Member Since: 20 Jun 2008
Location: Lancs
Posts: 753
Digital Switchover
Starting to get a bit fed up with this switchover thing and wondering how much it is costing every homeowner. It now seems everytime I retune I need a new box because it's too old / doesn't have the latest firmware to be compatible with the latest upgrade. With the government looking to sell off the wireless spectrum that digital frees up, I think they should make sure that the latest upgrades don't incur more expense for the general public in this digital revolution "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".
4th Nov 2009 1:34 pm
xtc
Member Since: 27 Mar 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 1072
They are also kindly selling off all the current CH67,68,69 radio mic frequencies to the highest bidder rendering 1000's of wireless mic's, recievers etc redundant in the industry. They get millions for the bandwidth and we get to spend £1000's on new kit that works in the new band they have kindly allocated when there is sod all wrong with the old stuff A Pro Sony mic/reciever is £1000 upwards, not the £150 crap on eblag!!
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Did I hear right that the present morons in charge are also killing FM radio so everyone will have to have DAB fitted to their cars???
4th Nov 2009 4:14 pm
UNG
Member Since: 20 Jun 2008
Location: Lancs
Posts: 753
The last I heard was 2015 or 2017 for the radio to go fully digital so a few years yet"Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".
4th Nov 2009 5:34 pm
Mark Y
Member Since: 14 Sep 2008
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1249
Just been on news about ripp off merchants conning people into paying anything up to £2000 for a digital aeriel , as most people are confused about the changeover.
4th Nov 2009 7:16 pm
UNG
Member Since: 20 Jun 2008
Location: Lancs
Posts: 753
I can see Winter Hill where i live but two of my freeview boxes are not retuning properly to get BBC 2 and I have lost a few more BBC channels on the retune "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".
4th Nov 2009 9:31 pm
kevi
Member Since: 18 Mar 2006
Location: in the rhondda valleys
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most likely sold off to some overseas company like everything else Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
2 Too many seats now
No trouble so far
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4th Nov 2009 10:09 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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am down south this week but SWMBo reports channels go dolally at home - even Virgin Media in Manchester are broadcasting BBC 1 Midlands on Channel 101
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4th Nov 2009 11:41 pm
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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since the last retune, most of our sets have been getting much more picture break up (pixelation), and one wont retune for the channel 5 change.
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5th Nov 2009 10:56 am
flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
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We don't even get FreeView due to the f g wind turbines that have now been installed at the top of the hill.
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5th Nov 2009 11:15 am
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
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Our mandatory re-tune yesterday has replaced our BBC1 & 2 North West with BBC1 & 2 Wales!!
5th Nov 2009 12:54 pm
kevi
Member Since: 18 Mar 2006
Location: in the rhondda valleys
Posts: 945
James W wrote:
Our mandatory re-tune yesterday has replaced our BBC1 & 2 North West with BBC1 & 2 Wales!!
Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
2 Too many seats now
No trouble so far
tow pack, tasmods sills
IT goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows
5th Nov 2009 9:25 pm
nobbyclark
Member Since: 03 May 2005
Location: Perth, Scotland
Posts: 1268
Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly happens to the 'spectrum' that is sold off? And who is buying it?
Still waiting for rural Perth to go digital...No longer a D3 owner but still subscribed to multiple threads!
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g wind turbines that have now been installed at the top of the hill.
