Question: Set-top boxes from Australia

[petetherock]

Hi bros

Just wondering if anyone has tried using a set top box from Austrlia

Tey are really cheap:

Less than Aus 100 for a SD one

less than Aus 300 for a HD one.

Will the frequencies match or is there a way  I can find out?

 

Thanks

P

[zermat]

Australian STB's cannot be used to receive MediaCorp's FTA HD programmes in Singapore. MediaCorp uses mpeg4 H.264 compression, whereas  Australian broadcasts use mpeg2.

 

However, Australian STB's can be used for SD digital in Singapore as SD digital are broadcast using mpeg2.

[petetherock]

Thanks bro

Wanted to buy a nice cheap STB in Oz. Might still get a Panny HDMI DVD recorder here.

Cheers

 

[petetherock]

Just got a friend to hook up my DVD recorder, sadly I am unable to recieve any digital signals, not sure if it the fault of the Aussie tuner or my area is too low lying....

:(

 

Anyway in the Tagore Ave / Yio Chu Kang area which can recieve digital signals (SD or HD)?

[kemp98]

Hi Pete, think the MediaCorp HD trials ended in March....