All posts by Steve Baker
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Well I use VP on Rowridge as after DSO I had reception issues with the low powered COM6 on HP, and I'm not inclined to switch back to HP for yet another low powered mux, even if it is in HD.
So it looks like I'll have to re-use that old satellite dish and invest in a Freesat PVR to get the new HD channels now. At least I know they'll all be at full power and offer uninterrupted reception on satellie, and of course there's the bonus of better SD picture quality for many of the PSB spin-off channels too.
Sorry, Freeview, but the multiple retunes, variable powered muxes and HD for a certain few are enough for me to ditch this as a serious tv viewing platform.
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Briantist: In my case it will be more than a couple of extra HD channels on Freesat as I'll be unable to get the new ones on Freeview anyway, but yes I do intend keeping my TV's internal tuner connected to the aerial for the odd few channels not available on Freesat and enjoying the best of both worlds. :-)
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Well in my experience, kids don't give a hoot about HD.
So long as they can watch the programme that's all they care about, and it's only really because of timesharing with BBC3 & 4 that the kids stuff is in HD anyway.
As a VP user I'd have preferred BBC4-HD on the PSB-B mux, but sadly that's not to be, which is why I'm going Freesat instead.
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No problems with 19 (or any of that mux) here either, but I'm also on VP.
I did always have reception problems with Com6 when I was on HP though, which is why I changed.
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Monday 9 December 2013 10:40AM
If Rowridge VP isn't actually getting the new T2 COM muxes, why is the site still showing them as coming from Jan 2014?