Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


butlerboy

457 posts

Ultimate Geek


#35962 17-Jun-2009 16:48
Send private message

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/TVs/Satellite-receivers/auction-224105978.htm

The seller claims that this comes with instructions to receive Prime and under the list of Freeview channels lists a movie channel. Very misleading, I wonder how it decrypts Prime?
Check out the seller though, at a guess Cordlessman is the ever dodgy Pete from Satlink.

View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic
 1 | 2
kiwitrc
4123 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #225872 17-Jun-2009 16:55
Send private message

Its not misleading, it has instructions on how to receive prime, " Get Sky installed and voila you have Prime "



butlerboy

457 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #225875 17-Jun-2009 17:00
Send private message

kiwitrc: Its not misleading, it has instructions on how to receive prime, " Get Sky installed and voila you have Prime "


That wouldn't surprise me!!! lol

kiwitrc
4123 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #225877 17-Jun-2009 17:02
Send private message

I miss Pete in here :( He was really good at winding people up.



NickiB
147 posts

Master Geek

Trusted

  #225885 17-Jun-2009 17:40
Send private message

I've been looking at Freeview, and am so totally and utterly confused that I've given up for now, but I was looking at another of his products:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/TVs/Other/auction-224223145.htm
Also available here: http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/terrestrial-receivers-c-1.html (same guy?)

Anyone know anything about them? I'd prefer to bowl on in to DSE for their offerings, but at $100+ more, ouch! Quitting telstra was supposed to save me money lol.




nOOb alert

kiwitrc
4123 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #225898 17-Jun-2009 18:01
Send private message

Hi Nicki, yes same box. Are you after Terrestrial or satellite? His sat boxes are very good, never had a problem.

NickiB
147 posts

Master Geek

Trusted

  #225901 17-Jun-2009 18:08
Send private message

kiwitrc: Hi Nicki, yes same box. Are you after Terrestrial or satellite? His sat boxes are very good, never had a problem.


Awesome, cheers for the tip, I need terrestrial. Flirted with the idea of going all out and getting a recorder, but I wouldn't really use it at the moment, so looking for the cheapest product, that is of reasonable quality, I can find.




nOOb alert

kiwitrc
4123 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user


  #225930 17-Jun-2009 19:12
Send private message

Check the trademe ad now, I was right!!!

 
 
 

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.
Regs
4066 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Snowflake

  #226003 17-Jun-2009 22:28
Send private message

Can this unit receive Prime as well? ab747 (125 )  4:56 pm, Wed 17 Jun
 no, we tell you how to ...after sale...sky supplies dish and Rx for Prime...$145 6:46 pm, Wed 17 Jun
 How can you get Prime with this unit? basawasa (37 )  5:14 pm, Wed 17 Jun
 instructions with unit after sale...simple....costs $145'ish from Sky...they supply you dish and Rx....


unless sky/prime has changed their policy they wont supply a dish and receiver for prime only if you live in an area with UHF reception. they will, however, do a reasonable deal on a UHF aerial installation.

source
9. If you live where Prime’s UHF signal is available, installation of a UHF aerial and tune-in will cost $145 including GST. (Some pockets within UHF transmission areas do not receive good reception due to terrain or obstructions such as trees, buildings etc. Making use of one of Primes special satellite offers below via SKYs digital platform remedies this. The technician will advise accordingly when he visits your home).
 
10. If you live where Prime’s UHF signal is not available, you can now install a SKY Digital dish and decoder, with the Prime Television service only, at a cost of $145 including GST. (The decoder rental will be waived for this connection).




WaffleMakerMan
138 posts

Master Geek


  #226647 19-Jun-2009 12:12
Send private message

Man that sux, What if you want prime in widescreen!

richms
28168 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #226766 19-Jun-2009 16:55
Send private message

Actually if there is no UHF antenna on the place, its a prick to put one in and there is already a dish there, the installers will often decide that they cant install UHF and to just plug in the locked down subscribed sat box instead.




Richard rich.ms

paradoxsm
3000 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #226799 19-Jun-2009 18:00
Send private message

I asked, sounded weird, It must have a pass-through or something boring like that, nothing beats the dreambox, pop in the legal skycard and bingo, Sky and freeview (as well as LAN streaming, advanced EPG, PVR support and all the fancy stuff)

Jaxson
8041 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #227326 22-Jun-2009 11:58
Send private message

WaffleMakerMan: Man that sux, What if you want prime in widescreen!
UHF is obviously 4:3 aspect so it's probably cropped/stretched. 

Hey just to check, is Prime broadcast in widescreen off the satellite if you have sky digital?  If it is, then why don't SKY just unencrypt prime on the satellite, being a free to air channel and all, much like they currently do with TV1 and TV2 channels.  (well I probably do know why they don't, but that would be a quick fix for the population with a satellite dish at least, without having to move Prime onto the freeview UHF platform initially).

Regs
4066 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Snowflake

  #227557 22-Jun-2009 22:24
Send private message

Jaxson:
WaffleMakerMan: Man that sux, What if you want prime in widescreen!
UHF is obviously 4:3 aspect so it's probably cropped/stretched. 

Hey just to check, is Prime broadcast in widescreen off the satellite if you have sky digital?  If it is, then why don't SKY just unencrypt prime on the satellite, being a free to air channel and all, much like they currently do with TV1 and TV2 channels.  (well I probably do know why they don't, but that would be a quick fix for the population with a satellite dish at least, without having to move Prime onto the freeview UHF platform initially).


unless something has changed, the SKY re-broadcasts of TV1 and TV2 are encrypted too.

i get your point though - why don't they just unencrypt them....




Jaxson
8041 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #227634 23-Jun-2009 09:49
Send private message

Regs: unless something has changed, the SKY re-broadcasts of TV1 and TV2 are encrypted too.

i get your point though - why don't they just unencrypt them....
Nah right now you can get TV1 and TV2 off the Sky satellite feed free to air, they are not encrypted. 

Currently this is the way to go as the SKY TV1 and TV2 feeds are better quality than the freeview equivalent as freeview has started up the regional broadcasting of TV1, so there's like 4 or 5 TV1 channels being broadcast right now, pretty much in the same bandwidth that was originally alloted to just one TV1.

My take is simply if Prime is free to air, then why not un encrypt the sky satellite feed and bingo, you've now allowed access to anyone who can't get prime uhf.

grolschie
911 posts

Ultimate Geek


 1 | 2
View this topic in a long page with up to 500 replies per page Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



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.