[TelstraClear] Core TV upgrade and picture improvement update

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#18766 23-Jan-2008 09:09

Hi

Today we had plannned to finalised the last of the visible improvements from the Core TV Headend upgrade.

Unfortunately a second supplier has failed to deliver a piece of equipment and we must delay the picture quality upgrade to Free to Air, Sport and Movie channels.

I will keep you informed on this site as I get more information on the exact date.

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#106223 23-Jan-2008 09:11

Thanks Jeff!

Do you have a conservative date in mind? 1 month? 2 months? more?

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#106229 23-Jan-2008 09:49

Can we please have Cartoon Network Boomerang to satisfy our big kid within us all? PLEASE!

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#106252 23-Jan-2008 12:17

Does that mean some upgrade has taken place? If that is the case then I am disappointed since PQ across my channels really hasn't improved at all. For example Living, Food, Sky1 are pretty terrible (as are all World TV channels but that could be a source issue)

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#106283 23-Jan-2008 14:09

lchiu7: Does that mean some upgrade has taken place? If that is the case then I am disappointed since PQ across my channels really hasn't improved at all. For example Living, Food, Sky1 are pretty terrible (as are all World TV channels but that could be a source issue)

It's been said in previous posts (not that I can find the one I am looking for now) but from my understanding the following has already been upgraded:

New Sky Channels - Vibe, C&I, Fox News
New TCL Channels not sourced from Sky: Bloomberg, DT&L, Parliment TV
Old Sky Channels: Sky Movies (not that I am a subscriber, but I have been told) plus TV3, not TV1 or 2

All the others are still running through the old composite system... So it seems like a wait and see...

Thanks Jeff for posting the update.

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#106309 23-Jan-2008 15:54

chiefie: Can we please have Cartoon Network Boomerang to satisfy our big kid within us all? PLEASE!

Dittoed/Seconded/whatevered, I want this channel too!

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#106325 23-Jan-2008 16:50

I would love Nasa TV as well... that would put in 2-3 votes for that if we could choose any extra TV channels to re-transmit... I think it would be a good puller for people as I know a number of people miss Nasa TV since it was removed when B1 was decommissioned.

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#106336 23-Jan-2008 17:28

What I want is an IPTV service that I can connect from my server or media center at home.

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#106344 23-Jan-2008 18:00

The Microsoft Mediaroom platform looks very interesting. Coincidentally, it increases the range [and quality] of STBs that we could use.

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#106478 24-Jan-2008 11:07

what about ALT TV???? its listed in the advertisig guff and in the channel line up and has been for sometime..but its not on the service (yet???).

Transfered over from Sky at just over a month ago..I miss ALT!

False advertising on Telstras part!!..BOOO!

the only thing that makes up for it is the fantastic broadband I get now compared to Telecom YAH!

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#107161 28-Jan-2008 12:20

Jeff I know you will not want to commit to much to a date but can you give some idea of a new eta?

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#108158 2-Feb-2008 15:03

Looks like TV1 and TV2 have been upgraded as it's showing 720x576.

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#108199 2-Feb-2008 19:37

Yeah I just got home from AKL today and noticed that as well the old 704x576 -> 720 x 576 is the indicator!... improvement in PQ as well.

I might try and to a Freeview off the Sat vs TCL Cable screenshot compare, should be the same now.

Now to scan through the other Sky channels to see if any of them were upgraded as well.

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#108221 2-Feb-2008 21:52

Can't be an upgrade all over since watching the 7's tonight on TCL versus Freeview, the quality difference was blatantly obvious. It's hard to watch TV1 and TV2 on TCL these days (not to mention the other channels!)

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#108251 3-Feb-2008 07:58

Hmmm, back to 704 now. Maybe TCL are testing?

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#108532 4-Feb-2008 17:50

Hi

Alt TV has been delayed with the most recent post above. See this page http://www.telstraclear.co.nz/residential/inhome/digital-tv/whats-new.cfm

My most recent advice from our engineers indicates we will deliver all the channels except for City TV (delayed by City TV themselves till April) ahead of the end February date mentioned on this page, however I am not prepared to give a confirmed date until some key testing and backup equipment is installed.

TV 1 and TV 2 have recently had a change of source after agreement with TVNZ, thus the improvements you have seen. Testing and live feed outages (Wellington Sevens) has impacted the feed over the weekend. The core headend upgrade project has not yet impacted TV1 and TV2 picture quality.

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Jeff Doyle
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