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Analoguesat · 03-08-07, 03:09 PM

Digital television will deliver a "big improvement" in the service received in the Borders, Culture Minister James Purnell has promised.
He made the pledge during a visit to the region, where analogue signals will be switched off by the end of 2008.

During his stay he attended a digital forum meeting in Newtown St Boswells.

Mr Purnell said the switchover would give people more choice in how they received their television pictures and also the channels available to them.

There have been concerns in the Borders about the potential for a "two-tier" service.

Some parts of the region operate on relay transmitters and could miss out on full digital coverage.

The culture minister said he believed everyone would have access to an improved service.

"This is a way of making it fair for people, it's going to be good for the British economy and I hope it will be good for viewers as well," he said.

"Often the people who don't have digital at the moment are sometimes older people who rely on their TV most for company.

"If they do have more channels hopefully there will be more choice for them as well."

He said that the coverage should be similar to that currently received by analogue signals but with some important upgrades.

"It does provide, for most people, a better TV picture, access to digital radios services, access to interactivity and more channels," he said.

"So, we think it will be a big improvement for people.

"The whole purpose of having this process of switchover and the millions of pounds that are going to be spent on upgrading the transmitters is so that people do have a choice."

BBC News

Analoguesat · 03-08-07, 03:25 PM

Lets get this right.

All the major towns in the Scottish Borders have their own relay masts as they are all in river valleys and the Selkirk Hill main mast doesnt cover them properly.

Most of these will have a restricted number of muxes on them

remlap · 03-08-07, 04:32 PM

Same situation here, numerous relays for every town, currently it looks like only 3 channels will be switched over and the forth currently used by S4C will not be converted to digital so probably sold off.

madrat · 03-08-07, 09:02 PM

I read on a web sight that deals with digital TV that ofcom decided years ago that it is only the main transmitters that will carry all the MUX's. Most relays will only carry the 3 MUX's required by law.

_http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051181

And

_http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051024

Jimdefruit · 03-08-07, 10:31 PM

Bullshit baffles brains. More channels does not mean better. I had to resort to a dvd or a bit of cd music this evening.

And tell me how turning off some transmissions results in a better service? Better picture possibly.

03-08-07, 03:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	'Big improvement' to TV promised Digital television will deliver a "big improvement" in the service received in the Borders, Culture Minister James Purnell has promised. He made the pledge during a visit to the region, where analogue signals will be switched off by the end of 2008. During his stay he attended a digital forum meeting in Newtown St Boswells. Mr Purnell said the switchover would give people more choice in how they received their television pictures and also the channels available to them. There have been concerns in the Borders about the potential for a "two-tier" service. Some parts of the region operate on relay transmitters and could miss out on full digital coverage. The culture minister said he believed everyone would have access to an improved service. "This is a way of making it fair for people, it's going to be good for the British economy and I hope it will be good for viewers as well," he said. "Often the people who don't have digital at the moment are sometimes older people who rely on their TV most for company. "If they do have more channels hopefully there will be more choice for them as well." He said that the coverage should be similar to that currently received by analogue signals but with some important upgrades. "It does provide, for most people, a better TV picture, access to digital radios services, access to interactivity and more channels," he said. "So, we think it will be a big improvement for people. "The whole purpose of having this process of switchover and the millions of pounds that are going to be spent on upgrading the transmitters is so that people do have a choice." BBC News __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

03-08-07, 03:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: 'Big improvement' to TV promised Lets get this right. All the major towns in the Scottish Borders have their own relay masts as they are all in river valleys and the Selkirk Hill main mast doesnt cover them properly. Most of these will have a restricted number of muxes on them __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

03-08-07, 04:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
remlap Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 'Big improvement' to TV promised Same situation here, numerous relays for every town, currently it looks like only 3 channels will be switched over and the forth currently used by S4C will not be converted to digital so probably sold off.

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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 11 Thanked 83 Times in 72 Posts	Re: 'Big improvement' to TV promised I read on a web sight that deals with digital TV that ofcom decided years ago that it is only the main transmitters that will carry all the MUX's. Most relays will only carry the 3 MUX's required by law. _http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051181 And _http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051024 __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

03-08-07, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: 'Big improvement' to TV promised Bullshit baffles brains. More channels does not mean better. I had to resort to a dvd or a bit of cd music this evening. And tell me how turning off some transmissions results in a better service? Better picture possibly. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.