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Kissing Lettuce

Jan 1, 1970
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Do digital channels get duplicated?

Here is the channel list from my set top box and I'm wondering if
this is correct. Everything is there except channel 7 of course
which I will be fixing in the next few weeks with an outdoor antenna...



ABC HDTV
ABC TV
ABC ADELAIDE
ABC2
Nine Digital
Nine HD
SBS Digital 1
SBS Digital 2
SBS EPG
SBS HD
Ten Digital
Ten Digital
Ten Digital 1
Ten Digital 2
Ten Digital 3
Ten Guide
Ten Guide
Ten HD

Why are there so many of the one channel? Is this a STB fault
or the way it's supposed to be?
 
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Phil Allison

Jan 1, 1970
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"Kissing Lettuce"
Do digital channels get duplicated?


** Yep.

Here is the channel list from my set top box and I'm wondering if
this is correct. Everything is there except channel 7 of course
which I will be fixing in the next few weeks with an outdoor antenna...



ABC HDTV
ABC TV
ABC ADELAIDE
ABC2
Nine Digital
Nine HD
SBS Digital 1
SBS Digital 2
SBS EPG
SBS HD
Ten Digital
Ten Digital
Ten Digital 1
Ten Digital 2
Ten Digital 3
Ten Guide
Ten Guide
Ten HD

Why are there so many of the one channel?


** Why not ?

Each channel allocated to a broadcaster ( 6, 8, 1 & 12) has enough bandwidth
to transmit 3 x SD digital signals or 1 x SD signal and 1 HD signal
simultaneously - plus various guides, audio only channels etc.

The broadcasters are allowed to send duplicates and doing this makes sure
your STB has all the possible channels in its tuning memory - so when they
do send something new there is no need ot re-scan the band.

Is this a STB fault or the way it's supposed to be?


** The later.




............... Phil
 
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Fish! - of Arcadia.

Jan 1, 1970
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Do digital channels get duplicated?

Here is the channel list from my set top box and I'm wondering if
this is correct. Everything is there except channel 7 of course
which I will be fixing in the next few weeks with an outdoor antenna...



ABC HDTV
ABC TV
ABC ADELAIDE
ABC2
Nine Digital
Nine HD
SBS Digital 1
SBS Digital 2
SBS EPG
SBS HD
Ten Digital
Ten Digital
Ten Digital 1
Ten Digital 2
Ten Digital 3
Ten Guide
Ten Guide
Ten HD

Why are there so many of the one channel? Is this a STB fault
or the way it's supposed to be?


It's fine, I and everyone else with a STB has that many channels.
 
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Kissing Lettuce

Jan 1, 1970
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Phil said:
"Kissing Lettuce"

** Yep.


** Why not ?

Each channel allocated to a broadcaster ( 6, 8, 1 & 12) has enough bandwidth
to transmit 3 x SD digital signals or 1 x SD signal and 1 HD signal
simultaneously - plus various guides, audio only channels etc.

The broadcasters are allowed to send duplicates and doing this makes sure
your STB has all the possible channels in its tuning memory - so when they
do send something new there is no need ot re-scan the band.


** The later.

.............. Phil



Ta thanks Phil
 
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Kissing Lettuce

Jan 1, 1970
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Fish! - of Arcadia. said:
It's fine, I and everyone else with a STB has that many channels.



Phew..... I was a bit worried when there were so many
incarnations of channel 10 but now that I have had a look
at digital there's no way I'll go back to analog with the
ghosting and snowy picture
 
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Kevin Hendrikssen

Jan 1, 1970
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Kissing Lettuce said:
Do digital channels get duplicated?
[snip]

Why are there so many of the one channel? Is this a STB fault
or the way it's supposed to be?

Yeah they run multiples for the (unlikely) possibility they use a second
channel for multi-angle views, or extra info (such as Seven during Rugby
World Cup etc). When they are showing the main channel they use almost no
bandwith because they just "point" to the a/v of the main channel. Nine has
used its HD channel a couple of times for extra info (e.g. Pompeii).

I guess Ten and Seven leave theirs on so people don't have to rescan for
events like that (some boxes pick up new channels automatically, others
don't)

Other times you might get multiples could be if channels are broadcasting
from two sites, e.g. in Sydney I pick up both North Shore VHF and Kings
Cross UHF.
 
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David L. Jones

Jan 1, 1970
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Kissing said:
Do digital channels get duplicated?

Here is the channel list from my set top box and I'm wondering if
this is correct. Everything is there except channel 7 of course
which I will be fixing in the next few weeks with an outdoor antenna...



ABC HDTV
ABC TV
ABC ADELAIDE
ABC2
Nine Digital
Nine HD
SBS Digital 1
SBS Digital 2
SBS EPG
SBS HD
Ten Digital
Ten Digital
Ten Digital 1
Ten Digital 2
Ten Digital 3
Ten Guide
Ten Guide
Ten HD

Why are there so many of the one channel? Is this a STB fault
or the way it's supposed to be?

Normal as others have said.
Damn annoying to flick through too unless you program "favourites" or
some such, or delete the unwanted channels.
I've got mine programmed so that I can use one set of arrow keys to
flick through 2/7/9/10/SBS for channel surfing, while the other set of
arrows takes you through them all if needed. If I want the guide (not
often), then I find it easier to just jump straight to that channel.
Eg. 7's guide is on 77, 9 on 99, etc.

Dave :)
 
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Kevin V. Russell

Jan 1, 1970
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Kissing Lettuce said:
Do digital channels get duplicated?

Here is the channel list from my set top box and I'm wondering if
this is correct. Everything is there except channel 7 of course
which I will be fixing in the next few weeks with an outdoor antenna...



ABC HDTV
ABC TV
ABC ADELAIDE
ABC2
Nine Digital
Nine HD
SBS Digital 1
SBS Digital 2
SBS EPG
SBS HD
Ten Digital
Ten Digital
Ten Digital 1
Ten Digital 2
Ten Digital 3
Ten Guide
Ten Guide
Ten HD

Why are there so many of the one channel? Is this a STB fault
or the way it's supposed to be?

Hey, I just tuned mine in last night too and I noticed the same thing.

Trouble is, all the programs are still shite.
 
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David L. Jones

Jan 1, 1970
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Kevin said:
Hey, I just tuned mine in last night too and I noticed the same thing.

Trouble is, all the programs are still shite.

Try asking for your money back then! :->

Dave :)
 
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Chriz

Jan 1, 1970
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Once upon a time Kissing Lettuce decided to write:
Do digital channels get duplicated?

Here is the channel list from my set top box and I'm wondering if
this is correct. Everything is there except channel 7 of course
which I will be fixing in the next few weeks with an outdoor
antenna...



ABC HDTV
ABC TV
ABC ADELAIDE
ABC2
Nine Digital
Nine HD
SBS Digital 1
SBS Digital 2
SBS EPG
SBS HD
Ten Digital
Ten Digital
Ten Digital 1
Ten Digital 2
Ten Digital 3
Ten Guide
Ten Guide
Ten HD

Why are there so many of the one channel? Is this a STB fault
or the way it's supposed to be?

You should delete these duplicates or at least turn skip on. Also there's no
point having HD on an SD box, so delete those too. Then you'll have less
repeats when flicking channels.
 
K

Kissing Lettuce

Jan 1, 1970
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Chriz said:
Once upon a time Kissing Lettuce decided to write:


You should delete these duplicates or at least turn skip on. Also there's no
point having HD on an SD box, so delete those too. Then you'll have less
repeats when flicking channels.



Actually it's funny that it even receives the HD
in that you get all the audio and the screen
displays a box that says that it is a HD broadcast.

Pity it can't be hacked to permit a picture, but that
might involve more circuitry I guess...
 
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David L. Jones

Jan 1, 1970
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Kissing Lettuce wrote:
Actually it's funny that it even receives the HD
in that you get all the audio and the screen
displays a box that says that it is a HD broadcast.

Pity it can't be hacked to permit a picture, but that
might involve more circuitry I guess...

My SD box displays the picture on the HD channel, but it's jerky.
Watchable if you had nothing else I guess.

Dave :)
 
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Mr.T

Jan 1, 1970
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You expected otherwise?
Try asking for your money back then! :->

Dick Smith still has a 7 day return policy I believe.

MrT.
 
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Mr.T

Jan 1, 1970
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Kissing Lettuce said:
Actually it's funny that it even receives the HD
in that you get all the audio and the screen
displays a box that says that it is a HD broadcast.

Pity it can't be hacked to permit a picture,

Why? You wouldn't get a HD picture, and you probably haven't got a HD TV
anyway.
but that might involve more circuitry I guess...

You think? Maybe that's why the HD box costs more.:)

MrT.
 
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Kissing Lettuce

Jan 1, 1970
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Mr.T said:
You expected otherwise?


Dick Smith still has a 7 day return policy I believe.

MrT.



14 days actually. It's printed on the bottom of the
sales docket
 
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Kevin Hendrikssen

Jan 1, 1970
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Mr.T said:
You expected otherwise?


Dick Smith still has a 7 day return policy I believe.

Even better, 14 days.
 
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Phil Allison

Jan 1, 1970
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"Kissing Lettuce"
14 days actually. It's printed on the bottom of the
sales docket


* The policy was for 7 days since the mid 1970s.

It changed recently with the new 2004/5 catalogue.




............. Phil
 
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The Real Andy

Jan 1, 1970
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"Kissing Lettuce"




* The policy was for 7 days since the mid 1970s.

It changed recently with the new 2004/5 catalogue.


............ Phil

I would never buy anything from DSE these days......

SO I went to my local Big-W to buy some ink cartridges for my printer
the other day. None in stock. So as I was walking up the other end of
the shopping complex(very small one) i noticed a recent addition, a
DSE. Walked straigt past to the newsagent. $17 for a cartridge. Walked
out and went to DSE. Got 2 for just over $20. So i would buy something
from DSE, but only because Big-W was sold out..

Anyway, looking in the store, no kits...no parts... just the shittiest
consumer crap you can buy, at twice the price of everywhere else. I
can feel a Tandy coming on...
 
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Horace Wachope

Jan 1, 1970
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I would never buy anything from DSE these days......

SO I went to my local Big-W to buy some ink cartridges for my printer
the other day. None in stock. So as I was walking up the other end of
the shopping complex(very small one) i noticed a recent addition, a
DSE. Walked straigt past to the newsagent. $17 for a cartridge. Walked
out and went to DSE. Got 2 for just over $20. So i would buy something
from DSE, but only because Big-W was sold out..

Anyway, looking in the store, no kits...no parts... just the shittiest
consumer crap you can buy, at twice the price of everywhere else. I
can feel a Tandy coming on...

Tandy = DSE = Woolworths.
 
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Terry Collins

Jan 1, 1970
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The said:
SO I went to my local Big-W to buy some ink cartridges for my printer
the other day. None in stock. So as I was walking up the other end of
the shopping complex(very small one) i noticed a recent addition, a
DSE. Walked straigt past to the newsagent. $17 for a cartridge. Walked
out and went to DSE. Got 2 for just over $20. So i would buy something
from DSE, but only because Big-W was sold out..

Were they brand name cartridges or the others like Calidad/Print
rite/etc? and who had the better price?
 

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