All posts by MikeB
Below are all of MikeB's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Paul Lewis: Check the transmitter - if its page says its fine, its probably your aerial system. The TV is telling you its getting no signal, so check it, starting with the connection between the box and the wall.
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Finn: Iplayer is usually at 1080i (the Blue Planet II in 4K that was streamable was simply stunning), 5 seems surprisingly reasonable, as is All4 (720P?, looking at it). I dont use ITV much, but yeah, it does look pretty poor. I might check later, since I'm curious now.
Of course for lots of people its down to bandwidth - some customers yesterday reckoned they could just about do SD streaming, and one thought they could get 0.5mb - so no Netflix there!
I can't quite understand the logic of people not using HD because the regional programmes are current in SD - they on for a total of about 50min a day, with the biggest block at 6.30-7pm. For BBC1, it even tells you which SD channel its on, etc. Its a bit like people not using their oven, because sometimes they might need to clean it!
The biggest single block to HD being standard is the same as I've always said - people just get used to pressing 1, 2, 4 or 4. If to that you add inertia, and the fact that a fair number of sets/boxes still just have SD tuners, then SD remains the default. Time and demographics will sort that out.
As for MP3 - perfection is the enemy of the good enough! Convenience will nearly always win over quality. Frankly, people actually stick with a less convenient solution to a problem, if thats what they have got used to, even though it might be cheaper or no more expensive. Thats the only way I can explain why DVD sales continue to be so strong, even though Blu-Ray has been out for a decade.
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Rega: An HD settop box will cost a whole 44.
Manhattan Plaza HD-T2 Freeview HD Box with Apps: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
Mine's a bit slow on the EPG at the moment, but its cheaper than buying a new TV.
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StevensOnln1: Indeed! As long it doesn't freeze up quite as often as mine, fantastic!
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Michael: No, but I am saying that if your in Spain, then the adverts that pay for the programmes that you watch are useless to the advertisers that pay for them. And thus you are 'spillage'.
Since 'spillage' isn't really part of the providers business model, they've moved the footprint, so that they are not giving you things for free.
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bruce: Stop retuning - your just losing the fix on the transmitter that you already had. If your losing channels, the problem normally lies with your system - check leads and connections.
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John: Its an eight year old PVR - could be that the software just doesn't allow it. My old Sony PVR's EPG has stopped working, and I suspect its a software problem that cannot be resolved. Might be time to just upgrade.
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Michael: There isn't much you can do - its all about business. I suspect there might be a local supplier of that programming, who will want to charge you for it. Which is probably why they changed the footprint...
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Friday 23 February 2018 1:49PM
Michael: 'but having moved the footprint North have they considered that there are considerably less viewers in Iceland and Greenland than Spain '
There are also far less non-paying customers. As far as they are concerned, you are getting coverage, and your not paying for it.