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RamsFan · 02-05-08, 11:42 AM

Apparently its very hard to pick up on standard FTA boxes, and Sky boxes....

Only people I've seen that can pick it up are using PC Cards.

There have been people, with certain FTA boxes, picking it up as a Radio Channel.

rd100 · 02-05-08, 06:17 PM

I have been told it uses h.222 ??

Analoguesat · 02-05-08, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RayB

I tried to pick this up, but my box is not finding it - has it gone AWOL?

No - its using H.222 coding which makes it unavailable to virtually all receivers.

madrat · 02-05-08, 10:51 PM

is it possible that it will only be available to freesat HD box's

lincsat · 03-05-08, 12:02 AM

Why would they want to do that, they are advertising supported, restricting the audience is counter-productive. Now, if they were getting a kick-back from Freesat sales, that would be a different story.

I can't believe that Freesat would be even more restrictive than Sky, that would alienate so many people, including many on here

madrat · 03-05-08, 12:17 AM

very true but this is a corporation we are talking about

It already seams as if the freesat box's only let you view channels on the EPG, with no way to manually tune any other so I wouldn't put it past them just to spite SKy

Likvid · 03-05-08, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Analoguesat

No - its using H.222 coding which makes it unavailable to virtually all receivers.

You have any link to a company selling a box that works with this channel? doesn't matter if it's a 19" rack headend receiver.

Analoguesat · 03-05-08, 11:12 AM

No - the only folk Ive heard are getting it are using pci cards.

HOWVER, wait a few days and it may well appear on PSB Freesat boxes if nothing else - the service officially goes live on Tuesday. Maybe the new Freesat PSB boxes can handle H.222, or maybe the coding will change.

These will be easy to get off the shelf in electrical shops in any town in the UK

remlap · 03-05-08, 02:36 PM

Well the possibility of recording 2 HD channels on SKY HD and watching ITV HD or BBC HD on the freesat box does sound nice ANOTHER decoder for ITV HD is a bit much now.

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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: Itv Hd 28E very true but this is a corporation we are talking about It already seams as if the freesat box's only let you view channels on the EPG, with no way to manually tune any other so I wouldn't put it past them just to spite SKy __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

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remlap Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Itv Hd 28E Well the possibility of recording 2 HD channels on SKY HD and watching ITV HD or BBC HD on the freesat box does sound nice ANOTHER decoder for ITV HD is a bit much now.