A start in the right direction. This from the NZ Herald:
The Government confirmed today free-to-air digital television would be phased in from next year. more..
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Its only taken 6 or 7 years to get it after Labour ditched the idea shortly after they came to power. I wonder when we will get frre to air HDTV? probably not before 2015.
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bradstewart:Its only taken 6 or 7 years to get it after Labour ditched the idea shortly after they came to power. I wonder when we will get frre to air HDTV? probably not before 2015
sbiddle: It certainly is exciting news.
Has anybody seen media articles today detailing exactly where DVB-T will cover? As I understood it from speaking to somebody several months ago it was highly unlikely that it would be entended out of the major centres and that satellite was designed to be the primary platform with terrestrial primarily designed as a cheaper option for the big cities.
There are now plenty of big screen TV's in Europe and Oz coming with DVB-T tuners built in and when I was in Europe last year there were basic set top boxes selling for around NZ$60 so there is no reason why we can't get units well under the $100 mark and a couple of hundred if you want a flasher model.
geekiegeek: there is also the fact that it is possible to get portable media players that have a DVB-T turner built in and I think you can even get cell phones now with it also (south korea has them I think). Portable TV would be pretty cool.
alasta: Why should the government be responsible for deciding how and when a certain broadcasting technology should become available?
bradstewart: The government owns the countrys main broadcaster so I dont think it's too much to expect that they keep up to date with the latest technology. They are hellbent on making sure we get the best broadband so why not insist on getting the best out of a company THEY actually own?
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