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Saorview all forgotten ?

  • 07-07-2013 12:55PM
    #1
    Zadina X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    It seems to me that saorview is long forgotten by RTE.


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  • #2
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    What do you think they 'forgot' to do with it?


  • #3
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,916 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    How is it forgotten?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    What do you think they 'forgot' to do with it?
    lertsnim wrote: »
    How is it forgotten?


    If OP means that Saorview boxes are cheap poorly designed and yet costly boxes then yeah i think the Irish Govt who havent a clue about technology made a sheer mess of rolling out DTV.


  • #5
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Its not forgotten its simply between launch phase 1 and launch phase 2 (HD and a couple of new channels)


  • #6
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    OP probably means that it isn't being promoted or developed.

    I don't think the government had any input into the design of the receivers.


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    OP probably means that it isn't being promoted or developed.

    I don't think the government had any input into the design of the receivers.

    If they did have they'd look like this

    record62911.jpg


  • #8
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    mike65 wrote: »
    Its not forgotten its simply between launch phase 1 and launch phase 2 (HD and a couple of new channels)

    A rather loooonng pause methinks:). I don't think they are in any hurry tom launch mux 2. Is there really a need for it? I have'nt heard of a stampede of outfits looking to launch new stations on it.


  • #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I agree its only the promise of HD rather than softvision that will get it going.


  • #10
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    It's only a replacement of the rubbish Analogue Network which never reached UK 1979-1982 standards.

    The boxes are nothing to do with RTE or Government and are only for older TVs. Or Dumped UK TVs.

    The problem is more with UK Multiple chains, Retail generally and the crap nature of most AV products today.

    Product life and reliability and Audio quality is now poorer than 1980s.
    Ergonomics on many products is a disaster.

    None of this is to do with Saorview which sets no product quality or usability standards.


  • #11
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,060 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Zadina X wrote: »
    It seems to me that saorview is long forgotten by RTE.

    5 posts in 5 different threads by the OP since he/she joined on Fri and account closed by 5:30 this evening with no further input to any of the threads that were started by the OP :confused:.


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  • #12
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,316 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    OP please post more than just a very vague statement without any reasons when starting a thread. If you come back to Boards, that is.

    Normally I'd still move this thread to Terrestrial, but given the nature of the OP, the fact that they've closed their account, and the fact that there's plenty of scope to debate RTÉ and Saorview on Terrestrial I'm simply gonna close this thread. This doesn't stop anyone who actually does want to debate this issue starting a new thread over in Terrestrial.


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