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Ignition · 19-10-2004, 13:34

Unlikely, they may still be required to carry BBC1,2 ITV, C4, C5, however all of those in digital format can be squeezed onto a couple of channels, can't remember off the top of my head if freeview uses QAM16 or QPSK.

EDIT Just read quickly, it uses QPSK for test purposes only, and QAM16 and QAM64 out in the field, could get the above 5 channels at a high bitrate onto 2 DOCSIS channels.

I would hope they aren't required to carry any of it in that format, considering the issues that analogue causes would be lovely to see that UHF go where the sun doesn't shine.

19-10-2004, 13:34	#43
Ignition Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South-East London Age: 47 Services: Depends who's being serviced :p Posts: 2,588	Re: Chipped boxes Unlikely, they may still be required to carry BBC1,2 ITV, C4, C5, however all of those in digital format can be squeezed onto a couple of channels, can't remember off the top of my head if freeview uses QAM16 or QPSK. EDIT Just read quickly, it uses QPSK for test purposes only, and QAM16 and QAM64 out in the field, could get the above 5 channels at a high bitrate onto 2 DOCSIS channels. I would hope they aren't required to carry any of it in that format, considering the issues that analogue causes would be lovely to see that UHF go where the sun doesn't shine.