DD to beam 600 FTA channels using new technology

[NinadG]

Will private DTH operators like Dish TV allow DD to expand ?????? I mean who will go for private DTH if he is able to watch 600 chs FTA.......

 

[Mudasir 4K]

hahaha
expecting DD to beam 600 channels is Day Dreaming

 

[Hassan Syed]

Do not expect anything from DD Network. They are unable to provide us two channels on local terrestrial antenna till day today in all over India then how can we expect from same network for over 600 channels.

 

[dipak]

DVB-T2 is an abbreviation for "Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial"; it is the extension of the television standard DVB-T, issued by the consortium DVB, devised for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television. DVB has been standardized by ETSI.

This system transmits compressed digital audio, video, and other data in "physical layer pipes" (PLPs), using OFDM modulation with concatenated channel coding and interleaving. The higher offered bit rate, with respect to its predecessor DVB-T, makes it a suited system for carrying HDTV signals on the terrestrial TV channel (though many broadcasters still use plain DVB-T for this purpose).

It is currently broadcasting in the United Kingdom (Freeview HD, four channels, plus an extra multiplex in Northern Ireland carrying 3 SD channels), Italy (Europa 7 HD, twelve channels), Finland (21 channels, 5 in HD), Sweden (five channels),[1][2] Serbia (10 SD and HD version of the public broadcaster’s channel RTS),[3] Ukraine (32 SD and HD channels in four nationwide multiplexes), Croatia (two pay-tv multiplexes) Denmark, Flanders,Belgium and some other countries.


DVB-T2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[me_saket]

But for viewing this, what extra hardware require.

One thing I know

Philips came up with DDB technology, which can receive these channel, but not sure with CI module or without.

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[jenius-jatt]

I don't think so, DD will implement this one.

Karthik bro it is not so difficult because dd already is there that is the normal VLF, VHF and UHF analog frequency bands (ranging from 47MHz to 860MHz) which will carry digital frequency DVB-T2 carriers.Main thing is that the cost is very low .

 

[HOUSE-MD]

Excellent initiative by DD.

Hope DD doesn't screwup like they did earlier when the whole TN was watching popular Hindi serials (Shanti, Junoon, Chandrakantha etc) with Tamil translation in DD2 and then DD moved these serials to DD1 and changing them to Hindi expecting the people to follow, this plan failed miserably and people completely moved to private players and now DD is kind of extinct in TN.

DD should think of each and every state and give each and every language equal importance and give people what they want, only then they can achieve 100% reach.

What would be the use for me even if DD DTH (with accessories) if given free of cost with 1000 channels for free if there are little or no Tamil channels in the list?

 

[NinadG]

Karthik bro it is not so difficult because dd already is there that is the normal VLF, VHF and UHF analog frequency bands (ranging from 47MHz to 860MHz) which will carry digital frequency DVB-T2 carriers.Main thing is that the cost is very low .

Is the cost low than providing channels thru' DDD+....

 

[jenius-jatt]

Is the cost low than providing channels thru' DDD+....

Yes friend because it will not use satellite ,The signal is Transmitted on Transmitters as in olden days we get the DD National channel in RF Antina on a big pipe over roof. So this Technology is old But now the Digital signal can be Transmitted on this Analogue Transmitters with the help of DVB-T Technology.

See the image getting DVB-T signal:-

source:Google images

 

[AsitPaul]

Then what was purpose of starting dd direct plus? PB pandits said, its too costly to set up and run transmitters and appoint huge manpower. So they started DD Direct, which failed to satisfy viewers. Now they starting DD DVB-T2.