I have an ultraplus X-9200 with 2 x sat tuners in it. Does anyone have any compatible terrestrial tuners around that I could try and /or buy? I'm in Taupo and want to go terrestrial for better pic quality and the occasional 5.1 broadcast.
Contact the NZ UltraPlus importer, he may still have them. I bought one years ago from him, about $25 I think.
A point to note is that with this DVB-T tuner it will not retrieve the full 8 day EPG, only about the next 2-3 hours ahead. You can use the DVB-S 8 day EPG and then transfer the booked programme to the DVB-T tuner if you want to record those channels in NZ that broadcast in HD.
A point to note is that with this DVB-T tuner it will not retrieve the full 8 day EPG, only about the next 2-3 hours ahead. You can use the DVB-S 8 day EPG and then transfer the booked programme to the DVB-T tuner if you want to record those channels in NZ that broadcast in HD.
The full EPG is and has always been available on DVB-T. Originally, it was only available in MHEG5 format, with only now/next (the current program and the next one) available via EIT. I have not checked, but I believe EIT EPG may now have the full EPG also. On DVB-S, the full EPG and now/next EPG are both available as separate EIT streams. To get the full MHEG5 EPG from DVB-T, you do need software that can decode the MHEG5 stream. But any DVB-T tuner will work.
A point to note is that with this DVB-T tuner it will not retrieve the full 8 day EPG, only about the next 2-3 hours ahead. You can use the DVB-S 8 day EPG and then transfer the booked programme to the DVB-T tuner if you want to record those channels in NZ that broadcast in HD.
The full EPG is and has always been available on DVB-T. Originally, it was only available in MHEG5 format, with only now/next (the current program and the next one) available via EIT. I have not checked, but I believe EIT EPG may now have the full EPG also. On DVB-S, the full EPG and now/next EPG are both available as separate EIT streams. To get the full MHEG5 EPG from DVB-T, you do need software that can decode the MHEG5 stream. But any DVB-T tuner will work.
I bought an Octagon SF4008 from them two years ago, I ordered one terrestrial and one satellite tuner and with that setup I can simultaneously record two NZ terrestrial HD programmes (eg TV1 and TV2 together), a D1 programme (eg usually Prime since they don't broadcast in HD) and an IS19 channel (eg: up to two HD channels from the Nine network in Australia) all this at once and all with an 8-day EPG for both tuners, including all 32 Network Nine channels.
The set-top box can also stream a lot of stuff and has the ability to download and save streams to the hard drive. If it's connected to your home network you can dial up its IP address and view live TV on your PC, or watch saved recordings from the STB hard-drive.
You can't buy this type of quality product in New Zealand, you need to import from the UK, and even then the landed prices are still better than any modestly decent STB you can buy in a NZ store.
The EPG is received through both tuners - satellite and terrestrial. There are channels on the satellite transponder that are not broadcast on the terrestrial tuner and vice-versa but the EPG shows all of them. The STB even receives the EPG for channels I can not receive here in Auckland, like some terrestrial channel in Rotorua and the Wairarapa.
If you only have space for one coax then you really are stuck.
Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly
to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.
