UK iPlayer in Australia

Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 9:57 pm

Anyone got an idea whether a UK iPlayer works in Australia?

Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 10:40 pm

Voltage. TV transmission format. Phone line characteristics..

Depends on which features you'd expect to work ? ..

Am I incorrect in saying that Teac have a similar box running in Australia ? perhaps its a matter of it works when you plug in, or you need to upgrade then firmware ?

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 5:04 am

Quote:

Depends on which features you'd expect to work ? ..

Which of course is why I'm asking...

Teac do hasve a rebadged iPLayer - I'm wondering if my one is similar enough to take with me of to chuck in the bin...

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:38 am

Don't bin, eBay...

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DrivingHome wrote:

Quote:

Depends on which features you'd expect to work ? ..

Which of course is why I'm asking...

Teac do hasve a rebadged iPLayer - I'm wondering if my one is similar enough to take with me of to chuck in the bin...

Sorry , but I might have some bad news. The UK

tuner covers the UHF bands IV and V freqs 520 - 820 MHz only. In Australia, so far as I can tell DVB -T is broadcast in VHF bands I II & III freqs 45MHz - 230 MHZ AND UHF bands IV & V depending on area
(refer to http://www1.jaycar.com.au/images_uploaded/austtv.pdf )

This means that the uk

might be ok depending where you are based

In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth , you would only get 1 of the multiplexes, in Wollongang , Darwin, Newcastle or Toowoomba , you would get them all

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:56 am

In the I-Player settings, there is an option to choose "region" there is France, Germany etc Australia, and "rest of the world" settings.

Go to: Menu > My Player > Preferences > User Interface > Region

Now considering the Australian

is basically exactly the same hardware, then i would think it highly likely that all Aussie

s just have their region defaulted to "Australia".

The Region setting is used to tell the

what band of DTT to search for. I've messed around with it in the past, like with selecting France as the region, it only searches for the frequency band that the TnT (DTT in France) broadcasts.

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As for TV standards, Aussie DTT is like Europe. It uses DVB, so the box will work. Unlike the U.S which use ATSC for digital broadcasts. - I think this is the "rest of the world" option. (Stephan?)

Some more information Here

I would find think it is highly likely that you

will work in Australia, but a definitive answer from someone here at

could clear it up quickly.

HTH

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:57 am

Stevetuc wrote:

DrivingHome wrote:

Quote:

Depends on which features you'd expect to work ? ..

Which of course is why I'm asking...

Teac do hasve a rebadged iPLayer - I'm wondering if my one is similar enough to take with me of to chuck in the bin...

Sorry , but I might have some bad news. The UK

tuner covers the UHF bands IV and V freqs 520 - 820 MHz only. In Australia, so far as I can tell DVB -T is broadcast in VHF bands I II & III freqs 45MHz - 230 MHZ AND UHF bands IV & V depending on area
(refer to http://www1.jaycar.com.au/images_uploaded/austtv.pdf )

This means that the uk

might be ok depending where you are based

In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth , you would only get 1 of the multiplexes, in Wollongang , Darwin, Newcastle or Toowoomba , you would get them all

Try what i've said in my post, by going to the region setting in your

menu, and do a rescan after you picked Australia. You will see that the box will tune that frequency.

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Paul wrote:

In the I-Player settings, there is an option to choose "region" there is France, Germany etc Australia, and "rest of the world" settings.

Go to: Menu > My Player > Preferences > User Interface > Region

Now considering the Australian

is basically exactly the same hardware, then i would think it highly likely that all Aussie

s just have their region defaulted to "Australia".

The Region setting is used to tell the

what band of DTT to search for. I've messed around with it in the past, like with selecting France as the region, it only searches for the frequency band that the TnT (DTT in France) broadcasts.

Unfortunately, setting region to Australia will not overcome the fact that the UK tuner is UHF only

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:03 am

Actually, i think the "rest of the world" option is not a set frequency range. Because

cant fit in every digital region frequency settings into the box, i think this setting will try to tune (using DVB) the widest frequency possible.

Thats the kind of thing i would put in a device, but i cant be sure unless

correct me.

Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:05 am

Stevetuc wrote:

Paul wrote:

In the I-Player settings, there is an option to choose "region" there is France, Germany etc Australia, and "rest of the world" settings.

Go to: Menu > My Player > Preferences > User Interface > Region

Now considering the Australian

is basically exactly the same hardware, then i would think it highly likely that all Aussie

s just have their region defaulted to "Australia".

The Region setting is used to tell the

what band of DTT to search for. I've messed around with it in the past, like with selecting France as the region, it only searches for the frequency band that the TnT (DTT in France) broadcasts.

Unfortunately, setting region to Australia will not overcome the fact that the UK tuner is UHF only

It seems a bit odd putting in a region that actually hinders your viewing!

Disregard what i've said.

Ebay the box!