AzBox HD Premium DVB-T Tuner

**Welshman** · 31-05-2010, 05:30 PM

Hi all, some time back I purchased a DVB-T tuner for my AzBox HD Premium which works very well along side the DVB-S2 tuner, from today my local TV transmitter has started a HD service, it would appear that the DVB-T tuner is only SD, if anyone knows different, please let me know.

Regards, Welshman..

**FME_fta** · 31-05-2010, 09:24 PM

The DVB-T tuner from azbox is not just SD.
Does the HD channel is really transmitting and is not in DVB-T2?

**kinace** · 31-05-2010, 10:02 PM

The UK uses dvb-t2 only.

afaik nobody else uses this modulation which means £££ for Humax etc, who will make licensed Freeview HD boxes and high prices for everybody in the UK because of the lack of cheap oem boxes, pc tuners etc.

**Welshman** · 31-05-2010, 11:55 PM

Hi all, thanks for the replies, the UK HD standard is 256 QAM 2/3 32k DVB-T2, when I try to search the channel it does not allow any higher than 8k, therefore I assume that the tuner is only capable of 64 QAM 3/4 8k DVB-T, which the AzBox is receiving ok.

Regards, Welshman..

**xanadu** · 01-06-2010, 08:05 AM

Azbox does not have DVB-T2 tuner, so HD terrestrial not possible in UK.

**Welshman** · 01-06-2010, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by xanadu

Azbox does not have DVB-T2 tuner, so HD terrestrial not possible in UK.

Many thanks for your info, after so many hits on this thread I was beginning to think nobody knew the answer, perhaps the DVB-T tuner is not so popular with the AzBox users? I can assure you all it does work rather well...

Regards, Welshman.

**joe 1234567** · 01-06-2010, 11:17 AM

yes it good for epg

**gtg60** · 01-06-2010, 04:15 PM

DVB-T2 tuners are still very new, it's only in the last 6~8 weeks that STB's with them have come to the UK market and I'm personally still waiting for for one for my PC.

**xanadu** · 01-06-2010, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by gtg60

DVB-T2 tuners are still very new, it's only in the last 6~8 weeks that STB's with them have come to the UK market and I'm personally still waiting for for one for my PC.

...and you are paying at least £100 premium price for a DVB-T2 tuner in a TV or set top box, so it will be a very long time before we see reasonable priced add-ons for PC's and sat boxes.

**Welshman** · 03-06-2010, 01:01 PM

@xanadu
Hi, am I correct in thinking that the DVB-T tuner allows HDTV in other countries but with only 8k bandwidth rather than 32k as we have here in the UK?
Regards, Welshman.

**gtg60** · 03-06-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Welshman

@xanadu
Hi, am I correct in thinking that the DVB-T tuner allows HDTV in other countries but with only 8k bandwidth rather than 32k as we have here in the UK?
Regards, Welshman.

It's the DVB-T2 (or lack of) that dictates the fact you can't get the HD channels in your country.

HD channels via the current AZBox DVB-T tuner work fine (in those countries that have HD on DVB-T).

**Welshman** · 03-06-2010, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by gtg60

It's the DVB-T2 (or lack of) that dictates the fact you can't get the HD channels in your country.

HD channels via the current AZBox DVB-T tuner work fine (in those countries that have HD on DVB-T).

Hi, thanks for the reply, I'm aware that the lack of the DVB-T2 won't allow me to get a HD signal, but what I was asking was, how do other Countries manage to get a HD signal in such a narrow bandwidth?

Regards, Welshman..