[mythtv-users] Australia, Freeview and MythTV

[Greg Newton]

2009/3/16 sonofzev at iinet.net.au <sonofzev at iinet.net.au>:
> We've been duped..
>
> Australia has a new Digital system being launched.. I'm writing just to check and
> see what I/we will need to do if this does eventuate.
>
> Freeview has announced that there will be a move from the current MPEG-2 based
> (DVB-T)system to an MPEG-4 based system... and here's the catch (that I'm dubious
> of) "only Freeview branded set top boxes and TV's will be able to see those channels"
>
> Aside from the fact that aside from the proposed "Internet Filter", this will
> make Stephen Conroy possibly the most unpopular parliamentarian in Australia's
> history (How many people have bought new LCD's with built in HD tuners
> anticipating the big switching off of analogue tv only to find they will need a
> new set top box??)...
>
> While I'm sure this simply means that Australia will be changing over to a newer
> technology that supports MPEG-4.. Does anyone have an idea what this is, and is
> it likely my tuners will support it?
>
> (FYI I have a dvico dual express and a dvico fusion lite)
>
> cheers
>
> Allan

G'day Allan.

If you're referring to Peter Familari's article in the Hun
(http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25192280-11869,00.html)
I read Robin Parkes' quotes as meaning the change to MPEG-4 as being
further into the future than this year's Freeview launch.

My understanding was that only the (encrypted?) MHEG EPG would be
unavailable to existing TV's (and by implication, DVB-T tuners).
More here: http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=73117

Cheers
Greg |;^)