Re: TV and built in Freesat?

Mark Carver <mark.carver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It's devil and deep blue sea. With DTT Freeview having an 'open market'
has resulted in various boxes, some of which fail to comply with the UK
DVB-T spec, and therefore cause the viewer problems, either straight
away, or months later.

The other system, is Sky's, where everything about the receiver,
including the user GUI is standardised, and controlled by them.

What is apparent is that neither Sky's, or BBC/ITV's requirements appear
to be met fully by the DVB-S standard, and both have added proprietary
additions to the standard. That seems to stem from a reluctance in the
UK now to simply broadcast satellite services, and let the punters and
market sort themselves out as far as receiving them.

Do any other DVB-S broadcasters adopt the same level of 'control
freakery' ?

Isn't this the same level of control as "Freeview"? The difference being
that "Freeview" broadcasts started long before there were "Freeview"
badged boxes.

--
Dave Farrance
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