All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
MJ Ray: The Freesat EPG "encryption" is a rather pathetic attempt to require that companies making receivers sign an agreement to adhere to certain standards.
There is, as far as I understand it, no charge for this. You just have to agree to do some things that the industry wanted, mainly to do with using HDCP on HDMI HD output.
For the record, I campaigned extensively against this when it was introduced.
It is worth noting that Microsoft do not use their own EPG for Freesat with Windows 7 and 8 Media Centre and bypass the BBC "letter of requirements".
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(the Freesat EPG "encoding" is actually a standard Huffman system: the "decoding table" is supposed to be a secret, but they are listed vdr project stuff ).
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DaveCheltenham: Thanks for the message.
I have corrected the database: com8 now says "starts sometime during 2014".
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Mr. G. Ingram: You seem to making demands of a "robot"!
The problems seem to have lasted for a whole minute. Probably best not to attempt to retune, just wait for a short while if it happens again.
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DemThonp: Do you have a Freeview HD television, or an "HD Ready" TV with Freeview?
You need a DVB-T2 ("Freeview HD") receiver to get the HD channels. If you set isn't marked "Freeview HD" or "DVB-T2" you will need to get a set-top box and connect it via one of the HDMI inputs to your TV.
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Mrs Hilary White: have you retuned? Engineering work is not usually done at the weekend or during peak viewing hours.
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hector: Good morning.
Generally speaking indoor aerials are not suitable for Freeview reception. The system was designed for everyone to use a rooftop aerial. There is a small, old article on them here Indoor aerials | Installing | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
However, if you ARE going to spend a butget of £25 - you might find it better spent on putting the aerial you do have in a better position.
You can get 10 meters of decent aerial cable for a tenner. If you can move the aerial you do have to somewhere in the room (perhaps high up near a window) you *MAY* be able to get a more stable signal.
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Steve P: And around we go...
FYI (I posted it in the daily links) Ofcom | Broadcast Digital Radio Technical Codes and Guidance
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Monday 7 April 2014 11:21AM
ParaNoid1: you can get quite cheap satellite signal strength metres from shops like napkin or online.