Digital TV (DVB T2) Consolidated thread II

[Henry Ng]

Tks everyone for the infor here, I would like to try and get malaysia & batam channel. Can someone teach me how to manual scan these channel ?
my tv model is sony bravia 40R470, tq.

Nowadays, most people watching Netflix.

 

[human_shieldz]

Nowadays, most people watching Netflix.

Watch some Netflix movies and they still censor certain stuff. A bit sian.

 

[Henry Ng]

Watch some Netflix movies and they still censor certain stuff. A bit sian.

By right no censorship. You can even watch from US Netflix.

 

[human_shieldz]

By right no censorship. You can even watch from US Netflix.

I think soon cannot already. Netflix is coming down on proxies i read.

 

[albertlee]

What has Netflix got to do with this thread?

Mr Ng please keep your nonsensical posting some where else.

 

[quekky]

i'm new to dtv. I just bought a new dvb-t2 tv for my room to replace the spoilt 29" tv. I found an old radio antenna that looks something like this (however the plug is normal tv plug)

hang it outside my window and can received all mediacorp tv

I did a scan and receive 14 channels, all mediacorp. strange how come got so many repeating channels...

staying in hougang, tried but cant receive malaysia or batam


just wondering, saw some ppl here say they can receive 10 channels. But how come I only have 7 distinct channels? (CH2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Extra 3 is what?

also, I notice that the HD quality of some dark scenes is quite bad, the video banding is very bad. izzit normal?

 

[Henry Ng]

i'm new to dtv. I just bought a new dvb-t2 tv for my room to replace the spoilt 29" tv. I found an old radio antenna that looks something like this (however the plug is normal tv plug)

hang it outside my window and can received all mediacorp tv

I did a scan and receive 14 channels, all mediacorp. strange how come got so many repeating channels...

staying in hougang, tried but cant receive malaysia or batam


just wondering, saw some ppl here say they can receive 10 channels. But how come I only have 7 distinct channels? (CH2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Extra 3 is what?

also, I notice that the HD quality of some dark scenes is quite bad, the video banding is very bad. izzit normal?

That is a passive Antenna for old tv. I also have one.

 

[albertlee]

i'm new to dtv. I just bought a new dvb-t2 tv for my room to replace the spoilt 29" tv. I found an old radio antenna that looks something like this (however the plug is normal tv plug)

hang it outside my window and can received all mediacorp tv

I did a scan and receive 14 channels, all mediacorp. strange how come got so many repeating channels...

staying in hougang, tried but cant receive malaysia or batam


just wondering, saw some ppl here say they can receive 10 channels. But how come I only have 7 distinct channels? (CH2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Extra 3 is what?

also, I notice that the HD quality of some dark scenes is quite bad, the video banding is very bad. izzit normal?

This type of antenna is meant to receive FM rather than TV broadcast. If I'm not wrong, the connecting end is probably a normal plug rather than a balun transformer (see below).

I seriously doubt you can receive MY channels with that antenna. As to why there are multiple channels, some are SD whilst others will be remove once Mediacorp complete the re-tuning exercise.

 

[chengsun]

My area, channel 006, 007, 008 seems back and much stable now.

Edited: take back my words, they are back but still not stable.

 

[Henry Ng]

My area, channel 006, 007, 008 seems back and much stable now.

Edited: take back my words, they are back but still not stable.

Why it is not stable?

 

[zoneguard]

Built a biquad antenna today. Materials used:

1. 2.1m of 3mm diameter aluminium wire from Daiso. Cost: $2. Left with 1m of leftover material. $1 of material used estimated.
2. 300ohm to 75ohm balun from Continental Electronic, Sim Lim Tower Basement. Cost: $1.5.

3. Household stuff: Black electrical tape and hard paper from a magazine cover to form the supporting base, insulated wire to connect balun to antenna. Plier to bend the aluminium wire and measuring tape.

I used this calculator and used 13cm for each side of the quad as I estimated the centre frequency to be 546Mhz. It will form a figure of eight slightly open at the centre part. My bending skill with the plier wasn't good and I got a slighter bigger square for the bottom half

Got the 10 Mediacorp FTA channels but wasn't successful with either Malaysia or Batam channels. Not bad for an antenna that cost $2.50. I might try to build another one with adjusted centre frequency for Malaysia or Batam since there is leftover material.

 

[albertlee]

Built a biquad antenna today. Materials used:

1. 2.1m of 3mm diameter aluminium wire from Daiso. Cost: $2. Left with 1m of leftover material. $1 of material used estimated.
2. 300ohm to 75ohm balun from Continental Electronic, Sim Lim Tower Basement. Cost: $1.5.

3. Household stuff: Black electrical tape and hard paper from a magazine cover to form the supporting base, insulated wire to connect balun to antenna. Plier to bend the aluminium wire and measuring tape.

I used this calculator and used 13cm for each side of the quad as I estimated the centre frequency to be 546Mhz. It will form a figure of eight slightly open at the centre part. My bending skill with the plier wasn't good and I got a slighter bigger square for the bottom half

Got the 10 Mediacorp FTA channels but wasn't successful with either Malaysia or Batam channels. Not bad for an antenna that cost $2.50. I might try to build another one with adjusted centre frequency for Malaysia or Batam since there is leftover material.

Thanks for sharing.

Based on your experience, which of the antenna design (fractal vs biquad) is better?

 

[zoneguard]

Thanks for sharing.

Based on your experience, which of the antenna design (fractal vs biquad) is better?

1. Fractal was harder to make as there were more steps. But I used A4 size paper and the final thing was flat so aesthetically it look nicer since I stuck it onto a wall and hid it below a poster.

2. Biquad was quick to make but I think I made the gap between the quads too big... It was more directional - I had to point it in a certain direction to catch the signal and the finished product is harder to hide due to its size (bigger than the fractal and it's 3D due to the 3mm diameter wire used) so a little ugly to look at. However with the calculator, probably stand a higher chance to catch Malaysia signal since I can adjust the dimension based on frequency.
I have no idea how to change the fractal one to do that. That's my original idea to see how to get the overseas channels.

 

[chengsun]

I think the notice is put on today, yesterday there was nothing.

This notice appears on chn 700, 701, 702.

 

[b00mxer]

Malaysian channels all lost. Anybody can confirm?

 

[megaweb]

Yo!

Anyone stay in Tampines?

Can receive Mediacorp Digital TV broadcast channels ?


Thanks.

 

[chengsun]

Yo!

Anyone stay in Tampines?

Can receive Mediacorp Digital TV broadcast channels ?


Thanks.

It is in the 1st page of this thread I think.

http://www17.mediacorp.sg/digitaltv/

 

[strat]

Yo!

Anyone stay in Tampines?

Can receive Mediacorp Digital TV broadcast channels ?


Thanks.

can using MATV socket
using indoor dvb-t2 antenna cannot

 

[megaweb]

can using MATV socket
using indoor dvb-t2 antenna cannot

Thanks. Guess have to wait till officially launch.

 

[albertlee]

can using MATV socket
using indoor dvb-t2 antenna cannot

Unless it turn "green" meaning indoor reception ready otherwise it's a try and error exercise.

But since using MATV work why bother with external antenna?