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RichardCoulter · 16-08-2019, 17:05

I agree with what Ed Vaizey said in 2014 about a move to DVB-T2 and MPEG4 (at least for the PSB channels) along with the closure of the PSB SD channels.

https://www.gov.uk/government/speech...up-summir-2014

This should have been carried out before the clearance of 700 MHz got underway. I think they were afraid of upsetting the electorate as some would need a new STB, but i'd hazard a guess that most people now have a compatible box and the new ones selling today are only about £20.

Channel 4 +1 HD and 4Seven HD (along with other SD channels in DVB-T2) were created (by using the old On/ITV Digital infrastructure) to encourage take up, which seems to have worked.

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RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,067	Re: Mod tests. I agree with what Ed Vaizey said in 2014 about a move to DVB-T2 and MPEG4 (at least for the PSB channels) along with the closure of the PSB SD channels. https://www.gov.uk/government/speech...up-summir-2014 This should have been carried out before the clearance of 700 MHz got underway. I think they were afraid of upsetting the electorate as some would need a new STB, but i'd hazard a guess that most people now have a compatible box and the new ones selling today are only about £20. Channel 4 +1 HD and 4Seven HD (along with other SD channels in DVB-T2) were created (by using the old On/ITV Digital infrastructure) to encourage take up, which seems to have worked. Last edited by RichardCoulter; 16-08-2019 at 17:12.