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Hi all,

So, the HD1000 is an HD FTA receiver, fine. There is a badge on the cover that says "MPEG 2".

Do I take it from that that the HD1000 cannot decode H.264/MPEG4/AVC? Confused? All but the promo channels are in MPEG2 HD - the rest (Premiere, and ProSieben are in DVB-S2 - H.264 tralala) ...

Anything on this would be greatful.
 

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mpeg2 means "mpeg2 too": it's a proper dvb-s2 and H.264/MPEG4/AVC receiver, perfectly suitable for Premiere hd but it can't receive BBC HD due to a bug (Humax HDCI 2000 works perfectly on BBC HD)
 

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Don't buy it as it's designed for German Premiere and the first 100 channels are reserved for Premiere.

Some other annoying things.....
 

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Funny that - dont recall the usual 'Premiere Geiegnet' badge: mind, at the time, I was more interested in why the box build looked so tatty-plastic.

But, Likvid, you are right:D

And just when I thought I might have struck newbie gold - now I wonder if there are any FTA HDTV STB's out there that are NOT tied to a PayTV operator, Doh!

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BarMoo said:
And just when I thought I might have struck newbie gold - now I wonder if there are any FTA HDTV STB's out there that are NOT tied to a PayTV operator, Doh!
Humax HDCI2000 and Pace DS810XE, at the moment, but many more are going to come in september - november
 

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Its probably not the right place to say that I actually like PACE's product design :mad: - but the poor sods are'nt considered worthy by most other serious STB aficionados.

The Humax HDCI2000 (save for the ommision of the Premiere card slot) seems a decent piece of kit; albeit a bit ropey in build.

The price difference between the Pace and Humax is extraordinary, don't you think? My price range would always be on the plastic side, hehe.:rolleyes:

Haven't got the dosh to splash out just yet; but thanks everyone for the input so far.

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