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StarBlazer
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  #684154 10-Sep-2012 22:27
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richms:
old3eyes:
richms: Still more use than whats coming to ch 26.


Duno about that . ?They're both trying to sell you something..


Except the shopping channel gives you something that exists

Argh noooooooo!




Procrastination eventually pays off.


 
 
 
 

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  #684189 11-Sep-2012 00:47
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hdinsider: Ok. Let's go through them... The new channels
Prime
Choice
U
Four
Trackside
Tv1+1

Also a few regional channels

This all in the last few years. Obviously some channels have gone/changed due to lack of funding and some due to the current global financial crisis, but not too bad compared with life before Freeview.

4:3 Analog vhf = much worse


U replaced 6 so is not really a new channel, and the content is pretty trashy.
TV1+1 replaced 7 so is not really a new channel either, also it is just a duplicate of tv1 so doesn't introduce any new content.


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  #684201 11-Sep-2012 06:29
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hdinsider: Whoa! Hold on... Are you really blaming Freeview for the temporary SBS and CH9 feeds disappearing? That's totally bogus.


No no!  I was simply stating what was available before, and what has gone, obviously some of that was satellite only, but my point is that TV in NZ is far worse off than it was 2 years ago.

I know Freevie have nothing to do with the Ausi channels disappearing.



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  #684212 11-Sep-2012 08:29
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mattwnz:
hdinsider: Ok. Let's go through them... The new channels
Prime
Choice
U
Four
Trackside
Tv1+1

Also a few regional channels

This all in the last few years. Obviously some channels have gone/changed due to lack of funding and some due to the current global financial crisis, but not too bad compared with life before Freeview.

4:3 Analog vhf = much worse


U replaced 6 so is not really a new channel, and the content is pretty trashy.
TV1+1 replaced 7 so is not really a new channel either, also it is just a duplicate of tv1 so doesn't introduce any new content.



That said - I have watched the +1 channel a couple of times.  Particularly like it when I've missed the start of a film/program - I can just set a reminder on the +1.  Also means I can watch the news while the kids monopolise the mySky!




Procrastination eventually pays off.


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  #684214 11-Sep-2012 08:41
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hdinsider: Ok. Let's go through them... The new channels
Prime
Choice
U
Four
Trackside
Tv1+1

Also a few regional channels

This all in the last few years. Obviously some channels have gone/changed due to lack of funding and some due to the current global financial crisis, but not too bad compared with life before Freeview.

4:3 Analog vhf = much worse


You forgot 3+1.




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  #684239 11-Sep-2012 09:52
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old3eyes:
hdinsider: Ok. Let's go through them... The new channels
Prime
Choice
U
Four
Trackside
Tv1+1

Also a few regional channels

This all in the last few years. Obviously some channels have gone/changed due to lack of funding and some due to the current global financial crisis, but not too bad compared with life before Freeview.

4:3 Analog vhf = much worse


You forgot 3+1.


everyone should forget 3+1 Tongue Out

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  #684323 11-Sep-2012 12:24
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Does anyone know how many terrestrial channels Freeview can display? There must be a limit.




Whatifthespacekeyhadneverbeeninvented?




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  #684329 11-Sep-2012 12:32
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There are 11 "channels" and each can supposedly hold up to 10 SD channels (although I think the current Kordia mux may have more than that) so that's 110 in total.

  #684359 11-Sep-2012 13:08
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Behodar: There are 11 "channels" and each can supposedly hold up to 10 SD channels (although I think the current Kordia mux may have more than that) so that's 110 in total.


That's a LOT of shopping channels Laughing

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