BBC/ITV Freesat website launched

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http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php

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Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?

Davy

Davy wrote:
Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?

Yes


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Mark Carver wrote:
: Davy wrote:
: Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?

: Yes

While any FTA satellite receiver will continue to work only Freesat branded
ones will be able to use the new EPG and any features (like "red button"
interactive features - and MHEG digital text??)

I suppose some manufactures may update firmware on existing STBs to include
these.

Mark Carver wrote:

Davy wrote:
Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?

Yes

Uh huh. In the same sense that he'll still be able to use his DVD-player
and game console with Freesat, I presume.

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Dave Farrance

Dave Farrance wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:

Davy wrote:
Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?
Yes

Uh huh. In the same sense that he'll still be able to use his DVD-player
and game console with Freesat, I presume.

Well yes he will :-)

The launch of Freesat won't alter his ability to receive the FTA channels he's
getting now. As pointed out the 'Freesat' EPG won't be available on his
present kit.


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Mark Carver wrote:

Dave Farrance wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:

Davy wrote:
Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?
Yes

Uh huh. In the same sense that he'll still be able to use his DVD-player
and game console with Freesat, I presume.

Well yes he will :-)

The launch of Freesat won't alter his ability to receive the FTA channels he's
getting now. As pointed out the 'Freesat' EPG won't be available on his
present kit.

Again, strictly speaking, that's correct. It won't alter his current
ability to receive satellite FTA channels. ;-)

Davy, assuming that you didn't mean to say that you've got a Humax
CI-8100, then the answer to your question is "no". You won't be able to
receive Freesat with the 8100T because that's a terrestrial receiver and
that can't be changed.

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Dave Farrance

Just to clarify, I have a Humax 8100T which receives DTT (poorly in my area
BA12 6DG). So will this not work with FreeSat? Is it because the
compression method will be different?
If it is going to be a problem then there must be an awful lot of people out
there with terrestrial PVRs who will then not want to move to FreeSat.

Davy

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Mark Carver wrote:

Dave Farrance wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:

Davy wrote:
Will I be able to continue to use my Humax 8100T PVR with Freesat?
Yes

Uh huh. In the same sense that he'll still be able to use his
DVD-player
and game console with Freesat, I presume.

Well yes he will :-)

The launch of Freesat won't alter his ability to receive the FTA channels
he's
getting now. As pointed out the 'Freesat' EPG won't be available on his
present kit.

Again, strictly speaking, that's correct. It won't alter his current
ability to receive satellite FTA channels. ;-)

Davy, assuming that you didn't mean to say that you've got a Humax
CI-8100, then the answer to your question is "no". You won't be able to
receive Freesat with the 8100T because that's a terrestrial receiver and
that can't be changed.

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Dave Farrance

On 4 Dec, 12:40, "Davy" wrote:
Just to clarify, I have a Humax 8100T which receives DTT (poorly in my area
BA12 6DG). So will this not work with FreeSat? Is it because the
compression method will be different?
If it is going to be a problem then there must be an awful lot of people out
there with terrestrial PVRs who will then not want to move to FreeSat.

I think those hoping that Freesat will work via their existing aerial
are going to be the most disappointed. ;-)

Cheers,
David.

On Dec 4, 12:40 pm, "Davy" wrote:
Just to clarify, I have a Humax 8100T which receives DTT (poorly in my area
BA12 6DG). So will this not work with FreeSat? Is it because the
compression method will be different?
If it is going to be a problem then there must be an awful lot of people out
there with terrestrial PVRs who will then not want to move to FreeSat.

Digital TV via satellite uses quite different modulation, and
broadcast frequencies.
A DTT receiver has a totally different tuner section, to a satellite
one, though the actual decoding of video and audio from MPEG is the
same. You can't use one on the other's system.