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toobar
02-01-2008, 01:47 PM
Can you use an australian DTT stb here in N.Z. It was working fine in Australia:)
nickrout
02-01-2008, 01:52 PM
short answer - no.

Different codecs are being used in NZ for DVB-T than are used in Australia.
toobar
02-01-2008, 02:04 PM
Can the N.Z. codecs be upgraded to the stb via rs232 port?
sub
02-01-2008, 02:16 PM
No, it needs different hardware. (H.264 decoder chipset etc)
nickrout
02-01-2008, 04:22 PM
No, it needs different hardware. (H.264 decoder chipset etc)

what he said AND ask the manufacturer of the stb
kiwisteve
02-01-2008, 09:23 PM
Australia also uses the non standard 7 meg channel spacing on UHF .
NZ and Europe uses 8 Megs spacing
MrElectricity
03-01-2008, 12:14 AM
Bloody silly Aussies
Apsattv
03-01-2008, 01:54 AM
Oh well when the band is open that will stuff em tuning in our telly :)
nickrout
03-01-2008, 08:58 AM
Oh well when the band is open that will stuff em tuning in our telly :)

I think the Tasman will be their biggest problem :-)
devomcg
06-01-2008, 10:31 AM
Anyone know if other international brands of DTT receiver (eg: Humax F1-4000T that I purchased in Aussie a few years ago) will be OK when Freeview's DTT service kicks off in earnest?

Was working OK with the original DTT tests that were coming off Waiatarua early last year.
kiwisteve
06-01-2008, 10:39 AM
The original tests were mpeg 2
The new service is Mpeg 4
so its most unlikely it will work
nickrout
06-01-2008, 04:52 PM
Anyone know if other international brands of DTT receiver (eg: Humax F1-4000T that I purchased in Aussie a few years ago) will be OK when Freeview's DTT service kicks off in earnest?

Was working OK with the original DTT tests that were coming off Waiatarua early last year.

Try telling us the specs of your humax box. Do you expect us to google the specs for you?
sky_satt
06-01-2008, 05:38 PM
http://www.videowall.tv/humaxf1.htm

Took all of 1sec.
openmedia
06-01-2008, 06:19 PM
Well it is an MPEG2 only unit. Sadly won't work here unless someone other than freeview launches a DTT service.
kiwisteve
06-01-2008, 07:20 PM
Sell it in a Non Coverage area eg Nelson !! Quickly !!
:D:D:D:D
LennonNZ
06-01-2008, 08:13 PM
Does anyone have a STB which does support the H264/AAC or know what unit freeview intent to market to view it?
devomcg
06-01-2008, 09:22 PM
Sell it in a Non Coverage area eg Nelson !! Quickly !!
:D:D:D:D

Like the deviousness on display there Kiwisteve :p

Oh well, the box had a good innings in Oz.......

Will start looking for compatible HD boxes once it launches later this year. I'm a bit sceptical about what the "approved" boxes might be after some of the feedback I've seen in relation to to the DVB-S boxes sold by DSE et al (Hills & Zinnys).
openmedia
06-01-2008, 09:39 PM
Does anyone have a STB which does support the H264/AAC or know what unit freeview intent to market to view it?

I'd expect to see 3-4 units out of freeview for launch.

Someone does have a Topfield unit that support H264 - http://www.dtvforum.co.nz/forum/showthread.php?t=88

Steve
kiwisteve
06-01-2008, 09:44 PM
Our Local Kordia service base has a Zinwell