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@ Finne1993 - I did say for "many" in my post but I take your point about DTT in your area and similar. I've seen and used a number of combo boxes and introduced many older relatives to them, all had no problems using them and found them to be suitable for their needs.
The true cost of Saorview or Saorsat to the consumer is at the moment is an unknown as there may be subsidies for new equipment. People in area's like you mentioned need those in know to lobby politicians and TD's to ensure that grants and subsidies are given.
Saorview/Saorsat will be a major improvement over analogue services and while there may be annoyance for some people for other when combined with freesat/FTA sat it will make Free TV a very attractive package. 9/10 of the current top viewed TV stations in Ireland will be available on non-sub digital TV. Ultimately the pain will be worth it ( I hope
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Just adding my bit about the cost here:
I'm just gonna use my area as an example here, I live in the Cooley peninsula in Co Louth, believe it or not the majority here get their RTE from Three Rock as for the most part Clermont Carn is blocked by the Cooley Mountains, others in the Carlingford/Omeath area receive their RTE 1&2 and TG4 from a relay in Greenore.
Now almost all aerials pointing to Three Rock here are amplified UHF group A aerials, they will not pick up the DTT tests/trials from either Kippure/Three Rock, these will have to be changed to group C/D aerials and everyone here has their aerial diplexed with a group B to receive Kilkeel (which will be going Digital in 2012). That means these houses will have to change an aerial, a diplexer and possibly a masthead amp also before they start to look at the prices of a STB. A lot of expense I'm sure you'll agree.
Now as for the people in Carlingford/Omeath who can't even see Three Rock or Kippure they're in a worse situation as its highly likely the Greenore relay won't be upgraded for DTT and they'll be depending on the Saorsat system for their Irish channels which will mean them having to get a STB for the UK channels from Kilkeel and another dish & STB to receive the Irish channels, 2 boxes, god knows how many remotes and a serious pain in the head with annoyance!! Now I know combo boxes are available but lets be honest they're not the simplest to operate especially for an older person who just wants to press 1 on the TV for BBC1 or 5 for RTE1, It will take an awful lot of explaining and patience to teach someone how to simply switch channels now, I'm not looking forward to the inevitable calls asking why their TV is'nt working whenever the analogue signal is switched off.
Dealing with people who have DTT from Three Rock and Kilkeel and who are using simple Freeview/Soarview HD boxes mighten be too bad.
The reason I say all this is that I'm in a relatively small rural area, how many more pockets of rural areas in the country will be in the same predicament as here? I think people are underestimating the costs that will be involved (especially people who have more than 2 TV's in their house) and the annoyance factor this whole switchover will bring, we're just over two years away from the shutdown of the analogue signal and the average Joe Soap on the street has'nt a clue about it.
What a predictament. I am not being in anyway smart with you but a LOT of people around the country dont have the advantages of cross border terrestrial reception. They have to install a sat dish. Infact, Most arent aware of a combo box and actually pay for their stations via UPC or Sky!!!
The combo box is simple and can involve pressing numbers or using the up and down button. My 71 year old father uses one !
ONE combo Box will do both! no need for 2 boxes!
And Finne, change is good. 0 -
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What a predictament. I am not being in anyway smart with you but a LOT of people around the country dont have the advantages of cross border terrestrial reception. They have to install a sat dish. Infact, Most arent aware of a combo box and actually pay for their stations via UPC or Sky!!!
The combo box is simple and can involve pressing numbers or using the up and down button. My 71 year old father uses one !
ONE combo Box will do both! no need for 2 boxes!
And Finne, change is good.
I did'nt mean to focus so much on the cross border reception but some people will have to change their aerial set up regardless of whether they use 1,2 or 3 aerials or wherever in the country they live.
I know quite a few have Sky/UPC but as I said a problem is setting up extra TV's in the house, not everyone who has Sky has multiroom, I'd imagine ony a small percentage of Sky subscribers have multiroom, the vast majority of houses I've been in has at least 4 TV's.
I know one combo box will do, I said the option is 2 set top boxes OR a combo box.
Change is good, I'm not saying its not, I for one am looking forward to all the developments that will take place over the next few years, I'm just taking a look at these changes from Joe Publics viewpoint, its all well and good all us posters saying how easy all of this is as we're all enthusiasts/ tech freaks/ installers or whatever, We take great interest in it all and find it simple.
This is of course just my own opinion, I may be wrong, things may very well run smoothly and with no complications, I doubt it though, there is a very uninformed public out there who know little or nothing about these changes and the possible expense they will incur.0 -
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