[mythtvnz] Freeview launch dates

[Steven Ellis]

On Tue, February 27, 2007 1:39 pm, Alick Wilson wrote:
> Terrestrial =3D DVB-T, Satellite =3D DVB-S, Cable =3D DVB-C. (These are=
 the
> standard adopted in Europe and Australasia.).

DTT -> Terrestrial -> DVB-T in NZ
DTH -> Satellite -> DVB-S at present and possibly DVB-S2 for HD

> Will current generation of DVB-T cards commonly used with MythTV in NZ =
do
> HDTV, or does it require new generation of cards supporting DVB-T2?

They should work. The cards i'm testing can do the HD DVB-T transmissions
in the UK.

> Will Sky (or any other) broadcast HDTV on satellite? If so
> - does MySky box have HDTV capability or only SDTV?

Sky is planning HD in 2008. MySky is SD/MPEG2 only. There will be new
boxes for the HD network

> - will current generation of DVB-S cards commonly used with MythTV in N=
Z
> do
> HDTV, or does it require new generation of cards supporting DVB-S2?

If Sky + FreeView follow Europe for Satellite based HD then they will use
DVB-S2. This allows for far better use of the spectrum freeing up space o=
n
the transponders. Hence new cards will be needed.

One issue at the moment is the DVB-S2 support is in a bit of a mess for
Linux, but should hopefully be resolved by mid 2008.

Steve


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtvnz-admin@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
> [mailto:mythtvnz-admin@lists.linuxnut.co.nz] On Behalf Of Douglas Pearl=
ess
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2007 12:42 p.m.
> To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Freeview launch dates
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> Excuse my ignorance, but does this mean that terrestial =3D DVB-T?
>
> Cheers Douglas.
>
> Quoting Alick Wilson <alick.wilson@xendra.co.nz>:
>
>> I received the following advice from Freeview yesterday:
>>
>> anticipated launch date and channels available for Freeview, as follow=
s:
>>     - Satellite - early May.  Definitive date available late April.
>>     - Terrestrial Wellington (Kaukau) - currently scheduled for end of
>> Feb
>> '08
>>     - Terrestrial Auckland (Waiatarua) - same as Wellington
>>
>> encoding formats (MPEG2 or MPEG4) for:
>>     - Satellite - MPEG2 and Standard definition
>>     - Terrestrial - MPEG4 and High definition
>>
>> Freeview's domain name is freeviewnz.tv. No website up, yet.
>>
>> Alick
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