Coles Digital Set Top Box

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Dave Goldfinch

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I have just bought a "Music Television" Model MTV-540STB set top box
from Coles for the incredible price of $75.

I am in WA so I don't know if this is available nationally or just in
WA.

It is a nice neat unit & setting it up is a doddle. Reception appears
to be excellent - but then my analogue reception is also very good so
YMMV.

It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !

Dave
 
"Dave Goldfinch" <daveg50_8@NotCoolMail.invalid> wrote in message
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It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !
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If any are ever released!
See http://www.tinshed.com/STB.htm for a list of available updates, for all
models.

So the important question is, have you found any firmware glitches yet?

MrT.
 
"Dave Goldfinch"
I have just bought a "Music Television" Model MTV-540STB set top box
from Coles for the incredible price of $75.

I am in WA so I don't know if this is available nationally or just in
WA.

It is a nice neat unit & setting it up is a doddle. Reception appears
to be excellent - but then my analogue reception is also very good so
YMMV.

It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !
Click to expand...

** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?




......... Phil
 
"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?
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You need to establish if there are any still available first. When Coles say
"no rainchecks" it means they don't intend to have much stock.

MrT.
 
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:08:54 +1100, "Phil Allison"
<philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote:

"Dave Goldfinch"

I have just bought a "Music Television" Model MTV-540STB set top box
from Coles for the incredible price of $75.

I am in WA so I don't know if this is available nationally or just in
WA.

It is a nice neat unit & setting it up is a doddle. Reception appears
to be excellent - but then my analogue reception is also very good so
YMMV.

It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !



** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?




......... Phil
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Hi Phil

Video is limited to Composite and S-VHS.

Audio is analogue stereo and Digital audio.

HTH

Dave
 
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:08:30 GMT, Dave Goldfinch
<daveg50_8@NotCoolMail.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:08:54 +1100, "Phil Allison"
philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote:


"Dave Goldfinch"

I have just bought a "Music Television" Model MTV-540STB set top box
from Coles for the incredible price of $75.

I am in WA so I don't know if this is available nationally or just in
WA.

It is a nice neat unit & setting it up is a doddle. Reception appears
to be excellent - but then my analogue reception is also very good so
YMMV.

It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !



** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?




......... Phil


Hi Phil

Video is limited to Composite and S-VHS.

Audio is analogue stereo and Digital audio.

HTH

Dave
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The S-VHS socket is a mini-DIN.

Dave
 
"Mr.T" T = Turd.

** CRIMINAL context snipper !!!!

& CRIMINAL idiot assumption maker !!!!



** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?


You need to establish if there are any still available first.
Click to expand...

** What the FUCK for ????????




.......... Phil
 
"Dave Goldfinch"
"Phil Allison"

** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?


Video is limited to Composite and S-VHS.

Audio is analogue stereo and Digital audio.
Click to expand...

** Excellent.

Are you using the S-Video ?



........... Phil
 
Phil Allison wrote:
"Dave Goldfinch"

I have just bought a "Music Television" Model MTV-540STB set top box
from Coles for the incredible price of $75.

I am in WA so I don't know if this is available nationally or just in
WA.

It is a nice neat unit & setting it up is a doddle. Reception appears
to be excellent - but then my analogue reception is also very good so
YMMV.

It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !



** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?
Click to expand...
My Thomson STB has a 3.5mm stereo socket for the S-Video connection.
Not uncommon these days.

Dave :)
 
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:47:56 +1100, "Phil Allison"
<philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote:

"Dave Goldfinch"
"Phil Allison"

** What are the video options ?

Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?

Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?


Video is limited to Composite and S-VHS.

Audio is analogue stereo and Digital audio.



** Excellent.

Are you using the S-Video ?



.......... Phil
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Unfortunately not - my aging TV doesnt have that option.

Hopefully the price of widescreen sets will drop enough for me to
contemplate buying one soon.

Dave
 
"Dave Goldfinch"
** Excellent.

Are you using the S-Video ?


Unfortunately not - my aging TV doesnt have that option.
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** Nearly all sets have it now.

A very decent 68cm with full AV can be bought for under $400.



Hopefully the price of widescreen sets will drop enough for me to
contemplate buying one soon.
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** No need for that expense to appreciate the HUGE improvement S-Video
makes.

Use it with your DVD player too.

Digital TV and typical DVD quality are practically the same.



.......... Phil
 
"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:3uis3rF11t6mvU1@individual.net...
"Phil Allison" = Turd.
CRIMINAL idiot !!!!


You need to establish if there are any still available first.


** What the FUCK for ????????
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Pardon me for assuming your questions had some point to them.

MrT.
 
"Mr.T" T = TURD

Pardon me for assuming your questions had some point to them.
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** FUCK YOU for PIG ARROGANTLY assuming YOU knew the reason.





.......... Phil
 
"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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** Mindless, autistic repetition.
....... Phil
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Priceless coming from a moron like you Phil. I've lost count on the number
of times you've repetitively posted the Thai thread. Sometimes, several
times within any 24 hour period and to multiple newsgroups as well.

Pot, kettle, toaster, black.
 
David L. Jones wrote:
Digital TV and typical DVD quality are practically the same.

Yep, much better than analog.
Although I still find that you can see the compression artefacts in
high speed sports footage which I find a bit annoying sometimes.
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You should try watching Foxtel satellite sometime - I think you'd be
very annoyed! :-\
 
David L. Jones wrote:
Digital TV and typical DVD quality are practically the same.

Yep, much better than analog.
Although I still find that you can see the compression artefacts in
high speed sports footage which I find a bit annoying sometimes.
Click to expand...
You should try watching Foxtel satellite sometime - I think you'd be
very annoyed! :-\
 
"rowan194" <googlegroups@sensation.net.au> wrote in message
news:1133024825.625459.132530@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
David L. Jones wrote:
Digital TV and typical DVD quality are practically the same.

Yep, much better than analog.
Although I still find that you can see the compression artefacts in
high speed sports footage which I find a bit annoying sometimes.

You should try watching Foxtel satellite sometime - I think you'd be
very annoyed! :-\

I'm a little surprised they'd do that. The Sky digital (via satellite) here
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in NZ shows no such artifacts, whereas in French Polynesia recently I
noticed it even in normal programming when quick action took place.
Scrimping on bandwidth in the islands I can understand, but it's pretty
inexcusable over Foxtel.

Cheers.

Ken
 
"Alan Rutlidge"
"Phil Allison"
** Mindless, autistic repetition.


Priceless coming from a moron like you Phil.
Click to expand...

** It is a simple fact.

Autistics repeat their words, especially when cornered and shown to be in
error.


I've lost count on the number of times you've repetitively posted the Thai
thread.
Click to expand...

** Which has nothing to do with the mindless repetition of erroneous words
whatsoever.

That post contained red hot question that YOU will not answer.


BTW

Is that big tree in your front yard a Magnolia ?




........ Phil
 
"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au>, the tossing Austistic Toaster Boi
from Summer Hill, wrote in message news:3usf82F12se0bU1@individual.net...
"Alan Rutlidge"
"Phil Allison"
** Mindless, autistic repetition.


Priceless coming from a moron like you Phil.


** It is a simple fact.

Autistics repeat their words, especially when cornered and shown to be in
error.


I've lost count on the number of times you've repetitively posted the
Thai thread.


** Which has nothing to do with the mindless repetition of erroneous words
whatsoever.

That post contained red hot question that YOU will not answer.


BTW

Is that big tree in your front yard a Magnolia ?




....... Phil
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No, so who ever you have spying on / stalking me Phil is obviously no
horticulturalist. Keep guessing Toaster Boi the Tosser from Summer Hill.
Better still. why don't you get them to knock on the front door and ask? Or
are all your Marist Old Boys bum buddies as gutless and as impotent as you
are?
I'll keep my cricket bat handy. :)

BTW: is that a red brick flat you live in?
 
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