Quite happy to see that! I am quite obsessed with J and K dramas/contents these days.

Still too early to say. Noticeably missing are FTA commercial channels (TV3, 8TV, Awesome TV .etc) and also the entire digital TV offering (except TV Okey on Astro/NJOI) of RTM on all pay platforms.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Mar 12 2021, 01:02 AM

According to what I read, Since they want the reach after all, which is not available for the moment. They might think that it isn't viable to place on a new platform even that it is free for them to carry.
Remember that Media Prima channels wasn't available on NJOI at early stages?
It is just a matter of time that all FTA channels will be made available on all platforms, this is if they wish to.

For now will use multiple platforms to access TV channels(MYTV DTT, Unifi playTV, and might consider signing this Sirius TV after seeing the whole lineup)

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Mar 12 2021, 01:16 AM

As a new provider, it would be better for all channels (regardless of HD/SD channels) to be carried only in HEVC mode. It would require only around half of the bitrate (~2.5-4 Mbps for HD) for similar video/visual quality when compared to H.264/MPEG-4 (~5-8 Mbps for HD), which will then allowed more channels, if available, to be carried across the platform. Furthermore, the decoder used to receive such channels should likely to be HEVC compatible. If feasible, you may use VBR, which furthermore increases the picture quality.

As suggested by Josh, audio in at least 192kbps (MP2 Stereo) is considered okay for general use. However, if possible, 128kbps (LC-AAC Stereo) would be the best, if you wish to move to the AAC audio format (which Josh said requires patent). Definitely don't use 96kbps MP2 Stereo, as it provides horrible audio.

Obviously, Sirius TV is still on testing mode as on now, so wish the team all the best.

And in addition, is there any plans for connected TV (OTT) services (such as catch up/mobile app) or TV recording service (via external HDD) to be provided on the platform? As for both services I would prefer the latter more, but the former is ok (for convenience).

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Mar 21 2021, 07:15 PM

As I guess, the signal strength of the service footprint. (The larger the number, usually the service will be more stable. The smaller the number, the larger the satellite dish is needed for signal reliability)

That's great. Hopefully you may transmit the services on H.265 HEVC mode only (since the set top box supports it).

You mentioned that the box has DVB-T2 support. Does it mean it can be used to watch terrestrial TV channels? (In my area in JB, the usual MYTV DTT and Mediacorp Singapore DTT channels.)

Is your channel list final? I would like to learn the channel list before wishing to subscribing to this

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Mar 22 2021, 12:25 PM