mullingar wrote: » The Panasonic PZ81 range with the built in Freesat has a MPEG4 DTT tuner. The PZ81 has sizes 32" to 50". Ring richersounds in Belfast for a quote, very cheap now with the £ being very weak!
scart wrote: » Heres a list of LCDs and plasmas available in the irish market that have MPEG4 tuners in them all under €2K. Phillips 37PFL603H - €1190 Phillips 42PFL5603H - €1190 Phillips 47PFL7603H - €1590 Phillips 47PFL5603H- €1390 Panasonic TH42P281E - €1190 Panasonic TH46PZ81F - €1590 Panasonic TH50OPZ81E €2090 Samsung LE32A676 - €1249 Samsung LE40A568 - €1190 Samsung LE37A568 - € 990 Samsung LE46A568 - €1480 Sony KDL 40W4000E - €1290 Sony KDL 46W4000E - €1690 Sony KDL 32E4000 AEP- €1149 Sony KDL 324020AEP - €1190 Toshiba 37XV515DG - €899 LG 37LG5500 - €879
scart wrote: » Panasonic TH50OPZ81E €2090
Zonda999 wrote: » I dunno if many people have noticed but lately, on pixmania.ie, theyve been listing a whole load of tvs that only seem to be available on pixmania. They are all able to show "TNT HD".I believe this is French Freeview in HD. Afaik this is mpeg4, and, because of this, any TNT HD tv should be able to show Irish DTT. Am i right??Here, is a list of all pixmania's TNT HD lcds, in increasing order of price. That Philips 32" is about 575 incl delivery.
Zonda999 wrote: » Right...so you're saying they should work but there's no guarantee. I was looking at gettin a 720p mpeg4 32"(About 600e) but i think i'll just get a sony 40w4000 afterall. Thats workin out at only 870e at the moment and for that i'm gettin a top brand 1080p tv that will definitely work with Irish DTT.
John Dough wrote: » That model is listed at 999 in Pixmania plus delivery so where is it at that price mate?
fletch wrote: » Anyone know of any smaller tvs (around 22inch) which have an MPEG4 decoder???
HD tuner mandate delayed Manufacturers have been given an additional year before the requirement to include an MPEG-4 AVC HD tuner in all HD displays comes into force. Initially, the mandate was to start on the 1st December 2008, however, legislative changes made in August, now require television sets larger than 66cm (26 inches) to include an HD/DTT receiver as of the 1st December 2009. In addition, all television sets and set-top boxes must include an HD/DTT tuner by 1 December 2012. Source: LegiFrance (translation thanks to Digitag) Item added: 9th September 2008http://www.dvb.org/about_dvb/dvb_worldwide/france/
John Dough wrote: » Something funny there 'cos was in H normans 2 days ago and no 81s in stock so he rang Panny Irl and they said that model 81 does NOT have mpeg4 tuner built in and they won't be selling it here so went over to Argos and they had it crossed off their catalogue also . Does anyone have this Z81 freesat model and perhaps they could confirm or deny this information.
tadgh wrote: » Can anyone confirm if the Sony KDL-26V4500 has an MPEG4 digital tuner
mullingar wrote: » It was on the page 3 of the thread titles! :Confirmed: Panasonic 50PZ81 working with Irish MPEG4 DTT (pics attached)
TheDriver wrote: » Most people don't need vhf tuners anyways, if your reception comes in as uhf then a uk set is fine if it tunes analog. If it tunes digital, is it correct to say it automatically tunes uhf analog?
2.2 UHF Bands IV & V (470 to 862 MHz) & VHF Band III (174 to 230MHz). 1). While DTT will obviously be planned in the UHF band, should consideration be made for DTT in the VHF Band III or should this be the sole preserve of DAB? If you feel both should be developed please specify your reasons. Response: ComReg is of the considered opinion that the VHF Band III should continue to be allocated to the broadcasting service and used for digital sound and digital television services. Reasons: The VHF Band III is currently used for analogue television transmissions and whatever digital service(s) is introduced, the consumer will have to purchase a new digital receiver or adaptor. A single receiver capable of receiving any service broadcast in this band, be it audio, television or data would be in the best interests of the consumer, facilitate competition and optimise spectrum use in this band. If the band is planned for DVB-T in 8 MHz wide channels then it will be possible to use the multiplex to deliver a combination of services including broadcasting and data. These services could include the traditional broadcast content as well as any other services that fit onto the multiplex or use the DVB-T channel spacing. DVB systems have been established in Europe since 1998. Already consumer equipment is available, costing less than dedicated DAB receivers that provide sound broadcasting services, television broadcast and data streams using DVB-T. Large numbers of receivers have been purchased in the last year for DVB-T services in the UK and Germany. The ‘Freeview’ service available in the UK is one example where the consumer equipment is already available for less than £80 Sterling (approximately €125). Until the mid 1990’s VHF Band III provided substantial coverage for analogue television services using the main transmitter stations and relatively few transposer stations. Provision of national coverage of digital television services in VHF Band III is likely to require considerably less infrastructure than in the UHF bands. The cost of rolling out a DAB-only network has slowed the introduction of DAB by broadcasters and the relatively high cost of DAB receivers has mitigated against consumer take up where DAB services are operated. On the other hand radio services delivery via DVB-T may not have such constraints and radio services would only need to contribute a fraction of the cost of developing such a network. Newer technologies will better utilise the spectrum and deliver a variety of services including television. This would be potentially more attractive to consumers, leading to take up by consumers and achieving the goals set by Government.
