20 replies to this topic

[justin25]

Hi guys anyone know when the Olympic channels will be visible on the Foxtel platform i know with a third party box you can pick them up but cant view them

[BigVic]

21st July. There's currently a preview channel (500)

[blairy]

Three preview HD channels all showing the same preview...112, 500 and 611

blairy

[Andyt32]

its channels 200 and 500  as 112 is the Comedy Channel lol

[miata]

Andyt32, on 04 July 2012 - 12:51 AM, said:

its channels 200 and 500  as 112 is the Comedy Channel lol

I'm getting them on 140, 500 & 611.

[doodlefeatures]

If you have the HD channels you don't see 200

[Knowfirst]

doodlefeatures, on 04 July 2012 - 11:05 AM, said:

If you have the HD channels you don't see 200

not quite correct, Foxtel's (formerly Austar) HD viewers do, as Foxtel's (formerly Austar's) HDs are still in the 200 range.

[blairy]

blairy, on 03 July 2012 - 05:32 PM, said:

Three preview HD channels all showing the same preview...112, 500 and 611

blairy

Andyt32, on 04 July 2012 - 12:51 AM, said:

its channels 200 and 500  as 112 is the Comedy Channel lol

miata, on 04 July 2012 - 10:35 AM, said:

I'm getting them on 140, 500 & 611.

Miata's got it right...sorry must have been having a senior moment

I don't get Channel 200; comes up as Channel Unavailable.

blairy

Edited by blairy, 04 July 2012 - 08:20 PM.

[doodlefeatures]

Knowfirst, on 04 July 2012 - 06:51 PM, said:

not quite correct, Foxtel's (formerly Austar) HD viewers do, as Foxtel's (formerly Austar's) HDs are still in the 200 range.

This is the Foxtel (formerly Foxtel) forum, not the the Foxtel (formerly Austar) one though

Edited by doodlefeatures, 04 July 2012 - 09:02 PM.

[peterca]

I see the Olympic channels are up and running this morning.

Edited by peterca, 21 July 2012 - 08:51 AM.

[sydneyranger]

I have nothing. I am on foxtel lite, but i did get the extra channels when the commonwealth games were on.

[Aussiedude]

and my AVR is showing that the HD channels are running DD 5.1 and SD are PCM 2.0. at a quick glance of a min or 2 they dont look too bad.

[BribieG]

All seem to be showing the same previews and interviews at the moment (Liesel Jones on now). PQ looks very good though it's just local stuff ATM.

[Ralfi]

Aussiedude, on 21 July 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

and my AVR is showing that the HD channels are running DD 5.1 and SD are PCM 2.0. at a quick glance of a min or 2 they dont look too bad.

None of mine are showing 5.1......

[davmel]

sydneyranger, on 21 July 2012 - 09:57 AM, said:

I have nothing. I am on foxtel lite, but i did get the extra channels when the commonwealth games were on.

Yeah, really sucks for you Foxtel lite customers that pay for the sports package but don't get the "free" Olympics channels because all 8 SD and all 8 HD channels have been put on two temporary vertical transponders. The satellite is faulty and two horizontal transponders can't be used.

[davmel]

Ralfi, on 21 July 2012 - 08:42 PM, said:

None of mine are showing 5.1......

The HD Olumpics channels do have Dolby Digltal streams (which is an improvement on the MPEG only audio for the HD channels during the previous winter olympics and comm games). But the SD channels have the usual MPEG audio only.

[Ralfi]

The HDMI port on the IQHD box is capable of sending 5.1 audio right?

I ask because my previous HDPVR could only send 5.1 via its optical port, & I'm wondering if I'm not getting 5.1 on the IQHD due to this restriction?

[peterca]

Ralfi, on 25 July 2012 - 03:46 PM, said:

The HDMI port on the IQHD box is capable of sending 5.1 audio right?

I ask because my previous HDPVR could only send 5.1 via its optical port, & I'm wondering if I'm not getting 5.1 on the IQHD due to this restriction?

It does, just make sure the HDMI output is set to AC3 in setup.

[Ralfi]

peterca, on 25 July 2012 - 04:08 PM, said:

It does, just make sure the HDMI output is set to AC3 in setup.

I'll need to check that. Thanks, Peter.

[Slattery]

Are the HD olympic channels outputting in 5.1 audio or only 2.0?

[minty]

Slattery, on 06 August 2012 - 09:49 AM, said:

Are the HD olympic channels outputting in 5.1 audio or only 2.0?

5.1