Sponge Bob wrote: » Lots of people only have sky to get proper rte and tv3 pictures.
Machinehead wrote: » Unbelievable. Over 12 months of the current testing phase, RTÉNL can't have everything ready from the get go when the Saorview service is due for full launch in May. What will the Joe public think when his brand new super duper STB/iDTV goes on the blink for further testing/evaluation of the new DTT network. Tardy - wouldn't happen in the private sector. Launch date is a launch date, testing should be done & dusted. Enough to turn one back to Sky:mad:
Sam Russell wrote: » Sorry, but have you watched TV3 atall? Isn't that in the private sector? Don't they have enough screw-ups for you?
The Cush wrote: » The names of authorised Saorview retailers started to appear on the Saorview website within the last week or two - http://www.saorview.ie/products-retailers/find-a-retailer/, http://www.saorview.ie/trade-login/why-register/ I took a walk through 2 of the major retailers not yet listed on the Saorview Website - Harvey Norman's and Curry's. The inconsistency of information available from 2 of the 4 large retailers operating in Ireland is shocking. Harvey Norman has a sticker with a tri-colour saying something like Irish DTT Ready. I didn't think it was very prominent and so wasn't missed on the other TVs. Browsing in Curry's would lead anyone to believe that there was no imminent launch of DTT in Ireland. The labels and Tags are a re-print of the UK information with information on Freeview and Freeview HD and the odd MPEG4. Any reference to Irish DTT or seems to be only on manufacturer stickers. I am sure that at this stage of the Freeview launch in the UK there was abundant information in the shops. I was particularly concerned with the number of small screen TVS in both shops which were on offer. These were Freeview/MPEG2 models. People are more likely to replace small screen bedroom and kitchen CRTs with a new LCD and wont want a set-top box solution. Many will believe that they are buying a compliant solution. The Consumer Protection people really need to get involved in this now. DD
plazzTT wrote: » ^^ Thanks. Says the Champions League Final is gonna be in HD, despite other announcements that only two events will be HD this weekend (Magners League final and Cork-Tipp MHC).
Sam Russell wrote: » Interesting to note that the Saorview article quotes the launch date as 28th May, while Mary Curtis has it as launching on the 26th of May. I wonder which is right?
Deleted User wrote: » Ah the absolutely lovely mary curtis. I've met her in real life,so theres to be no dissing:D
icdg wrote: » Hmm, the article/infomercial starts to say "How will Saorview affect you, it depends on how you are currently receiving your TV. Most people recieving their TV through an ordinary rooftop aerial..."
icdg wrote: » Hmm, the article/infomercial starts to say "How will Saorview affect you, it depends on how you are currently receiving your TV. Most people recieving their TV through an ordinary rooftop aerial..." But most people, in Dublin at any rate, don't recieve their TV through an ordinary rooftop aerial. I live in an estate of over 1,000 houses and you'd be streched to find a single house in it with a rooftop aerial. Even houses with Sky. RTÉ need to get accross the message that DSO will affect multichannel households differently, in that they won't need to worry about those sets that are rigged up to cable/satellite systems. They are either already receiving a digital signal, or an analogue cable signal that UPC have no short term plans to switch off. For those sets that aren't, they have the option of getting Saorview - if they can - or going for UPC/Sky multiroom. In fact Saorview may not be an option for some people. I can't get a decent Saorview signal on my portable with a powered set-top aerial (lots of freezing). I can't get a Saorview signal at all with an ordinary rabbits ears. Erecting a rooftop aerial won't be an option for people living in apartments. Even for people living in houses, going for UPC multiroom (even if its just an additional analogue tap) may be more cost effective than having a rooftop aerial installed.
watty wrote: » Most people actually live OUTSIDE the M50. Most people don't even live in Dublin.
watty wrote: » Lots of people in Dublin need a roof aerial unless the attic roof side has clear view of Three Rock.
rlogue wrote: » It might be worth adding that for Irish citizens resident outside Ireland that they should continue to subscribe to Sky Ireland for access to the basic Irish TV channels if they live within the footprint of Astra 2D. Saorview and Saorsat will not be available. In addition Irish citizens living outside Ireland and beyond the footprint of Astra 2D can subscribe to one of many IP Proxy services in order to access the full RTE Player. A selection of RTE programming is available for International audiences. Any queries on this should be addressed to: Conor Hayes Chief Financial Officer Raidio Teilifís Éireann Donnybrook, Dublin 4 using the reference "Tara Television/RTÉ International" :mad:
rlogue wrote: » I'd need a rather long cable to connect myself to UPC Elmo!
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