the cheapest with only watching tv function and nothing else, is abt 1k+
where ur area rs? the basic decoder u can get it opposite giant plentong, shop name AES

Just joint this thread then you will know more about faclities to receive HDTV.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/540962

or just ask the expert rx330..

bro, u the satelite expert lar, not me

Got the TViX tuner added to my 4100 yesterday finally. However only managed to get the non-HD channels. RTM-HD channel (9) is there but no program . Is it because my received signal is too weak (at around 77%)?

Just scanned and my signal is at 98%. Only 30 channel availlable that including TV and Radio channel but not any single HDTV channel.

The signal 77% is sufficient to lock any DVB-T signal.

wah, so much? 30 channel? ada apa zdan?
the signal got smapai jaybee or not?

My area Sunway can receive good indoor RTM DVB-T signal.

But I cant see the RTM HD cause my DVB-T USB stick don't support HD on my laptop.

I tested at Seri Petaling, RTM DVB-T signal is loud and clear at indoor!

Watching Olympic even on the Standard Definition of RTM1 & RTM2 are way much clearer than the Astro DVB-S CH 101 & 102 of RTM1 & RTM2. Astro digital video is sucked and not clear.. many generation lost!

zdan, do you get the RTM-HD channel listed? I didn't count the number of chan my TViX managed to scan but clrearly RTM-HD is captured to channel 9. When I swticthed to channel 9, RTM-HD is shown as chnnale name but with no picture. However I did get intermittent pop/click sound now and then. That's why I thought it could be my received signal is not strong enough. Does anyone else managed to watch the RTM-HD channel?? Kiding mentioned this RTM-HD channel is showing Olympics in the 1st message of this thread.

The RTM HD may have poor reception or low bit rate occasionally, but it won't last long, just about 30 minutes outage only. if you are using USB TV sticker, then it may be your codec unable to decode the H.264, you may refer to the following thread for detail

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=762346&hl=RTM

nop so far, still work it out. All 30 channel scanned, but some empty. As source said the HD transmission is not consistently being transmitted, means that it not always there. (Trial)

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Added on August 13, 2008, 9:47 pmwaa.. still interested rtm ka? Beam only for Klang valley ma... it still on trial

This post has been edited by zdan: Aug 13 2008, 09:47 PM

bro i think susah, even normal msia channels i got problems receving, very blurry....

Yes, after doing some hardwork on the roof top, managed to bump up the signal to 98%-100% for RTM-HD channel (other channels always at 100%) . And yes, the Olympics broadcast is on RTM-HD in HD . I believe it must be 1080i as well because seems like my TViX 4100 is having a hard time to keep up (having rather frequent stuttering/jerking/pixelation blocks). However playback on the recorded stream was much smoother with hardly any stuttering (will bring this issue over to TViX thread for help).

BTW, I only managed to get 16channels (half of them are radio and only 1 HD).

This post has been edited by Jack28HT: Aug 14 2008, 10:42 AM

jack, those are DAB , digital audio broadcast, almost CD quality

rtm HD audio how? spore usin gdolby digital 5.1

Yeah, but those are all standard RTM radio channels that I hardly listen to normally. I usually listen to radio while driving (90% of time is 988).

Hah, don't talk about audio on RTM-HD. It's only MPEG1 2 chan lah, so pathetic. Anyway, I am so excited to be able to get HD video now, and will likely whine about the audio later, especially once they starting to show HD movies.

BTW, did you record the opening ceremony of the Olympics? I regret like hell that I didn't get the HD tuner during the AV show last month. Didn't expect RTM to show in HD lah...

I managed to download the 720p version of the opening ceremony, but it;s the US NBC version (edited and not live version). Still trying to look for real live HD version. How is the quality broadcasted from Singapore?

This post has been edited by Jack28HT: Aug 14 2008, 11:35 AM

kekkeke, i din watch
not really an olampik fan lar...

Olympics opening ceremony is more like an epic movie, scale wse. So I think you don't need to be a sports fan to enjoy it lor..

I will likely get the a cantonese version (in HD) next week, apparently with better commentary (more detailed explanation, history or background related).. I am currently trying to dowload another version, but in German, Spanish, French, or stadium sound only (how come they left out english!!) Hope the video quality will be excellent... otherwise will be a big waste for 26GB.

There is only 6 SD channels from RTM currently, namely RTM1, RTM2, Muzik Aktif, Arena, Bes Aktif and RTMi plus 7 RTM radio, namely KlassicFM, MusicFM, KLFM, AiFM, TraxxFM, KlassicFM and MinnalFM.
All the above are on frequency 658MHz UHF channel 44.

The RTM HD channel is on 674MHz UHF channel 46. my USB TV Stick can only receive SD and not HD which use H.264 coding. I can ehar stereo Olympic sound but no video.

However there is not audio at all these few days. Maybe in trial only.

If like the thread above said can receive 30 channels, there mean u r receiving U Mobile DVB-H also which transmitted on frequency 599MHz UHF. DVB-H and DVB-T SD both use MPEG2 coding but normal DVB-T receiver cant decode it as U Mobile signal is for handheld mobile like Nokia N77 and need authetication on U Mobile 3G network.


All transmitted from KL Tower. Boosters have not be installed yet. SG DVB-T has several boosters around the island beside Bkt Timah main UHF transmission site. So there is why can easily receive Mediacorp DVB-T around island.

some area in spore still kenot receive, if i recall coorectly, but we in jaybee already receivin liao

I was able to watch Olympics for the past 2 days whenever I switched on to RTM-HD channel. I found out that you need a high signal level (close to 90%) in order to get a stable RTM-HD video image, compared to only 70+% is needed for the STD channels. So for those with HD tuner, do adjust your anttena to get better reception if you can't see the RTM-HD video image. I guess this is because of the much higher bit rate for the HD stream (13-15Mb/s).

can anyone receive rtm sd channels now? they seem to have dissapeared...