Digital TV HELP!!!

Vojo2009

I know RTE has shutdown the diglatal signal, but some of my frinds can still get it ... when i search for the digital signal i find all the chanels but all i can see is a black screen with "unsupported video Format" and i can hear the sound.... Can someone help me , and my tv can definitly can view the digital Chanels because it was wokring before.

Thank You .:mad:

icdg

Moved to Terrestrial

Mossy Monk

Vojo2009 wrote: »

I know RTE has shutdown the diglatal signal, but some of my frinds can still get it ... when i search for the digital signal i find all the chanels but all i can see is a black screen with "unsupported video Format" and i can hear the sound.... Can someone help me , and my tv can definitly can view the digital Chanels because it was wokring before.

Thank You .:mad:

Where do you live?

Vojo2009

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Where do you live?

Dundalk, Co.Louth

St Senan

How long ago was it since you could see the channels. The Irish DTT channels are broadcast in Mpeg4 now and their is Thousand's may be Millions of tv's in ireland that can only receive Mpeg2
If your tv is Mpeg2 {which is very likely} then you will only receive audio and no video

Mossy Monk

I had a similar problem now that I think about it. I rescanned the channels but under the UK settings on my tv. Channels start in the 800's but better than nothing.

Vojo2009

scaller wrote: »

How long ago was it since you could see the channels. The Irish DTT channels are broadcast in Mpeg4 now and their is Thousand's may be Millions of tv's in ireland that can only receive Mpeg2
If your tv is Mpeg2 {which is very likely} then you will only receive audio and no video

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: looks like my tv is Mpeg2 ...is there any way i can change to Mpeg4? ..... update or sumting ..

Mossy Monk

Vojo2009 wrote: »

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: looks like my tv is Mpeg2 ...is there any way i can change to Mpeg4? ..... update or sumting ..

You said in your original post

Vojo2009 wrote: »

and my tv can definitly can view the digital Chanels because it was wokring before.

If it worked before then you have an MPEG4 tv

icdg

icdg wrote: »

Moved to Terrestrial

I really did mean to move it...moved now anyway.

St Senan

Vojo2009 wrote: »

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: looks like my tv is Mpeg2 ...is there any way i can change to Mpeg4? ..... update or sumting ..

How long ago was it when your tv could receive the Irish DTT.

Vojo2009

scaller wrote: »

How long ago was it when your tv could receive the Irish DTT.

Im not sure but i know when i got my TV like 2-3 months before the test was going to end and it was wokrin fine. now im not sure when was dat but it was just befor the DTT was about to end the test if u know what i mean.

Vojo2009

icdg wrote: »

I really did mean to move it...moved now anyway.

"Terrestrial" what is That?

Fries-With-That

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but can anyone tell me where I'm getting my digital channels from.

I'm in North Tipperary.

coylemj

Fries-With-That wrote: »

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but can anyone tell me where I'm getting my digital channels from.

I'm in North Tipperary.

Probably Maghera (Gort) or Mt. Leinster, impossible to say even if you gave your exact location, unlikely to be Cairn Hill in Co. Longford as it's signal doesn't make it much past Birr.

Is your aerial pointing W (Maghera) or SE (Mt. Leinster)? Better still, do you know which UHF channel is carrying the DTT signal? Gort is ch. 48, Mt. Leinster is ch. 45.

coylemj

Vojo2009 wrote: »

"Terrestrial" what is That?

Terrestrial refers to broadcasting from transmitters located at the tops of mountains, as opposed to satellite and cable. 'Terra'' is Latin for land or earth as in 'terra firma' meaning firm ground. To receive terrestrial TV you need an aerial.

Vojo2009

coylemj wrote: »

Terrestrial refers to broadcasting from transmitters located at the tops of mountains, as opposed to satellite and cable. 'Terra'' is Latin for land or earth as in 'terra firma' meaning firm ground. To receive terrestrial TV you need an aerial.

but could it be that the reception is not strong enuff with the house antena :S maybe thats why i cant get the chanels :S "the video"

thecountmcc

im in athlone and am only recieving audio on digital terrestial channels . i am getting epg and all radio channels . is this all i can get in this area

St Senan

thecountmcc wrote: »

im in athlone and am only recieving audio on digital terrestial channels . i am getting epg and all radio channels . is this all i can get in this area

Again it looks like your tv has an Mpeg2 tuner not an Mpeg4 which is needed to view the Irish digital channels. read back through this thread for more info

Mossy Monk

Vojo2009 wrote: »

but could it be that the reception is not strong enuff with the house antena :S maybe thats why i cant get the chanels :S "the video"

If the signal wasn't strong enough you would get nothing at all.

Vojo2009

i was talkin to someone from philpis and this is what i got , just to let some other people know :

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing a problem with your television.

I regret to inform you that you will not be able to receive the MPEG-4 broadcasts in Ireland.

The DTT in Ireland has only recently been rolled out. At the time of testing the service it was thought that no digital devices would be compatible with the digital service in Ireland. The reason for this is because they are not designed to be compatible with the digital service in Ireland.

Your television does not have an MPEG-4 tuner and I regret to inform you that there is no way to convert it so that it can display these signals.

I have provided a link below to some information about the Irish digital service which you may be interested to look at.

http://www.digitaltelevision.ie/National+DTT/

coylemj

Vojo2009 wrote: »

i was talkin to someone from philpis and this is what i got , just to let some other people know :

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing a problem with your television.

I regret to inform you that you will not be able to receive the MPEG-4 broadcasts in Ireland.

The DTT in Ireland has only recently been rolled out. At the time of testing the service it was thought that no digital devices would be compatible with the digital service in Ireland. The reason for this is because they are not designed to be compatible with the digital service in Ireland.

Your television does not have an MPEG-4 tuner and I regret to inform you that there is no way to convert it so that it can display these signals.

I have provided a link below to some information about the Irish digital service which you may be interested to look at.

http://www.digitaltelevision.ie/National+DTT/

That is quite a sweeping statement but it doesn't apply to all models of Philips TVs. Note that the response from Philips refers to 'your television', not to all Philips TVs. I have a Philips 42PFL8404 which I purchased last September and the spec. sheet clearly says that it has an MPEG4 Tuner....

Ready for Digital

MPEG4 HDTV reception via DVB-T and DVB-C tuner with CI+

http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/4/47pfl8404h_12/47pfl8404h_12_pss_eng.pdf

STB

Cop out and all lies. Its on a year and a half.

MPEG4 is nothing new. They follow a standard for god sake. You could ask them when their warehouses will be empty of redundant technology or no longer shipped here.

What model is it ? Any of these ?

32PFL7862D/10
42PFL7862D/10
47PFL9532D/10
32PFL9632D/10
37PFL9632D/10
42PFL9632D/10
47PFL9632D/10
52PFL9632D/10
37PFL9732D/10
42PFL9732D/10
47PFL9732D/10
42PFL9900D/10

thecountmcc

i have a sony kdl 32v 4000. it was sold with the boxer compatable sticker should i not be able to recieve pictures as well as sound on dtt

Mossy Monk

thecountmcc wrote: »

i have a sony kdl 32v 4000. it was sold with the boxer compatable sticker should i not be able to recieve pictures as well as sound on dtt

That is definately not a MPEG4 tv. A friend of mine has one and it is just audio for him too.

The Cush

thecountmcc wrote: »

i have a sony kdl 32v 4000. it was sold with the boxer compatable sticker should i not be able to recieve pictures as well as sound on dtt

The Boxer sticker refers to Boxer DTT Sweden which began in 1999 using MPEG-2 video compression.

Since April 2008 all new DTT receivers certified by Boxer to carry the Boxer logo must be MPEG-4 compliant. Boxer offically launches its DVB-T/MPEG-4 multiplex on 1st Feb with five new channels and two migrating from MPEG-2.

STB

thecountmcc wrote: »

i have a sony kdl 32v 4000. it was sold with the boxer compatable sticker should i not be able to recieve pictures as well as sound on dtt

Try the Neotion CAM. works for others in that V4000 range. It might just work

http://www.saortv.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=33

Vojo2009

STB wrote: »

Cop out and all lies. Its on a year and a half.

MPEG4 is nothing new. They follow a standard for god sake. You could ask them when their warehouses will be empty of redundant technology or no longer shipped here.

What model is it ? Any of these ?

32PFL7862D/10
42PFL7862D/10
47PFL9532D/10
32PFL9632D/10
37PFL9632D/10
42PFL9632D/10
47PFL9632D/10
52PFL9632D/10
37PFL9732D/10
42PFL9732D/10
47PFL9732D/10
42PFL9900D/10

no my model is
Philips LCD TV 42PFL5603D 42" integrated digital with Pixel Plus HD

jkram

STB wrote: »

Cop out and all lies. Its on a year and a half.

MPEG4 is nothing new. They follow a standard for god sake. You could ask them when their warehouses will be empty of redundant technology or no longer shipped here.

What model is it ? Any of these ?

32PFL7862D/10
42PFL7862D/10
47PFL9532D/10
32PFL9632D/10
37PFL9632D/10
42PFL9632D/10
47PFL9632D/10
52PFL9632D/10
37PFL9732D/10
42PFL9732D/10
47PFL9732D/10
42PFL9900D/10

What is the significance of this list? I have a 42PFL9632D/10 and cannot get pics, only sound so it must only have MPEG2 support (BTW, have to set the country to UK for the Autochannel set-up to include Digital channels, it only searches for Analogue if country is set to Ireland!).
I bought it 1.5 years ago and it wasn't cheap! so annoyed it doesn't support MPEG4, other than that it's a great TV.

Satdog

jkram wrote: »

What is the significance of this list? I have a 42PFL9632D/10 and cannot get pics, only sound so it must only have MPEG2 support (BTW, have to set the country to UK for the Autochannel set-up to include Digital channels, it only searches for Analogue if country is set to Ireland!).
I bought it 1.5 years ago and it wasn't cheap! so annoyed it doesn't support MPEG4, other than that it's a great TV.

Here's the leaflet for your TV: http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/4/42pfl9632d_10/42pfl9632d_10_pss_eng.pdf Under Tuner/Reception/Transmission "DVB-T MPEG4" is not stated. It would appear that Philips TVs that support the MPEG4 standard specifically states so in the specs. I know it's too late for you now jkram but anyone wishing to purchase a Philips TV should download the specific leaflet form the Philips website beforehand.

coylemj

coylemj wrote: »

Probably Maghera (Gort) or Mt. Leinster, impossible to say even if you gave your exact location, unlikely to be Cairn Hill in Co. Longford as it's signal doesn't make it much past Birr.

Is your aerial pointing W (Maghera) or SE (Mt. Leinster)? Better still, do you know which UHF channel is carrying the DTT signal? Gort is ch. 48, Mt. Leinster is ch. 45.

Id imagine people in the thurles and maybe templemore area would get it from mount leinster whereas people in the nenagh/roscrea area would get their signal from maghera.

STB

jkram wrote: »

What is the significance of this list? I have a 42PFL9632D/10 and cannot get pics, only sound so it must only have MPEG2 support (BTW, have to set the country to UK for the Autochannel set-up to include Digital channels, it only searches for Analogue if country is set to Ireland!).
I bought it 1.5 years ago and it wasn't cheap! so annoyed it doesn't support MPEG4, other than that it's a great TV.

The significance is that the dvb-t tuner for those models can be enabled by inserting a pcmia card called an MPEG4 cam into the slot in the back of your TV.

Link is in the this page a few posts back... saortv.

Vojo2009

Vojo2009 wrote: »

I know RTE has shutdown the diglatal signal, but some of my frinds can still get it ... when i search for the digital signal i find all the chanels but all i can see is a black screen with "unsupported video Format" and i can hear the sound.... Can someone help me , and my tv can definitly can view the digital Chanels because it was wokring before.

Thank You .:mad:

I see the same message in digital mode. i can get the radio stations but not the television stations. its understandable as my tv is this phillips model which came on the market in 2007.

jkram

Satdog wrote: »

Here's the leaflet for your TV: http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/4/42pfl9632d_10/42pfl9632d_10_pss_eng.pdf Under Tuner/Reception/Transmission "DVB-T MPEG4" is not stated. It would appear that Philips TVs that support the MPEG4 standard specifically states so in the specs. I know it's too late for you now jkram but anyone wishing to purchase a Philips TV should download the specific leaflet form the Philips website beforehand.

Thanks Satdog. Should have checked Boards before commiting to buy it but it had a great write up and 5 stars in WHAT TV and was reduced by €400 as a special ofer for the opening of a new local store. Never mind, I have Sky so not missing out on much at the moment. On reading other threads it looks like there's a CAM which would solve the issue but not sure which one.
What I really want is more HD Free-to air so I can get it on my "other channels" like BBC HD, do you know of any. I cancelled the rip off Sky HD as I don't hev movies or sports package and €15/month for Luxe TV was taking the p!22

jkram

STB wrote: »

The significance is that the dvb-t tuner for those models can be enabled by inserting a pcmia card called an MPEG4 cam into the slot in the back of your TV.

Link is in the this page a few posts back... saortv.

Thanks STB, didn't see your response before I sent previous. So that answers my question in my previous post. cheers.

STB

jkram wrote: »

Thanks Satdog. Should have checked Boards before commiting to buy it but it had a great write up and 5 stars in WHAT TV and was reduced by €400 as a special ofer for the opening of a new local store. Never mind, I have Sky so not missing out on much at the moment. On reading other threads it looks like there's a CAM which would solve the issue but not sure which one.
What I really want is more HD Free-to air so I can get it on my "other channels" like BBC HD, do you know of any. I cancelled the rip off Sky HD as I don't hev movies or sports package and €15/month for Luxe TV was taking the p!22

Luxe TV is free!

There are 3 HD stations that I know of on Astra 28.2 that are free BBC HD, ITV HD and Luxe HD. Shortly there will be a fourth in CH4 HD.

You may want to consider the Edision Argus mini 2 in 1 IP Combo HD Satellite/DTT Receiver which is €160. The cam is about €60 but will only enable your dvb-t channel. The combo box will allow you to mix the channels both DTT and HD and SD Sat in one channel list. That also means one remote control. You can also record via the USB with a pen drive or HDD. SaorTV were selling the non IP version of that box for €150. Might be a better investment than the Neotion Cam.

I assume you know what channels are free without paying Sky. If you got rid of the Sky Sports package am I right in presuming you are not paying them anymore for anything.