[opendtv] Re: From jhalphen-Paris/France
- From: "Barry Wilkins" <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:50:43 +1300
Hi Cliff,
You wrote "France was the first country to enter Free Terrestrial HDTV
broadcasting using MPEG-4 technology."
Actually, that is not so. New Zealand has been operating Free to air
Terrestrial DTV (DVB-T) in HD using MPEG-4 since April this year . I know,
I'm using it. Fantastic picture quality. STBs are now around NZ $298. Our
version also uses AAC+ audio. Check out the New Zealand Freeview website.
Regards
Barry Wilkins
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just tootin' the horn here, but today at 15:30PM French local time (GMT +
> 1) France was the first country to enter Free Terrestrial HDTV broadcasting
> using MPEG-4 technology.
>
> 6 channels are available as of today, with many more later.
>
> The signal is broadcast in UHF Band IV/V (470-860 MHz) alongside the old
> SECAM L signal.
>
> France selected MPEG-4 as the 1080/50/i signal occupies the same Multiplex
> channel bandwith as an SD 625 signal.
>
> Some sites (sorry, in French) about the event:
>
> http://www.lesnumeriques.com/news_id-6519.html
>
> http://www.tvnthd.com/V2/pages/286/index.php
>
> For once we're not 10 years behind everyone else ...
>
> Best Regards
>
> jhalphen
> Paris/France
>
>
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