[mythtvnz] Sky viewers may get new TVNZ channels after all ....
Steve Hodge
mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:50:16 +1200
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On 9/11/07, Steven Ellis <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>
> On Tue, September 11, 2007 1:57 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> > On 9/11/07, Steven Ellis <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, September 11, 2007 11:58 am, Steve Hodge wrote:
> >> > I'm not sure what is preventing them from using the EPG data TVNZ
> >> > transmits now though.
> >>
> >> Their STBs use more than just the DVB EIT data to work.
> >
> >
> > But does it need to or is it just due to the way they've currently
> > implemented it? I mean I can't see anything in the Sky EPG that isn't
> > available in the EIT data (though I haven't looked closely), so
> presumably
> > they could implement their EPG using just the EIT data and if they did
> > that
> > they could use TVNZ's transmission as the source for TVNZ6 and 7.
>
> Hence their requirement for a firmware upgrade?
Could be, but the article seems to be talking about switching between a
Freeview mode and a Sky mode ("devices that could toggle between operating
as Freeview free- to-air boxes and Sky boxes"). That sounds rather less
integrated, and probably wouldn't work well for MySky.
Cheers,
Steve
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On 9/11/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Ellis</b> <<a href="mailto:steven@openmedia.co.nz">steven@openmedia.co.nz</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, September 11, 2007 1:57 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:<br>> On 9/11/07, Steven Ellis <<a href="mailto:steven@openmedia.co.nz">steven@openmedia.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> On Tue, September 11, 2007 11:58 am, Steve Hodge wrote:
<br>>> > I'm not sure what is preventing them from using the EPG data TVNZ<br>>> > transmits now though.<br>>><br>>> Their STBs use more than just the DVB EIT data to work.<br>><br>>
<br>> But does it need to or is it just due to the way they've currently<br>> implemented it? I mean I can't see anything in the Sky EPG that isn't<br>> available in the EIT data (though I haven't looked closely), so presumably
<br>> they could implement their EPG using just the EIT data and if they did<br>> that<br>> they could use TVNZ's transmission as the source for TVNZ6 and 7.<br><br>Hence their requirement for a firmware upgrade?
</blockquote><div><br>Could be, but the article seems to be talking about switching between a Freeview mode and a Sky mode ("devices that could toggle between operating as Freeview free- to-air boxes and Sky boxes"). That sounds rather less integrated, and probably wouldn't work well for MySky.
<br><br>Cheers,<br>Steve<br></div><br></div><br>
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