland next month does anyone know if they are?

Kintarō Hattori

There'll be no plans anytime soon as it uses DVB-T or freeview which we simply don't have in this country yet on a national scale. As far as I'm aware it's only being tested.

Mossy Monk

We will see it at some stage no doubt but at this moment it is pointless. The Irish version of DTT is completely different to what they have in the UK. We will be using mpeg 4 whereas the UK don't.

pjjk

I will be getting one up in Newry, there released on the 19th September, priced £70(roughly 85-90 euro). Also, PlayTV does handle MP4, according to here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayTV .

Mossy Monk

Nice. May get one myself when DTT is broadcasting locally.

Kintarō Hattori

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Nice. May get one myself when DTT is broadcasting locally.

Ten years from now then?

byte

pjjk wrote: »

I will be getting one up in Newry, there released on the 19th September, priced £70(roughly 85-90 euro). Also, PlayTV does handle MP4, according to here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayTV .

Interesting. Good, if true.

Pity it ties up a USB port, which are scarce on a 40GB model.

Mossy Monk

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Ten years from now then?

A few months hopefully. My local transmitter is currently being upgraded.

ravydavygravy

byte wrote: »

Pity it ties up a USB port, which are scarce on a 40GB model.

USB hub ftw?

Zonda999

byte wrote: »

Interesting. Good, if true.

Pity it ties up a USB port, which are scarce on a 40GB model.

Out of interest, are there still only 2 usb ports on the new 80gb model??

noodler

uh huh

Dman001

Zonda999 wrote: »

Out of interest, are there still only 2 usb ports on the new 80gb model??

Yep, only two. Argos will have the PlayTV.

Zonda999

Dman001 wrote: »

Yep, only two. Argos will have the PlayTV.

Thats pretty poor IMO.According to wikipedia, even the new 160gb SKU will still only have 2 USB ports.It could do with at least 3 anyway

Dman001

You could just bu a cheap USB hub.

WarZoneBrother

not sure if any usb hub works but sony have one coming soon..hope play tv works

D/C

It probally wont be, well not in the near future! But im gettin one online anyway! Can pick up Freeview here in Monaghan with my TV! Despite its faults there is still some good points to it!

Creamy Goodness

if any old usb hub doesn't work then it completely goes against everything usb stands for.

pjjk90

I'm using a USB hub(cheap one) at the min and it works fine

WarZoneBrother

D/C wrote: »

It probally wont be, well not in the near future! But im gettin one online anyway! Can pick up Freeview here in Monaghan with my TV! Despite its faults there is still some good points to it!

what channels can you get im monaghan? im considering getting one too..

byte

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

what channels can you get im monaghan? im considering getting one too..

If he can receive Freeview, then www.freeview.co.uk will show you the channels he can receive.

Dont be at yourself

Sony have completely crippled this by going back on their promise to allow recorded media to be transferred DRM-free to PSP/external harddrives. Now the only way to watch recorded content is via PS3 or remote play.

ongarite

I'm sure that was the case originally, then they got a letter from the MPAA & RIAA threatening to sue the f*ck out of them.

Dman001

ongarite wrote: »

I'm sure that was the case originally, then they got a letter from the MPAA & RIAA threatening to sue the f*ck out of them.

But it wouldn't be illegal to allow people to record DRM Free content. There's no DRM on the recordings from Sky+ or any other PVR.

projectmayhem

Dman001 wrote: »

But it wouldn't be illegal to allow people to record DRM Free content. There's no DRM on the recordings from Sky+ or any other PVR.

I'm not 100% sure on this but isn't the case in America that nearly all major network content on DVR units is subject to DRM? If so I would imagine the move is just to appease those guys, because they sell their content on to EU providers for the most part so a blanket ban on sharing means no one can grab stuff and upload it (not that it stops anyone in the first place).

Dman001

projectmayhem wrote: »

I'm not 100% sure on this but isn't the case in America that nearly all major network content on DVR units is subject to DRM? If so I would imagine the move is just to appease those guys, because they sell their content on to EU providers for the most part so a blanket ban on sharing means no one can grab stuff and upload it (not that it stops anyone in the first place).

I don't think recorded content has DRM in America. Tivo allows you to transfer recorded content to an iPod and a PSP.

D/C

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

what channels can you get im monaghan? im considering getting one too..

Well im getting All the bbcs, all the itvs, the 3 five channels, more 4, film 4, e4, and a few others, unfortunately not all channels are 100% all the time and im missing dave, sky three and a few others!

In Monaghan digital can be hit or miss! It all deepens on your area and your areial! Try a digal box you can pick one up in monaghan town for around €60 and if you dont pick up any channels you can get a refund!

pjjk

I live in Louth, and I can pick up the same channels as D/C, but I don't have Dave or Sky three either(Didn't know you could get them!).
http://www.freeview.co.uk/channels/ has all the channels listed that are available through freeview

WarZoneBrother

got the demo anyone know if you get to watch channels on demo can you get freeview coverage?

Mossy Monk

Can you watch channels on the demo?

No. You need the Play TV box to watch any channels.

Simeadrach

Has anybody bought one of these thingys in Dublin, does it work at all down here or is it just another bloody Sony Paperweight (at least it weighs less than me first one!):rolleyes:

pjjk

pjjk wrote: »

I live in Louth, and I can pick up the same channels as D/C, but I don't have Dave or Sky three either(Didn't know you could get them!).
http://www.freeview.co.uk/channels/ has all the channels listed that are available through freeview

Where abouts in Louth are you and do you need an aerial or a dish ?

pjjk

I live 8 miles south of Dundalk, and I'm getting it through an aerial on the roof

Mossy Monk

hellboy99 wrote: »

Where abouts in Louth are you and do you need an aerial or a dish ?

Freeview is only available through an aerial.

Riesen_Meal

Anyone know will this work with "certain other types of boxes" you know, the words I cannot utter?

S * T * A * R * V * 1 * E * W

(ahem)



Not that I condone them sort of things.....

:pac:

Stuxnet

uhh oh

PlayTV owners in Poland, Ireland and Norway are a little screwed

Elis has mailed in to let us that MPEG-4 video decoding is used in DVB-T broadcasts in Estonia as well as Poland, Ireland and Norway. Despite, Sony's website stating the PlayTV product is fully European DVB-T standard compliant, it clearly isn't at the moment as it can only decode mpeg-2 video. Elis hopes Sony will release an Official comment on this and confirm whether MPEG-4 support will be added in the future.

quote:

Hello.

A little bit background information:

I live in Estonia and we use mpeg-4 video decoding in DVB-T broadcasts
(so does Poland, Ireland and Norway (soon Finland will follow)).
Although it is said in wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayTV and
Sony's PlayTV official website that this thing is fully compatible
with European DVB-T standard, it isn't. It can only decode mpeg-2
video. So this is important information for citizens who live in the
mentioned countries. Also it would be nice to get a comment from Sony
wheter mpeg-4 support will be added later or not.

Best regards,
Elis

Thanks for letting us know.

pjjk

Yea I noticed that too, When I put on RTE 1/2, etc(Irish Channels) on PlayTV it says "unsupported data", even though it said on their site it would support MP4. Hopefully they'll bring out an update soon, I miss not having RTE 2 on it

byte

Hmm, that's some fine false advertising. So now we don't actually know if it has an MPEG4 chip in it, and only requires a firmware update, or if it's just MPEG2 fullstop.


@ Fieldog: No!

culabula

Odd then that among the setup languages is Irish itself -and extremely well translated Irish at that. Looks great on Freeview here in Belfast.

pjjk

pjjk wrote: »

I live 8 miles south of Dundalk, and I'm getting it through an aerial on the roof

I'm in Dundalk heading north and have a view of the mountains, I was getting DTT trail perfect so I wonder will I get this if I put an aerial up.

ghouldaddy07

shame they did not decide to make the device capable of receaving analog signal through coax or scart in the device as they could of used this product in alot more markets even thought the price of the device would be abit more expensive.


Anyone know when ireland is supposed to switch over to proper digital freeview television if at all?

Mossy Monk

Starts officially next year.

Pangea

So ,has there been any update on the play tv in ireland situation?
I have freeview in my house here in Donegal and I wonder if i got play tv would it work on my ps3.
Please answer my question.

Pangea

This is tempting

http://www.misco.ie/productinformation/~150433~WW~/Playstation%203%20Play%20TV%20.htm

Mossy Monk

Pangea wrote: »

So ,has there been any update on the play tv in ireland situation?
I have freeview in my house here in Donegal and I wonder if i got play tv would it work on my ps3.
Please answer my question.

If you can get Freeview from the UK then yes it will work.

Pangea

Mossy Monk wrote: »

If you can get Freeview from the UK then yes it will work.

great yes i have freeview in my house ,i must order this soon.

thanks

Tweaky

Pangea wrote: »

This is tempting

http://www.misco.ie/productinformation/~150433~WW~/Playstation%203%20Play%20TV%20.htm

This may be a bit more tempting for you !!!:)
http://www.shopto.net/page.php?page=dettagli&codart=PS3PL02&n=PlayTV&platform=PS3

Pangea

Tweaky wrote: »

This may be a bit more tempting for you !!!:)
http://www.shopto.net/page.php?page=dettagli&codart=PS3PL02&n=PlayTV&platform=PS3

wow thank you ,:D ,il have to buy a 3v voucher cuz that site dont suport laser
If anyone finds it cheaper then drop a link

Pangea

Ok i just got play tv from blah ,
I have it all set up in my bedroom , but it says Channel scan failed!!
Signal strength =no signal on this frequency.
I have the aerial that goes into the back of my tv plugged into the play tv modem .
I have free2air dish outside the house and i get all the free2 air channels in the sitting room through the free2air box as im in Donegal ,and it works fine.
Tell me whats wrong? Please.

culabula

Pangea wrote: »

Ok i just got play tv from blah ,
I have it all set up in my bedroom , but it says Channel scan failed!!
Signal strength =no signal on this frequency.
I have the aerial that goes into the back of my tv plugged into the play tv modem .
I have free2air dish outside the house and i get all the free2 air channels in the sitting room through the free2air box as im in Donegal ,and it works fine.
Tell me whats wrong? Please.

What's wrong is it doesn't work with a satellite decoder. Never did, never will. PlayTV is designed for DTT/TNT only.

Pangea

culabula wrote: »

What's wrong is it doesn't work with a satellite decoder. Never did, never will. PlayTV is designed for DTT/TNT only.

Can u explain that please ,Can i get it to work ?

ongarite

Pangea wrote: »

Ok i just got play tv from blah.......
Tell me whats wrong? Please.

Whats wrong is that you didn't read this thread before you bought the UK only device from UK website.
Play TV is Freeview device not Freesat. Freeview is a digital OTA (over the air) service that you can pick up with a roof-top aeriel in the UK & Northern Ireland.

Freesat is a FTA satellite service run by the BBC & ITV on Astra 28.2 using satellite decoder box.