The retail price of a cheap DVB-T2 set top box is less than 100 MYR in China. Mine is about 80 MYR. Just search in taobao.

dah terang2 tulis syed mohktar nyer kompeni....TLDR ke?

Already gone hampas, one would've said.

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bu/newsm....php?id=1052405

MMU, Eastool To Help Malaysia Switch To Digital TV

CYBERJAYA, July 9 (Bernama) -- The Multimedia University (MMU) will conduct a joint research with a Malaysian R&D-based Eastool Solution Sdn Bhd (Eastool) to facilitate a faster and smoother Malaysian Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting (DTTB) switch-over.

To facilitate the work, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between MMU and Eastool was inked here Wednesday.

MMU was represented by its deputy dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Associate Prof Dr Lim Heng Siong, and Eastool, by its managing director Lim Seng Swee.

The research covers areas related to standards, technology, field reception issues, as well as improvements in telecommunications, wireless propagation, antenna design and power electronics.

Dr Lim (MMU) told Bernama that the implementation of DTTB would enable Malaysian broadcasters to move to fully digital platform, allowing them to offer even more TV and radio channels as compared to what was offered by the current analogue system.

"The broadcasting industry is very valuable, worth billions of ringgit and switching over to digital would mean both users and broadcasters could benefit due to having more viewing choices and lower operational costs," he said.

Meanwhile, Lim of Eastool, which has 20 years experience in developing and manufacturing broadcast equipment and components, said MMU would benefit by getting industrial updated and applying knowledge specifically in research and development.

According to him, under the Government's DTTB plans, Malaysia would have a digital multimedia hub and network of high, medium and low powered digital TV transmitters nationwide.

Initially, these will have the technical capability to carry up to 45 standard definition (SD) or 15 high definition (HD) digital television channels and the migration will involve government-owned, as well as private Malaysian TV stations, namely TV1, TV2, TV3, NTV7,8TV,TV9, TV Alhijrah and Bernama TV.

"The switch over will involve installation of new and upgraded equipment, not only for broadcasters and infrastructure owners, but also for consumers," he added.

-- BERNAMA

i have noob question. for those who subscribe astro, this digital broadcasting means nothing right?

Well, RTM channels+Bernama TV+TV-Alhijrah in Astro is already in digital, so that means nothing. For Media Prima channels however, they still showing in analogue one. Plus, MP channels PQ still hasn't improved much.

confirm songlap

fiber internet not fully available through out the whole Malaysia, now want to implement this.

Songlap till lesap

u mean that now rtm has broadcast in 2 mode?
does it means that current astro box can receive digital broadcast?
if so, then no need to buy new dvb tuner right?

what about those new channel in the future that broadcasting in digital.
can astro subscriber watched it?

still confuse how these things work

Yes, according to earlier news reports, digitised FTA channels will be made available on Astro platform. In other words, Astro subscribers can choose not to buy a separate set-top box.

i see. thanks

now for those who don't subscribe astro, what type of antenna can be use?
does the old antenna for analog reception suffice?

Hmm I'm not sure about this.

1. songlap project
2. brainwashing campaign

you will only need outdoor antenna which consists of VHF and UHF reception also DVB-T2 decoder..

list of channels that I got using DVB-T2 decoder.. Location at Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.

so finalise is use dvb-t or t2?

Media Prima and other channel still nowhere to be seen...

Of course DVB-T2.

DVB-T2 capable for both but DVB-T can't go for T2 reception. Ideology same as microsoft word 2013 can open .docx & doc file but microsoft word 2000 can only open .doc extension but not .docx

so how was the result?

reception clear?

I dunno why media prima still use sd. It looks freaking ugly in full hd led tv. Everything look so stretch and pixelated. Even the 8tv logo on the top left looks like a obese fat "8" logo.

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Jul 14 2014, 01:21 PM

to ensure if there is /are new station broadcast later, you able to received it.