Analog channels to be discontinued

[tvropro]

I believe 4dtv users will get the digital feed on C4.

The C4 feeds are in combo (aka, megapipe) I believe. They won't work with the 4dtv.

 

[skysurfer]

The C4 feeds are in combo (aka, megapipe) I believe. They won't work with the 4dtv.

that's correct.

Whatever replaces WeatherStar (if anything) will be expensive if they use the Weather channel megapipe feed that has the SD/HD Weather Channel feeds and various weather data service streams, or if they can put the datastream in NBCU's only non-megapipe DC2 mux, you could use a 4DTV if you can redirect the datastream to an output port on the back of the receiver.

 

[jsb1980]

And so the death knoll for Videocipher rings......and after about 25 years after HBO first began to talk about using the system.

RIP, Videocipher II/II+/RS, 1986-2008

 

[skysurfer]

And so the death knoll for Videocipher rings......and after about 25 years after HBO first began to talk about using the system.

RIP, Videocipher II/II+/RS, 1986-2008

that's a pretty good run. I can't think of much that have outlasted the VC2/VC2+/Rs system for longetity. I don't believe Oak Orion, LEITCH Viewguard, BMAC or SEDAT lasted that long.

 

[truckracer]

VCII out lasted them all I am pretty sure.
Digicipher II will probably go south one day being replaced by 8psk s-2 broadcasts dvb as it uses bandwidth more efficiently.

DCII combo mode will help it hold out longer but I bet for broadcasters that DVB encoders are cheaper than Motorola DC-II equipment. (I am guessing here without facts to back up my claims but I know on a consumer level Motorola is generally more expensive).

 

[emuman100]

I never realized The Weather Channel was megapipe. Their HD stream is 16mbit.