Digital TV Technical Discussion

Yep 7flix now MPEG4 in Melbourne. Still not receiving Bravo yet

Many tuners may not recognise 7Bravo as a channel until it has a stream.

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7Bravo has now appeared in 7 QLD regional.

7Bravo now has an EPG in Brisbane and 7QLD.


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Yep most likely the case. I’m using a HdHomeRun

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Yes -I have that as well and it doesn’t show in the channel list, but it is detected when you analyse the multiplex.

Transport stream with no 7bravo

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Channel names + EPG with 7bravo

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I’m glad they went with a lowercase ‘b’ on 7bravo :slight_smile:

7HD is still in MPEG2-HD in Regional QLD.

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Ch73 on 7QLD

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Should convert the entire lineup to MPEG4 in RQLD and have 7flix in HD.
If its their “testing area” then perhaps it could happen soon

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And in some areas on 62

No doubt ahead of 7Mate HD moving to 73 in all areas.

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A fairly typical poorly executed change. Advise viewers that they should recan after midday today. Then the new channel, the main reason for a scan, isn’t available for most tuners, and those that do pick it us, the message is “no service”. How many people are going to be looking through their user manuals for a solution. Should have been ready to go at midday.

I recorded 7Flix, but can’t seen when the change from MGEG2 to 4 happened , seems to be seamless.

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When I recorded the SC10 to WIN Nth NSW changeover in 2016-2017, the SC10 feed stopped mid way during an ad just after 1am and the screen stayed black after that for hours … I could not see where or when the WIN feed started as a rescan was needed to see it.

So most likely people won’t see any technical transitional effect on screen at all - it will either be seamless or stop working completely.

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From 7 Regional (ex-Prime7) areas.

7mate SD:


7bravo on Channel 65 with iShopTV moving to Channel 67

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Is that Ch65 placeholder in HD??!

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Scanned this morning

Metro

7 and 71 3.26
70 HD 5.41
72 7Two 2.37
73 7Mate placeholder 1.23
74 7Mate HD 5.23
75 7bravo 0
76 7Flix 1.54
78 Racing 2.60

7QLD

7/70/71 HD 7.64
72 7Two HD 3.63
73 7Two placeholder 0.95
74 7mate HD 4.78
75 7bravo 0
76 7Flix 1.46
78 Racing 2.95

Very low numbers for 7Flix.

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so I guess the next step for 7 regional (ex-prime 7) is for 7two to be HD

So glad Prime will get 7bravo. But why didn’t they take this opportunity to renumber? So there’ll be a permanent gap on 63 now?

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Does a placeholder really NEED to be in HD anyway?!

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I think Seven will further adjust the bitrate prior to the launch of 7bravo, so 7flix doesn’t become too blurry to watch.

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On my tv it definitely is in HD

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