Question about FTA HD at 9E

[Alex2k]

Hi,

I just got myself a Comag HD receiver and I noticed that there are two FTV HD channels at 9E. The picture quality of both is absolutely stunning. However, I was wondering why they broadcast different content. Is one meant for one market and the other for a different market?

The one at 11881 V is in 8PSK (DVB-S2), the one at 11919 V is in DVB-S. At first I thought that they were the same and the 8PSK one simple had a higher bitrate.

Does anyone know the difference between the two feeds?

Thank you!

 

[BombedOne]

Are you sure about different content? I haven't noticed any difference besides small time lag. Will check today again.

One of them is also transmitted with higher power (don't remember now which one), but I even can get it, when my dish is aligned to 7E.

 

[Llew]

Maybe now they have a dedicated transponder on 11881 as a DVB-S2 channel, they might disappear from 11919, as sharing bandwidth on a transponder as an MPEG4 channel can sometimes compromise picture quality. I've seen some awful quality pictures on MPEG4 channels when this happens (my theory, anyway).

Llew

 

[Alex2k]

I can confirm that what the two channels broadcast is completely different. Unless maybe it's time shifted by a few hours?

 

[Llew]

Yes, they're the same content, just different times.

Llew