Fox to go all HD with DVB-S2

[photoman76]

Fox is planning to switch all their satellite distribution channels to HD using DVB-S2 equipment from Motorola.

Motorola Media Center - Press Releases

 

[Davage]

Those Coolsat 8000 receivers are looking more and more like they're going to be a "need" not a "want" in the future

 

[jself1982]

Will us DVBS2'ers be able to receive the motorola s2 feeds if they are ITC?

 

[brentb636]

Will us DVBS2'ers be able to receive the motorola s2 feeds if they are ITC?

Probably, since we can get DVB-S2 from AMC 21 now, with a 30" dish, precisely aimed. Personally, I'm looking for a 1.2M dish locally, just for that precious extra gain. DVB-S2 8psk has twice as many bits per quadrature as does QPSK , so it takes a more accurate aim to "line up" all the bits in the right order.

 

[brentb636]

Those Coolsat 8000 receivers are looking more and more like they're going to be a "need" not a "want" in the future

And, what's nice, the prices keep going down on ebay. NEW ones ( 8100 HD) for $259 !! Used ones , some about $160.

 

[byron]

Yup, got one coming my way for $180 shipped.

 

[Lak7]

Will us DVBS2'ers be able to receive the motorola s2 feeds if they are ITC?

Hard to beleive they won't be DCII.

 

[vfrjim]

Hard to beleive they won't be DCII.

The plan is for encryption, but sometimes the sports feeds will be ITC

 

[guapoharry]

Those Coolsat 8000 receivers are looking more and more like they're going to be a "need" not a "want" in the future

Coolsat 8000's and S2-PC-cards...

 

[eurosport]

Time to get the S2 board for my 9200!

 

[rocket69]

Euro pansat has them from the main distubuter note they are not the hack ones so enjoy...

HD FTA boxes shuld be come relly cheap come feb if niagra can keep the door locked.

 

[SatPhreak]

I'm waiting for a few months also. Hopefully the prices will drop like they did after the switch to nagra2. Might be able to get a good HD box for $50-100.

 

[updatelee]

It could be dvb-s2 and still use DGII encryption.

 

[emuman100]

I believe it'll be DVB-S2 with DCII encryption. It should still be a DCII transport stream, so DVB-S2 receivers alone won't be able to read the transport stream.

 

[gillham]

I believe it'll be DVB-S2 with DCII encryption. It should still be a DCII transport stream, so DVB-S2 receivers alone won't be able to read the transport stream.

It can't be DVB-S2 and have a DCII transport stream at the same time. They are separate standards and DVB-S2 is based on DVB-S. You could have a DCII 8PSK HD setup, but it would not be "DVB-S2" at that point, it would be like StarChoice's HD.

Motorola could certainly support DCII encrypted audio/video within the DVB-S2 transport stream since they own the DCII software.

 

[tdti1]

There are already many DCII encrypted DVB-S2 H.264 feeds up now.

 

[gillham]

There are already many DCII encrypted DVB-S2 H.264 feeds up now.

As always, HBO takes the lead on encryption?

 

[updatelee]

I would guess it can be dvb-s2 w/dcii as starchoice uses the same 8psk turbofec that dishnet uses difference is only the encryption.

My skywalker can tune and view 8psk turbofec from dishnet when not encrypted and can do the same with starchoice. I haven't seen any starchoice with zero key but I can defn lock and view the transport stream no problem.

 

[photoman76]

Fox has moved their My TV feeds from Galaxy 16 4080 H 27780 to 4160 H 27780. There is nothing on 4080 H at this time. Perhaps they are making room for their switch to DVB-S2. I'm keeping an eye on 4080 H to see what comes up next.