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tdgeek: Isn't coverage for Freeview 100% via satelite? As is Sky's?
I know that true HD isn't available via satelite but I have Freeview via Tivo, and also MySkyHDi and the MySkyHDi HD is excellent. Before, it was very good, not quite as good as terrestrial Freeview but now it is as good as they have upgraded something.
So, is HD for 100% of NZ now the case?
IMHO the transition period is just far too long. We should be looking at ASO in 2012, not merely an announcement of the ASO date in 2012 and an expected ASO date ~2014
timestyles:
IMHO the transition period is just far too long. We should be looking at ASO in 2012, not merely an announcement of the ASO date in 2012 and an expected ASO date ~2014
No way, I bought a hard drive based analogue recorder about 15 months ago (they are still selling at Dick Smith) and I want at least 5 years use with it. When I was searching through government doc's while trying to find the numbers, one discussion document said that most switch overs took longer than expected/wanted, the recent case in the US is a perfect example.
sbiddle: IMHO the transition period is just far too long. We should be looking at ASO in 2012, not merely an announcement of the ASO date in 2012 and an expected ASO date ~2014
Deev8:sbiddle: IMHO the transition period is just far too long. We should be looking at ASO in 2012, not merely an announcement of the ASO date in 2012 and an expected ASO date ~2014
That's a perfectly reasonable opinion for a technology enthusiast, and one who has plenty of cash to spend on techno-gadgets. However there is a significant proportion of the population who, through choice or necessity, have different priorities.
wallop: The recorders are obsolete but not the tv's. You can always buy a standalone box to feed the digital signal to a analogue tv. My parents are currently looking at replacing their tv and my advice is one with freeview built-in would be nice but if they can get a bargain on a non-freeview tv they can always buy a seperate freeview tuner later.
Regards,
Old3eyes
wallop: That's probably why they are called Harmony remotes
Regards,
Old3eyes
tdgeek: I expect if there was more Govt advertising that the old system is going, and that digital TV's are now a lower cost option, and if they help subsidise or offer a easy payment option for a Freeview box as they did in the US, that may spur it along.
old3eyes:wallop: That's probably why they are called Harmony remotes
I have one. Wifey and rest of family still have problems turning the STB on and off. 50% of the time they get it out of sync..
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