Yes, for example see post #320 in this thread, though the post is puzzling;quick check: Can same household (HDB) have both antenna signal and signal from Starhub??
ok, I tried the call hdb and say channel u can't receive method, today the guy came, explained a lot of stuff, end up same story - hdb's antenna is old and cannot support HD signal
when I told him channel 23 cannot receive, he told me for rooftop antenna, it's channel 9 for channel U. he also said some buildings were able to receive channel 38 was because the rooftop antenna happen to pick it up, but it is not the actual signal. he even showed me the signals, it's strong for channel 9, 8 and 5.
he also said hdb is phasing out the rooftop antenna in 1-2 years and will not upgrade.
he recommends me to wait till next year when mediacorp come out dvb-t2, buy the set top box.
ok, I tried the call hdb and say channel u can't receive method, today the guy came, explained a lot of stuff, end up same story - hdb's antenna is old and cannot support HD signal
when I told him channel 23 cannot receive, he told me for rooftop antenna, it's channel 9 for channel U. he also said some buildings were able to receive channel 38 was because the rooftop antenna happen to pick it up, but it is not the actual signal. he even showed me the signals, it's strong for channel 9, 8 and 5.
he also said hdb is phasing out the rooftop antenna in 1-2 years and will not upgrade.
he recommends me to wait till next year when mediacorp come out dvb-t2, buy the set top box.
So now you are receiving U through chan9 with good signal right? This can easily be confirmed by manually tuning your tv set.... today the guy came, explained a lot of stuff, end up same story - hdb's antenna is old and cannot support HD signal
when I told him channel 23 cannot receive, he told me for rooftop antenna, it's channel 9 for channel U. he also said some buildings were able to receive channel 38 was because the rooftop antenna happen to pick it up, but it is not the actual signal. he even showed me the signals, it's strong for channel 9, 8 and 5.
he also said hdb is phasing out the rooftop antenna in 1-2 years and will not upgrade.
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no leh... when he told me its on channel 9, i tune it on spot and can receive channel U which is clear.Ch U is 527.25Mhz, Ch 28 via antenna & Ch 23 via Cable~
ask him dun smoke leh~
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So now you are receiving U through chan9 with good signal right? This can easily be confirmed by manually tuning your tv set.
In some very old matv UHF may not be supported. To save upgrading cost it is common practice to convert a UHF channel to an unoccupied VHF channel, which is chan9 as clarified by hdb officer in your case.
For such cases with 8, 9, and 10(TV2) signals in the system, the 3 signals must be properly balanced to avoid adjacent channel interference. Hopefuly it doesn't happen in your case.
no leh... when he told me its on channel 9, i tune it on spot and can receive channel U which is clear.
yup, chan U through chan 9 and clear.
doesnt matter, i'm using SCV point for chan U. have to switch between SCV point and indoor antenna for hdtv
ok, I tried the call hdb and say channel u can't receive method, today the guy came, explained a lot of stuff, end up same story - hdb's antenna is old and cannot support HD signal
when I told him channel 23 cannot receive, he told me for rooftop antenna, it's channel 9 for channel U. he also said some buildings were able to receive channel 38 was because the rooftop antenna happen to pick it up, but it is not the actual signal. he even showed me the signals, it's strong for channel 9, 8 and 5.
he also said hdb is phasing out the rooftop antenna in 1-2 years and will not upgrade.
he recommends me to wait till next year when mediacorp come out dvb-t2, buy the set top box.
Actually, eventually if it is DVB-2 .... Mediacorp may still be broadcasting OTA (Over The Air).
I mean ... I really don't know how are they going to broadcast the signal from 2014 onwards.
I would guess that they will just deliver it to household via the current SCV network.
They will be broadcasting DVB-T2 over the air lor, not via the SCV network.
MediaCorp is going fully digital
If that is the case, does that mean that the old antenna point which we have will be able to receive the signal?
i advice u not to buy the set top box now. wait till next year, its just a few months time, when dvb-t2 release, then you buy. if not its just a waste of money to buy dvb-t1 set top box now and next year it will not be in useI wrongly bought a 24" HD Ready TV, with no digital tuner. Heard getting a setup box will do the trick, but dunno where I can buy it... Asked around SIM LIM nobody could give me a definite answer...
Can anyone advise? Or i really wasted $488 on the TV for nothing?
And also another query... I know SCV subscribers cannot access Malaysian RTM TV 2 and TV 3 channels due to legal reasons, so my query is, when we go fully digital, does it mean no more RTM channels? Or we just have to switch back to analog frequency in order to watch them?
i advice u not to buy the set top box now. wait till next year, its just a few months time, when dvb-t2 release, then you buy. if not its just a waste of money to buy dvb-t1 set top box now and next year it will not be in use
Thanks for answering~
but the box is gonna be legal right? Not one of those SCV signal decryptors. The thing is, where can I buy such boxes when they are available?
Went to Sim Lim yet nobody there knows about such a box.
And anyone knows the answer to the RTM query?
Thanks for answering~
but the box is gonna be legal right? Not one of those SCV signal decryptors. The thing is, where can I buy such boxes when they are available?
Went to Sim Lim yet nobody there knows about such a box.
And anyone knows the answer to the RTM query?