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DTT input

  • 13-02-2009 6:28pm
    #1
    bird-man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    I'm a newbie to AV Receiver's. My question is if Irish DTT reception can be handled directly by any AV receivers i.e. are there AV receivers with MPEG4 capability?


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  • #2
    The Ritz
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, RicherSounds.ie Moderator Posts: 2,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Ritz


    AV Receivers don't have TV receivers built into them. I think you may be misled by the term "Receiver" - most have a radio reciever built in.

    Some TVs have a DVB-T MPEG4 tuner which is capable of showing the current Irish DTV broadcasts - Panasonic Z81B I know of, I think some of the Sony models also have the same capability.

    Ritz


  • #3
    bird-man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭bird-man


    Thanks again. Because they have hdmi inputs and some seem to be able to up-scale and de-interlace, I assumed that they also had tuners. Coupled with that, a staff member in a certain well known tv retail outlet pointed out an input on an AV Receiver for a TV aerial connection - I now presume that this was an FM aerial input.


  • #4
    The Ritz
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, RicherSounds.ie Moderator Posts: 2,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Ritz


    Coupled with that, a staff member in a certain well known tv retail outlet pointed out an input on an AV Receiver for a TV aerial connection - I now presume that this was an FM aerial input.

    Your assumption is correct. I have met and dealt with some guys who work "on the floor" in the kind of shops you mention who are well-informed and able to explain stuff to customers but I have also seen and heard "explanations" that made my toes curl......... such as your experience. Awful.


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