It would be more trouble than it’s worth, especially for older people who might find it difficult retuning their TVs. If people want to watch HD versions of 9Gem and 9Go they can easily save it as a favourite in their channel list on their set top box device or TV and hide the SD channels.
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At this point, just flick the switch and kill it off. HD and MPEG4 has been around for nearly 10 years now, and that should be long enough. Send free Set Top Boxes out to the old people like last time if you have to.
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It’s easier said than done. There are now not many models of MPEG4 compatible set top boxes on sale in Australia.
When the government was doing that, they weren’t sending actual on sale models. They were just getting cheap wholesale boxes. And they wouldn’t have to get many. WIN and 7 have already transitioned without many complaints.
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Surely when they lost channel Seven that no longer has a SD simulcast of the main channel, that would be time to upgrade 
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I have no idea where this would go, but as it’s been discussed in this thread once or twice, i’ve posted it here. Opticomm are switching off their fiber relay of FTA for estates early next year.
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What’s wrong with the picture? I’ll give you 10 points that definitely have real value if you get it right!
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A lot of the developments that are served by opticomm don’t allow antennas / satellite dishes because it’s delivered via fibre. Wonder if that will change now
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It’s absurd there’s an “if permitted in your community” on TV antennas. Take away the means to get TV, and then have rules against the solution.
It also in theory puts a lot of landlords at risk - as while they aren’t required to offer TV (in Victoria at least) - if they have it at the time of the rental agreement, they have a responsibility for maintaining it.
The problem is worse as generally those Opticomm estates are in the fringes of the cities - where you generally need a more substantial antenna.
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Why couldn’t they install a community aerial and deliver it via traditional cable relay? If such a thing still exists.
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It would depend on what sort of reduced eyesight you might be talking about, my mum had cataracts & couldn’t tell the difference between SD & HD, I kept saying to her why don’t you put it on the HD channel it’s much clearer she said she couldn’t see the difference, she got her cataracts taken off & has now said it’s like night & day the difference & now she understands why I kept telling her to put it on the HD channel.
You’ll probably find it more reverse to what you’ve said, that people with reduced eyesight don’t see any difference, & that they can probably watch the SD channel much easier than you as they don’t see the blocky low bite rate pictures, just like 28-32k audio on DAB+ sounds fine to a deaf person.
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That is good to know, but I was just using a more nuanced version of ‘reduced eyesight’ to show how bad the picture looked.
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Did the first gen of flat screen plasma TV’s really cost $17,457 in 2001 as per TBYG last night?
(The team got the prices wrong)
You can always count on Reddit for an answer… sort of.
I checked and that price equates to $13,720 or AU$20,543 after inflation adjustment.
So it really was that expensive even in considerably mid-tier models. Oh, and this could also be a bargain price too.
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Yes, I recall at launch in 2000 they could cost as much as $30,000.
Even in 2006, a 32 inch Sony LCD TV still cost $4,000. Prices started to drop from there reasonably quickly, as my 32 inch Panasonic LCD TV that I purchased in 2008 was $1,350.
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Found the exact source:
Fujitsu Plasmavision 42-inch PDS4221 (RRP $17,457)
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Seven got around to posting the transmission changes for Sydney (that we guessed at)
The changes are as follows:
- Channel 7 will be converting to HD (in MPEG4)
- Channel 70 and 71 will also be HD (in MPEG4)
- 7two will become HD in MPEG4
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Gottamaintainit.
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6 posts were merged into an existing topic: Ten On-Air Presentation
its not called 10play anymore, just 10
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