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DTT Switch on

fred1 · 2010-09-29 17:05:21

I understood that DTT was to be switched on by the end of October. I know RTENL are running test TX, anyone know when its due to go "live"?

29-09-2010 5:05pm

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I understood that DTT was to be switched on by the end of October. I know RTENL are running test TX, anyone know when its due to go "live"?

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#2 29-09-2010 5:52pm

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fred1 wrote: »

I understood that DTT was to be switched on by the end of October. I know RTENL are running test TX, anyone know when its due to go "live"?

I heard the same. You will definitely find your answer here.

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#3 29-09-2010 6:08pm

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OisinT wrote: »

I heard the same. You will definitely find your answer here.

Thanks for that!

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#4 29-09-2010 11:05pm

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Pretty useful guide here:

http://www.mpeg4ireland.com/

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#5 29-09-2010 11:19pm

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Cool Thanks

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#6 29-09-2010 11:27pm

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How many more threads does this need?

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#7 30-09-2010 7:26pm

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mike65 wrote: »

How many more threads does this need?

6 or 7

BTW, Saorview is a strange name. Isn't saor = cheap in Irish ?

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#8 01-10-2010 3:47pm

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Saor is free

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#9 01-10-2010 7:46pm

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How do you know if your tv is MPEG4 ready?

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#10 01-10-2010 8:59pm

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Richard Dower wrote: »

How do you know if your tv is MPEG4 ready?

Easy. It almost certainly wont. Since the rollout was done in a rush by the civil servants in RTE they opted for MPEG4 even though the larger part of the UK & Ire TV sales market (ie the UK) had already opted for MPEG2. That means TVs older than a few months wont work and most new ones will only have MPEG4 if the manufacturers were feeling generous. It is designed to force most people to pay a "one off" DTT box tax to RTE, or their designated distributors, to get a decoder to stick on a shelf under your TV. And if you have more than one TV that will be a box tax for every TV. Of course the box tax is a double tax as you already pay for the Irish channels with the TV licence Tax you already paid for the TV with a perfectly good MPEG2 decoder but thats the new reality of bankrupt Ireland.

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#11 01-10-2010 9:51pm

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The Irish Daily Star front page today was interesting, Ireland RIP - wanker bankers etc.

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