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TV Analogue to Digital Migration
deadpoet
#21 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2012 3:38:33 PM
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What of DVB-T2 USB sticks? Might some people prefer watching TV on their computer? Throw in other gadgets such as media streamers/game consoles/routers and you could conceivably hook up a laptop/desktop to a TV.

USB sticks almost have similar features to traditional set-top boxes...
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#22 Posted : Thursday, December 06, 2012 4:00:23 PM
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deadpoet wrote:
What of DVB-T2 USB sticks? Might some people prefer watching TV on their computer? Throw in other gadgets such as media streamers/game consoles/routers and you could conceivably hook up a laptop/desktop to a TV.

USB sticks almost have similar features to traditional set-top boxes...


Try this:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d...bile/276-6911426-1030763
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#23 Posted : Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:24:58 AM
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alpha2 wrote:
LED/LCD TVs on sale in Europe, Malaysia, etc have inbuilt DVB decoders/tuners. Why is it that these same companies (LG, Sony, Samsung) do not stock these models in Kenya? yet they all know that we are migrating from Analog to Digital?



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Sony and Samsung now rated as junk.
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nakujua
#24 Posted : Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:40:57 AM
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InnovateGuy wrote:
alpha2 wrote:
LED/LCD TVs on sale in Europe, Malaysia, etc have inbuilt DVB decoders/tuners. Why is it that these same companies (LG, Sony, Samsung) do not stock these models in Kenya? yet they all know that we are migrating from Analog to Digital?



3rd world countries are the dumping sites.

Sony and Samsung now rated as junk.


Samsung is junk ?
Samsung has a led smart tv with built in decoder
InnovateGuy
#25 Posted : Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:56:43 AM
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nakujua wrote:
InnovateGuy wrote:
alpha2 wrote:
LED/LCD TVs on sale in Europe, Malaysia, etc have inbuilt DVB decoders/tuners. Why is it that these same companies (LG, Sony, Samsung) do not stock these models in Kenya? yet they all know that we are migrating from Analog to Digital?



3rd world countries are the dumping sites.

Sony and Samsung now rated as junk.


Samsung is junk ?
Samsung has a led smart tv with built in decoder



Ooops! My bad! Delete Samsung and Input Panasonic.
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#26 Posted : Friday, December 21, 2012 10:40:06 AM
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TV set-top boxes buyers to benefit from subsidies.
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#27 Posted : Friday, December 21, 2012 11:35:10 AM
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Motomoto wrote:
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/TV-set-top-boxes-buyers-to-benefit-from-subsidies/-/539550/1648880/-/10ldhofz/-/index.html
TV set-top boxes buyers to benefit from subsidies.
- For those who rushed, pole sana. I could not make another mistake after burning 7k. Pole pole ndio mwendo kweli


Have they sorted out the effect of rain odn this digital TV?
I normally revert to the normal viewing and switch off the digital thing during rainy days, it simply daent work with rains; all DSTVs.
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#28 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 11:07:28 AM
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High court postpones, asks CCK and Cofek to agree on the date and if they fail then a hearing is set for Feb, 20th.
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#29 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 3:17:01 PM
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McReggae wrote:
High court postpones, asks CCK and Cofek to agree on the date and if they fail then a hearing is set for Feb, 20th.

Great. I also didn't understand the rush. Also some digital set top boxes in the market have poor audio. Sad
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#30 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 7:49:48 PM
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“We hope the lesson has been learnt. People should stop wasting money in court processes,” added Mr Mutoro who accused the Information permanent secretary of being arrogant and acting in the interest of businesses other than the public.
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#31 Posted : Friday, January 11, 2013 9:49:46 PM
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deadpoet wrote:
What of DVB-T2 USB sticks? Might some people prefer watching TV on their computer? Throw in other gadgets such as media streamers/game consoles/routers and you could conceivably hook up a laptop/desktop to a TV.

USB sticks almost have similar features to traditional set-top boxes...


This is interesting, if the USB sticks are affordable and/or offer internet as well, I'd love to get one. TV on the laptop

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#32 Posted : Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:04:15 AM
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Do you guys think that come Saturday there will be no analogue signals for Nairobi?
What FTA channels are available for the free DVBT2?
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#33 Posted : Tuesday, December 10, 2013 12:54:58 PM
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bird_man wrote:
Do you guys think that come Saturday there will be no analogue signals for Nairobi?
What FTA channels are available for the free DVBT2?


I think we will have the signals going by the way I saw @Muite's eyes on tv/court room yesterday!
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#34 Posted : Tuesday, December 10, 2013 12:56:32 PM
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Impunity wrote:
bird_man wrote:
Do you guys think that come Saturday there will be no analogue signals for Nairobi?
What FTA channels are available for the free DVBT2?


I think we will have the signals going by the way I saw @Muite's eyes on tv/court room yesterday!
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#35 Posted : Tuesday, December 10, 2013 3:50:34 PM
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Impunity wrote:
bird_man wrote:
Do you guys think that come Saturday there will be no analogue signals for Nairobi?
What FTA channels are available for the free DVBT2?


I think we will have the signals going by the way I saw @Muite's eyes on tv/court room yesterday!
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#36 Posted : Wednesday, December 11, 2013 2:54:31 PM
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Postponed ..again, for 10 days.
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#37 Posted : Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:31:07 PM
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They should just do it. Kenyans never believe something until it happens.

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#38 Posted : Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:47:56 PM
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CCk should just increase ten fold the cost of running on the analogue frequencies and let the players migrate out of their own volition - with the judiciary involved this thing will never happen, there will always be someone running to court.
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#39 Posted : Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:50:56 PM
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bird_man wrote:
Do you guys think that come Saturday there will be no analogue signals for Nairobi?
What FTA channels are available for the free DVBT2?


Too many to list here... and last night I did re-scan on my decoder and got another 12 or so....

Digital is the way to go.

I can't understand why the big media houses are fighting to remain in the out-dated analogue system. Is it because they fear stiff competition from the new upcoming digital broadcasters? Fountain has become my favorite because they have two family-friendly movies every week-day evening starting from 10pm.

Don't worry about the timing; I watch one live and record the second one [into flash disk] to watch the following day.

NTV, KTN, CITIZEN is now only for news - I'm tired of their boring Mexican Soaps! Wakae analogue na hizo ma-soaps zao!!

And on the decoders: don't buy one because of the impending switch-off, buy it to improve your reception.
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mukiha
#40 Posted : Wednesday, December 11, 2013 4:00:06 PM
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nakujua wrote:
CCk should just increase ten fold the cost of running on the analogue frequencies and let the players migrate out of their own volition - with the judiciary involved this thing will never happen, there will always be someone running to court.


I don't follow your logic.

Nevertheless, I think the major media houses will be left alone in dark analogue system as, slowly but surely, Kenyans gradually discover that there are other broadcasters offering descent content for free.

Major churches are all broadcasting on digital - and you know how Kenyans love those preachers and gospel music.

Curiously, the NTV, KTN and CITIZEN have resorted to misinformation in their last-ditch efforts to remain analogue. They are spreading lies about the digital system: Ooh, sijui, the decoders cost 10k; ooh you need different decoders for different signal distributors, ooh you will be paying 3k per month to watch our programmes etc

It is sickening!!

Bottom line is that they feel cheated for spending hundreds of millions of shillings setting up transmission masts yet nowadays you cat start a TV broadcast station with 500k! Feed your signal to Signet, PANG or the new one (I think it's BAMBA) and voila; you're on air!

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