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Jaxson

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#68842 29-Sep-2010 12:02
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http://www.1-day.co.nz/products/AAPFCN039#

I'm not advocating it, just spotted itWink
Not sure if it's any good, but the price may be right for some.

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  #385811 29-Sep-2010 12:22
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Hmmm .... well priced, but am I correct that upon close inspection, this unit appears to be standard definition only?



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  #385833 29-Sep-2010 13:12

Jaxson: http://www.1-day.co.nz/products/AAPFCN039#

I'm not advocating it, just spotted itWink

Not sure if it's any good, but the price may be right for some.


 

But is it an approved/certified freeview box? There was a warning that these UHF non freeview approved/certified boxes may not work after they switch off the analogue signal and changes are made to the UHF broadcast. The story I read, think it was on stuff.co.nz said that peop[le may have to return their non approved box back to the seller, as it may not work after the changes are made.

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  #385846 29-Sep-2010 13:38
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Also note that it incorrectly suggest that Te Reo, Cue, GeorgeFM etc are available with this, but in fact they are satellite only, thus cannot be received with this



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  #385850 29-Sep-2010 13:51
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robbyp:
But is it an approved/certified freeview box? There was a warning that these UHF non freeview approved/certified boxes may not work after they switch off the analogue signal and changes are made to the UHF broadcast. The story I read, think it was on stuff.co.nz said that peop[le may have to return their non approved box back to the seller, as it may not work after the changes are made.


Yeah freeview are planning on changing the frequencies after they shut off the analogue network. Certified freeview boxes can be updated over the air, cheapies like this one would need to be programed manually for each channel by the user, or reprogrammed through the RS-232 port or similar by a technician (hopefully the person who sold it to you!)

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  #385857 29-Sep-2010 14:02

nickb800: Also note that it incorrectly suggest that Te Reo, Cue, GeorgeFM etc are available with this, but in fact they are satellite only, thus cannot be received with this


 

Yes that is pretty bad. You also can't get stratos, yet it is advertised as one of the channels you can get on it.

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  #385858 29-Sep-2010 14:03

nickb800:
robbyp:
But is it an approved/certified freeview box? There was a warning that these UHF non freeview approved/certified boxes may not work after they switch off the analogue signal and changes are made to the UHF broadcast. The story I read, think it was on stuff.co.nz said that peop[le may have to return their non approved box back to the seller, as it may not work after the changes are made.



Yeah freeview are planning on changing the frequencies after they shut off the analogue network. Certified freeview boxes can be updated over the air, cheapies like this one would need to be programed manually for each channel by the user, or reprogrammed through the RS-232 port or similar by a technician (hopefully the person who sold it to you!)


 

Yes they may end up with a lot of very unhappy customers in 2013. For UHF freeview I would only buy an approved device.

  #385872 29-Sep-2010 14:25
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There's also no mention of MHEG5 support which is required for the full 7-day Freeview EPG.

 
 
 

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  #385919 29-Sep-2010 16:16

xcubed: There's also no mention of MHEG5 support which is required for the full 7-day Freeview EPG.


 

Do you mean the standard EPG or the freeview branded one? I would assume it would have some form of EPG, as it would be needed to record a program, although it has now sold out so can't see the specs.

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  #386077 29-Sep-2010 21:50
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$65 sounds too good to be true. At that price it must've been a satellite receiver?

Some of the unapproved terrestrial receivers are just approved receivers with their nametags switched and HD over component re-enabled.

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