rte digital

[chrismccabe]

Hi all,
Question: Rte are transmitting digital here in ireland but i think it test signals. I can recieve the channels sound but no picture on my panasonic tv when i scan through the dvbT on the telly. Ive searched through the net and there is stb available to suit the mpeg4 signal there transmitting. Does anyone know if the telly can be configured so i can get a pictured as i cant find the manual anywhere.

Thanks

[cactikid]

i have a digital aerial in attic pointing to three rock transmitter
and plugged into socket in back of tv,a number of times i had to factory reset and rescan as channel movement was going on maybe to check that frequency on tp.i can only pick up rte1,net2,tv3,tg4,and another,+ a number of radio channels.there should be no real setting up other than an external aerial plugged in and scan in dvbt.

[Fano]

Yes RTE are testing the new DTT service .
There are only a few channels on it ,RTE 1,RTE 2,TV3 and TG4.
To pick it up you need a uhf aerial and an mpeg4 DVB-T decoder.
There is no such thing as a digital aerial btw ,a normal uhf aerial is fine.
Alot of the newer tv's have a built in DVB-t tuner but its only Mpeg2 .
Hence it will only pick up the audio ,it cant decode the video.
You will need an mpeg 4 receiver .

[jonesm123]

LG TVs have built in Mpeg4 DVB-T, shame they are going to use DVBT2 in the UK for Mpeg 4 HD, are you sure that RTE are going to use DVBT?

[cactikid]

just checked uhf aerial suitable for digital,irish tvs differ from uk tvs think different tuners maybe listed as freeview
Freeview - Home / Channels

[Fano]

, are you sure that RTE are going to use DVBT?

Positive.
I just bought one of these boxes on ebay to do a bit of testing.
Very cheap .
SAGEM ITD81-SD PICNIC FREEVIEW BOX SET TOP BOX 2 SCARTS on eBay (end time 13-Feb-10 10:33:20 GMT)

[cactikid]

Positive.
I just bought one of these boxes on ebay to do a bit of testing.
Very cheap .
SAGEM ITD81-SD PICNIC FREEVIEW BOX SET TOP BOX 2 SCARTS on eBay (end time 13-Feb-10 10:33:20 GMT)

as far as i see that box will not give you rte in uk as there are no listings for irish channels,dont know what happens when plugged in here in irl as i see mpeg4 listed.

[Fano]

as far as i see that box will not give you rte in uk as there are no listings for irish channels,dont know what happens when plugged in here in irl as i see mpeg4 listed.

Well it obviously wont give you RTE in the UK via DTT as it doesnt broadcast there
It will decode DTT in Ireland though plus it will work on Freeview in the UK.

[chrismccabe]

The panasonic tv i have only has a dvb tuning facility on it,so thats why i get sound but no picture. there is a reciever on ebay its a Jacobson nb5 dvbt mpeg4 sd digibox which will do.I think

[ranger]

why would anybody want to look at rte, i have trying to get away from it since 1960, when there was only one channell here in donnybrook, on 405 line, what a waste of power even if its on digital , adds after adds, zzzzzzzzzzz , mick , dublin ,,