From the grapevine, there's a new Digital Terestial Transmission(DTT) company in Nairobi called Smart TV which is soon to roll out their Pay TV package which will comprise some of TOPTV SA channels like Sliver and Show time. They've been running some test signals from Signet....Now, this brings up another issue, for pay-tv, some form of subscription using Conditional Access smart cards will be required. Do those Star set-top boxes have any provision for smart card use?
Bernard On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey guys, Just sold the last piece to Wilson.
The biggest problem I have with Digital TV regulators and Signet is that they seem not to be clear on which direction/transmission they are willing to take. Brazil even sent there prezzy to try and lure Kenya towards ISDB-T and now there's talk of DVB-T2. Some ppl have even started experiencing issues with Star Set-top boxes, probably because they might not be compatible with whatever compression method Signet are playing around with,etc..etc.. And once you choose a transmission standard you don't change that decision for quite some time. Transmission standard for digital broadcasting is one of the basic properties that defines the equipment (transmitters and receivers) that can be used in specific country. Changing the transmission standard means replacing receivers and transmitters (at least the modulator) with new devices. DVB-T is actually an upgrade and is backward compatible.It is currently broadcasting in parts of the UK under the brand name Freeview HD. The standards are mostly about how much can be transmitted in a given bandwidth. And no...I dont know whether the set-top box I have is DVB-T2 compliant or not.What I do know is that when Signet start transmitting HD signals, they'll probably use DVB-T2 and none of those Star models will receive....
If someone knows a techie from KBC/Signet, please introduce him to Skunkworks....He will have a ton of queries to answer....
Cheers!
Bernard
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:33 PM, mash lists <mashlists@gmail.com> wrote:
Thuo, I also want the contacts. Looks like China will be taking over almost everything.
On 18 November 2010 16:03, Anthony Lenya <tlensya@gmail.com> wrote:
hapo sawa!
Thanx mara hiyo hiyo!
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
Ditto above.
Anyone knows where I can get a DVB-T2 decoder? The one that's still under test in some parts of Europe. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
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