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finlay666
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Shame, was good being able to use a £25 freesat card Was needing to get a new one for my new home server at some point anyway http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/ ... ls_on.htmlShame that they did it so abruptly though, I think they are the first one to move to dvb-s2 Hopefully this will reduce the price of PC DVB-S2 cards as they are rather pricey at the minute  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Amnesia10
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It looks like this change will be very minimal. I was debating getting a HD TV with integrated Free Sat and Freeview HD tuners. Though this does not look like affecting that decision.
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AlunD
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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My Netsteam Sat has continued to receive BBC channels fine this morning. I suspect this is one of those cases where one of the the places people making very cheap decoders cut the price is by using a cheaper decoder chip that didn't do DVB-S2. So you get what you pay for, essentially. I just wish they'd get on and make a decent DVB-T2 tuner for the mac... Jon
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Amnesia10
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Yes but this put me off. I have a 1080p TV. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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Nobody is broadcasting anything in 1080p yet anyway, nor are they likely to for a while TBH. Jon
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HeatherKay
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And even the Beeb's 1080i output looks stunning to me on our Toshiba. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Amnesia10
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That helps. I was planning on getting a second HD TV at some point but not yet. It could be the new year, as I have not decided on the size yet and am waiting for them to get down to my budget. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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