Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-07-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
There is a specifications document now at: http://www.dvb.org/technology/dvbt2/a122.tm3980r5.DVB-T2.pdf 2008/6/27 Matt Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone had any luck picking this up? I have a HDTV with a Freeview tuner, but have no idea if this is capable of picking up HD over the air... is it

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-07-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
I just asked Hauppauge if any of their exiting kit would work with DVB-T2, and they said I'm afraid that we do not have any product that would support DVB-T2, at the same time there's no plan of releasing one, at least until 2009. Looks like a very closed trial to me! 2008/6/27 Steve Jolly

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-07-02 Thread Steve Jolly
Brian Butterworth wrote: I just asked Hauppauge if any of their exiting kit would work with DVB-T2, and they said I'm afraid that we do not have any product that would support DVB-T2, at the same time there's no plan of releasing one, at least until 2009. Looks like a very closed trial to

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-07-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
This is great news! What is the UHF channel number that this test service is being broadcast on from the Guildford transmitter? I'm presuming that this is in 256QAM mode, with about 30Mb/s with a few MPEG-4 (part 10) video streams? Will any of the existing DVB-T USB dongles will work in 256QAM

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-07-01 Thread Simon Thompson
Brian Butterworth wrote: This is great news! What is the UHF channel number that this test service is being broadcast on from the Guildford transmitter? I'm presuming that this is in 256QAM mode, with about 30Mb/s with a few MPEG-4 (part 10) video streams? Will any of the existing DVB-T

[backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-06-27 Thread Matt Barber
Anyone had any luck picking this up? I have a HDTV with a Freeview tuner, but have no idea if this is capable of picking up HD over the air... is it ATSC? I'm unsure of the specifics. --Matt

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-06-27 Thread David Johnston
I thought DVB-T2 was still a work-in-progress? Don't think any consumer boxes support it yet. (Or I may be horribly out of date.) -d 2008/6/27 Matt Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone had any luck picking this up? I have a HDTV with a Freeview tuner, but have no idea if this is capable of

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-06-27 Thread Matt Barber
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:32 PM, David Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought DVB-T2 was still a work-in-progress? Don't think any consumer boxes support it yet. (Or I may be horribly out of date.) -d Not out of date, looks like you're right: Wikipedia says: Status of the DVB-T2

Re: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-06-27 Thread Simon Thompson
David Johnston wrote: I thought DVB-T2 was still a work-in-progress? Don't think any consumer boxes support it yet. (Or I may be horribly out of date.) -d 2008/6/27 Matt Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone had any luck picking this up? I have a HDTV with a Freeview tuner, but have no idea if

RE: [backstage] BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview

2008-06-27 Thread Gareth Davis
For those of you that missed the announcement: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/06_june/27/h d.shtml I'm sure someone down at KW will know chapter and verse on this, but AFAIK there are no IDTVs currently on the market that will be compatible with the test