Traditional terrestrial - DTT

p.oconnor

Hi lads and ladies,

I have been following the rise of DTT interest over the last couple of months, i am completely new to this thing so take it easy with me.

Currently at home we have the terrestrial Ariel signal fed into a boaster box which splits into five to service televisions in different bedrooms without no problem but when the DTT service comes in as i no a set top box will be required this i understand, my question is will we be able to split the signal after it coming through the box into the boaster box and receive all the channels in the other televisions or will we have to split the signal and get a set top box for all the other televisions.

Hopefully ye can sort out our curiosity,

Patrick

Sam Russell

The signal is the same up as far as the TV. A set top box will be needed for any TV that does not have a Digital Tuner equipped with an MPEG4 tuner. Most TVs bought in the last year or so from a major brand will have one, but check each one online using google with the model no and 'mpeg4' eg 'Sony KDLw400 MPEG4'.

Depends on where you are whether the current aerial is the same group for DTT as for analogue, but if you get a good TG4 signal you should be OK.

All the other gear should be OK.

p.oconnor

thanks for the reply Sam Russell

and just another question is the quantity of channels that the Irish DTT could take, with these set top boxes is the quantity of channels say almost unlimited eg 150 channels or more or it limited to maybe under 10 and how many HD channels could the service broadcast.

watty

The Current Service will only have two multiplexes. It's unlikely there will be more than 5 HD channels eventually and 4 or 5 non-HD channels with 12 to 15 Radio. See http://www.techtir.ie/saortv/saorview

More channels would require a PayTV platform which simply isn't viable on Irish DTT. At best a Pay DTT would have 40 to 50 channels and no HD. Or if 8 HD channels and then only 8 to 20 non-HD channels. But it could easily be 1/2 that as the top part of UHF TV band is due to be sold in 2012. It's likely there will never be pay DTT platform. See http://www.techtir.ie/blog/watty/irish-paytv-like-leprechaun-gold

If you want lots of channels you need Freesat (via Dish from 28.2E).

Sam Russell

Or move close to the border and receive NI TV after 2012, when you will get Freeview and Freeview HD, giving 50 or so channels in addition to our few, but all for Free. Or get all (or nearly all) those channels for free by getting a Freesat tuner and a dish pointing at 28.2E as Watty says.

lgs 4

does anyone know what transmitter i am getting bbc wales from its 94.2 fm on car radio in dublin 24 and carries to the midlands with rds and full stereo its being around for two weeks now :rolleyes: