On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 09:41, Andrew Bowden <andrew.bow...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: > From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 09:22, Andrew Bowden >> <andrew.bow...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: >> > The systems in a UK TV reciever are different to those of a French >> > one, of a German one, of a USA one >> Are you honestly saying that a DVB-T receiver bought today in >> Germany won't work in France or the UK? > > It should work. But not everything will work. The EPG probably won't, > nor the Now and Next. You're unlikely to get "traditional teletext". > And if you're German, you won't get the menus in German. > > As a German would you buy a UK set top box? > > As a Brit would you buy a German set top box? >
My sister in law lives in France and often goes shopping in Germany because prices in Germany tend to be lower. So while I wouldn't buy a set top box in Germany, she probably would. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/