Digital Switchover - UTV Region (DigitalUK)

reboot

watty wrote: »

Because there are no "empty lines" in a Digital Signal for Teletext. It only works EVER by HDMI if the set box internally decodes Teletext to Video. Sky Boxes and Freeview and Freesat boxes will not.

Found a few difficulties logging in from this location this morning,I suppose there
may be so much interest in Boards over this week that a crash may be on the way?
Wonder if DSO will disturb the rotary converter,powering my car radio?

mrdtv2010

The Cush wrote: »

I'm aware of that, if analogue does switchoff at 2330/2335 will it be the earliest for any of the UK regions?

Yes, it will. E31 is not being used post DSO from Divis so I don't see why they can't go quickly and Arqiva will be keen to get the whole thing wrapped up. I imagine BBC1NI analogue will play out in style as did BBC2 on the 10th, and UTV will be keen for the high power transmissions to be activated asap.

Another cheesy reminder from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19996372

SRB

mrdtv2010 wrote: »

Yes, Mary Peters will be televised pulling the plug on Divis analogue at the end. BTW over on ds more confirmation that BBC1NI HD starts on Wednesday.

Though that would mean the picture would go when she pulls the plug, cutting off the programme itself?

The Cush

SRB wrote: »

Though that would mean the picture would go when she pulls the plug, cutting off the programme itself?

Just on analogue transmission, it continues as normal on the digital platforms. By that time everyone should have a digital receiver anyway.

mrdtv2010

The Cush wrote: »

Just on analogue transmission, it continues as normal on the digital platforms. By that time everyone should have a digital receiver anyway.

Exactly!

mrdtv2010

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=61843264&postcount=118

mrdtv2010

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/22/rip-ceefax

SRB

mrdtv2010 wrote: »

Exactly!

Can't see BBC1 NI going off without an official goodbye. Wales had a nice farewell before they pulled the plug as did 2 in NI.

SRB

mrdtv2010 wrote: »

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=61843264&postcount=118

Carrying a local HD prog at the moment "Fix my Family"

mrdtv2010

SRB wrote: »

Carrying a local HD prog at the moment "Fix my Family"

On the money there!

lawhec

Just on a wee note that reception equipment which is several years old can still function perfectly (at least for Freeview), here's a 2004 Beko 14 inch 4:3 colour TV hooked up to one of the earliest FTA DTT receivers available in the UK shortly after the launch of Freeview, a Panasonic TUCT-20 bought in 2003, receiving the BBC A Multiplex from Brougher Mountain early last Saturday afternoon.



As a comparison, back in August 2010 (this is the same image used to describe the "Ceefax Freeview reception test" on Tech Tír) this was the test result from BBC2 Ceefax page 284...



Bearing in mind the Ceefax page above was captured with a Toshiba TV that had an excellent tuner compared to the Beko, they are on the end of the same aerial downlead being used, that's not a bad result in comparison to the multiplex reception on the same frequency - however the picture quality of analogue broadcasts always varied a bit at this location on 'the farm' that I mentioned a few pages ago (though not the same building & aerial as the main house) - future visits will determine how stable reception is over time, it's possible the SDN & Arqiva multiplexes will come and go if they get that far.

Mr. Rabbit

I checked my Saorview reception test on Threetext and it came up as excellent (despite no Saorview at the moment).

Roll on Wednesday !

stam

Hi just want to say thanks to all for all the great info over the last few years its been a great help it seem such a long way a way well were almost there now good luck to all hope we get what we want on dtt

The Cush

NI digital switchover: All analogue channels to be turned off - BBC News NI

reboot

The Cush wrote: »

NI digital switchover: All analogue channels to be turned off - BBC News NI

Good to see the BBC Ireland corr so up to speed on the many issues discussed over the year on Boards.
His piece on the Today R4 was about the loss of Ceefax?

reboot

lawhec wrote: »

Just on a wee note that reception equipment which is several years old can still function perfectly (at least for Freeview), here's a 2004 Beko 14 inch 4:3 colour TV hooked up to one of the earliest FTA DTT receivers available in the UK shortly after the launch of Freeview, a Panasonic TUCT-20 bought in 2003, receiving the BBC A Multiplex from Brougher Mountain early last Saturday afternoon.



As a comparison, back in August 2010 (this is the same image used to describe the "Ceefax Freeview reception test" on Tech Tír) this was the test result from BBC2 Ceefax page 284...



Bearing in mind the Ceefax page above was captured with a Toshiba TV that had an excellent tuner compared to the Beko, they are on the end of the same aerial downlead being used, that's not a bad result in comparison to the multiplex reception on the same frequency - however the picture quality of analogue broadcasts always varied a bit at this location on 'the farm' that I mentioned a few pages ago (though not the same building & aerial as the main house) - future visits will determine how stable reception is over time, it's possible the SDN & Arqiva multiplexes will come and go if they get that far.

The pictures on the old Sony CRT are amazing.You win some and loose some.

paddyp

Have BBCA on my bravia TV and PVR since the last week even with about 3 joiners and this heap of noise in the signal path: one for all sc 9540

Looks promising for others in the county.

Looking forward to BBCB D3&4 and really hoping I can scrape the other muxes although I expect at 64QAM it will be no go.

The Cush

The Cush wrote: »

The simulcast programme is scheduled to end at 2330 on BBC1 and 2335 on UTV. If Mary Peter's is to pull the plug at the end are they planning to switch off analogue early?

Confirmed via http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20032882 that analogue will be switched off at 2330 hrs.

• Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters will turn off the last analogue TV signal in Northern Ireland at 23.30 BST. A series of graphics on Ceefax's front page will mark its 38 years on the BBC.

formerly scottish paddy

Looks like Digital UK got the date wrong for ASO in N. Ireland I thought it was supposed to be the 24th and not 23rd October :rolleyes:

The Cush

formerly scottish paddy wrote: »

Looks like Digital UK got the date wrong for ASO in N. Ireland I thought it was supposed to be the 24th and not 23rd October :rolleyes:

I think DigitalUK refer to digital switchover (DSO) i.e. the switching on of DTT at the relays and the final power and channel configurations of the main transmitters.

formerly scottish paddy

The Cush wrote: »

I think DigitalUK refer to digital switchover (DSO) i.e. the switching on of DTT at the relays and the final power and channel configurations of the main transmitters.

Eh, no, from their N. Ireland leaflet :

Stage two: 24 October
Two weeks after stage one, the remaining analogue channels are
switched off permanently

Rick_

Well, they were supposed to be going off at midnight, which technically IS the 24th October, but they are doing it 30 minutes early, but maybe the Magic Box programme is just for show and the analogue will not switch to fuzzy snow until the stroke of midnight? Either way, it's only 30 minutes, doesn't make a huge difference really.

formerly scottish paddy

Paddy C wrote: »

Well, they were supposed to be going off at midnight, which technically IS the 24th October, but they are doing it 30 minutes early, but maybe the Magic Box programme is just for show and the analogue will not switch to fuzzy snow until the stroke of midnight? Either way, it's only 30 minutes, doesn't make a huge difference really.

I know, I know.............just havin a laugh ................. Anyway they are just talking about Divis so maybe Brougher and Limavady will be later, ie on the 24th.

lgs 4

stam wrote: »

Hi just want to say thanks to all for all the great info over the last few years its been a great help it seem such a long way a way well were almost there now good luck to all hope we get what we want on dtt

switch over analog to dtt may be over there.s lots to come fm to dab hd to uhd

Mr. Rabbit

Wonder if the power is already turned down on Divis ?

UTV analogue is quite snowy at this location.

Rick_

Yeah, I noticed UTV analogue looked a bit funny this morning myself. Wonder if they have started doing something already to the signals in preparation?

Apparently, UTV is going off air at exactly 23:34:06 tonight.

watty

lgs 4 wrote: »

switch over analog to dtt may be over there.s lots to come fm to dab hd to uhd

No one wants to buy band II spectrum

The Digital Switchover on TV is NOTHING to do with Radio and all about selling of the 800MHz band part of TV spectrum.

ardmacha

Apparently, UTV is going off air at exactly 23:34:06 tonight.

Will the magic mirror still work on digital?

lgs 4

watty wrote: »

No one wants to buy band II spectrum

The Digital Switchover on TV is NOTHING to do with Radio and all about selling of the 800MHz band part of TV spectrum.

yes i know next is dab and that has to happen by 2016

marno21

lgs 4 wrote: »

yes i know next is dab and that has to happen by 2016

No it doesn't. Not sure why the obsession with radio switchover is this evening, but as has already been explained, there is no planned switchoff of FM. Not in 2016, not for the forseeable future