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#33250 4-May-2009 20:42

must say i'm a bit disappointed to see that the NZ channels still dont show up without having to do manual transponder scans in the RC version. would like to have seen two optus d1 entries in the list - one for aus and one for NZ.

at least it configured the channels without restarts and messing around this time though :-)

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#212544 5-May-2009 15:28

No promises - but that data is independent of the Win7 software and downloaded from the Microsoft servers. We're working on providing what you said: an Optus D1 NZ and a Optus D1 AU.

The channel numbers would be

0001 TV ONE
0001 TV One
0002 TV2
0002 TV 2
0003 TV3
0004 C4
0005 Maori TV
0006 TVNZ 6
0007 TVNZ SPORT EXTRA
008   STRATOS
009   Parliament TV
0010 CUE
0011 Reserved 6
0012 TVNZ 7
0013 Te Reo
0013 Reserved 5
0014 Reserved 4
0015 TV3 PLUS1
TCM
Fox News
Documentary
Star Plus Hindi
Arts Channel
Grooves iTV
R1    RNZ National
R2    RNZ Concert
R3    BaseFM
R4    GeorgeFM

Does any one want to suggest better default channel numbers?
Looking at the two TV2's etc. Are there really two of these broadcast?
Looking at http://www.lyngsat.com/optusd1.html it seems like there is.

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Mike

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#212575 5-May-2009 17:08

Mike,

The only Freeview ie Free to Air broadcasts come from two transponders:

12456/H/22500
12483/H/22500

Both of these are listed on http://www.lyngsat.com/optusd1.html

All the other stuff including the duplicate broadcasts (Station ID's TV One and TV2 from 12671) are from Sky Television (mostly encrypted, except for the two listed and a few radio stations). These two in particular are just rebroadcasts of stations TV ONE and TV 2 on 12483.

That is:
TCM
Fox News
Documentary
Star Plus Hindi
Arts Channel
Grooves iTV

are encrypted signals and of no use to anybody. We can't use hardware CAM's in New Zealand at the moment, so there's no use scanning them.

I would think that getting the above two transponders scanned by default would be a huge step, and enough for most people.

Suggested channel numbers seem fine, other may have some comment here.

Cheers,

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#212585 5-May-2009 17:34

Hi Mike, am enjoying an improved user experience with Win 7 RC and DVB-T, would be great to see DVB-S setup become quicker/easier.

Paul Spain
Founder: Gorilla Technology, NZ Tech Podcast

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#212621 5-May-2009 19:04

Hi Mike,

I don’t know if you want to follow the official Freeview channel numbering
http://www.freeviewnz.tv/whats_on_freeview/channels

0001 TV ONE
0002 TV2
0003 TV3
0004 C4
0005 Maori TV
0006 TVNZ 6
0007 TVNZ 7
0008 TV3 PLUS1
0020 TVNZ SPORT EXTRA
0021 STRATOS
0022 Parliament TV
0023 CUE
0024 Te Reo
0015 TV3 PLUS1
0050 RNZ National
0051 RNZ Concert
0070 GEORGEFM
0071 BASEFM

Rhys

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#212626 5-May-2009 19:32

thanks for the post mike, i was kind-of hoping you would see it and perhaps pass it on to the appropriate people :D

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#212740 6-May-2009 03:23

Thanks Rhys & Regs.

Ironically we were already doing this when Regs' post came along.

Question about:

0001 TV ONE
0002 TV2
0003 TV3
0004 C4
0005 Maori TV
0006 TVNZ 6
0007 TVNZ 7
0008 TV3 PLUS1
0020 TVNZ SPORT EXTRA
0021 STRATOS
0022 Parliament TV
0023 CUE
0024 Te Reo
0015 TV3 PLUS1
0050 RNZ National
0051 RNZ Concert
0070 GEORGEFM
0071 BASEFM

Is this the casing that you want? How about:

0001 TV ONE
0002 TV2
0003 TV3
0004 C4
0005 Maori TV
0006 TVNZ 6
0007 TVNZ 7
0008 TV3 Plus1
0020 TVNZ Sport Extra
0021 Stratos
0022 Parliament TV
0023 CUE
0024 Te Reo
0050 RNZ National
0051 RNZ Concert
0070 George FM
0071 BASE FM

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#212795 6-May-2009 10:15

Yes that looks good.

Sorry the second TV3 plus 1 in my list was a typo :-)

Thanks Mike

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#212800 6-May-2009 11:04

will the channels auto update when new 1s are added or will we need to manually add the new ones?

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#212831 6-May-2009 12:37

i'm guessing the download of the new information will only occur if you go through the tv signal wizard again and perhaps only if you choose NZ as your location?

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#213196 7-May-2009 15:04

mikehayton: Thanks Rhys & Regs.
Ironically we were already doing this when Regs' post came along.
Question about:

0001 TV ONE
0002 TV2
0003 TV3
0004 C4
0005 Maori TV
0006 TVNZ 6
0007 TVNZ 7
0008 TV3 PLUS1
0020 TVNZ SPORT EXTRA
0021 STRATOS
0022 Parliament TV
0023 CUE
0024 Te Reo
0015 TV3 PLUS1
0050 RNZ National
0051 RNZ Concert
0070 GEORGEFM
0071 BASEFM

Is this the casing that you want? How about:
0001 TV ONE
0002 TV2
0003 TV3
0004 C4
0005 Maori TV
0006 TVNZ 6
0007 TVNZ 7
0008 TV3 Plus1
0020 TVNZ Sport Extra
0021 Stratos
0022 Parliament TV
0023 CUE
0024 Te Reo
0050 RNZ National
0051 RNZ Concert
0070 George FM
0071 BASE FM

Why is everyone missing 0028 Chinese TV?

As long as the callsigns match EPG data will import and work out of the box.

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#213200 7-May-2009 15:29

"Why is everyone missing 0028 Chinese TV?"

Because we're talking about DVB-S (satellite) and from the looks of it Chinese TV is only available through DVB-T (terrestrial)

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