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EPGs: the proprietary debate
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<blockquote data-quote="cjgall" data-source="post: 22708" data-attributes="member: 175963"><p>My initial interest in satellite was to get a mobile setup. This all changed when I had a run in with Casema ending in me canceling my subscription and when I discovered that I could receive all I wanted for next to nothing on digital satellite. I don't fancy carting a dish around north western Spain this summer though so I will just stick to my home installation.</p><p></p><p>My brother in law is quite happy to spend a large proportion of his hard earned (caravaning) holidays at home and abroad playing around with a dish, I should imagine he would welcome DTT. He does tend to tune into German stations though, even when in France where he is at the moment. Its been my experience that many Dutch people, besides speaking English, usually speak French and German, albeit to varying degrees.</p><p></p><p>An open standard would be useful for Brits bringing there DTT receivers over to the Netherlands & Belgium at least, and I asume that if I ever do actually buy a Dutch DTT conax receiver that it will function correctly in the UK. If I can ever afford to take my caravan over to blighty that is.</p><p></p><p>Don't misunderstand my support for open standard on DTT. I just think that all types of digital broadcasts should use the open DVB EPG standard. As it now stands, if a UK resident moves to the Netherlands, his/her DTT receiver will not work.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, satellite is unbeatable whether at home or abroad. Its just so frustrating to see a German channels EPG in its full glory and then switch back to canaldigitaals now/next EPG, or even worst, Sky's chaotic EPG.</p><p></p><p>We should also not forget that propreity standards usually translate into higher consumer prices not to mention the imposed limitations of such products. Take the market for official mediaguard/highway sat receivers, there are only a handful of receivers available and the other manufacturers such as Kaon, Lemon, Topfield & Humax are left out in the cold. 'Mainstream' manufacturers in my opinion dance too readily to the pipers tune as we have seen in the DVD settop box market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjgall, post: 22708, member: 175963"] My initial interest in satellite was to get a mobile setup. This all changed when I had a run in with Casema ending in me canceling my subscription and when I discovered that I could receive all I wanted for next to nothing on digital satellite. I don't fancy carting a dish around north western Spain this summer though so I will just stick to my home installation. My brother in law is quite happy to spend a large proportion of his hard earned (caravaning) holidays at home and abroad playing around with a dish, I should imagine he would welcome DTT. He does tend to tune into German stations though, even when in France where he is at the moment. Its been my experience that many Dutch people, besides speaking English, usually speak French and German, albeit to varying degrees. An open standard would be useful for Brits bringing there DTT receivers over to the Netherlands & Belgium at least, and I asume that if I ever do actually buy a Dutch DTT conax receiver that it will function correctly in the UK. If I can ever afford to take my caravan over to blighty that is. Don't misunderstand my support for open standard on DTT. I just think that all types of digital broadcasts should use the open DVB EPG standard. As it now stands, if a UK resident moves to the Netherlands, his/her DTT receiver will not work. At the end of the day, satellite is unbeatable whether at home or abroad. Its just so frustrating to see a German channels EPG in its full glory and then switch back to canaldigitaals now/next EPG, or even worst, Sky's chaotic EPG. We should also not forget that propreity standards usually translate into higher consumer prices not to mention the imposed limitations of such products. Take the market for official mediaguard/highway sat receivers, there are only a handful of receivers available and the other manufacturers such as Kaon, Lemon, Topfield & Humax are left out in the cold. 'Mainstream' manufacturers in my opinion dance too readily to the pipers tune as we have seen in the DVD settop box market. [/QUOTE]
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