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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joecrow" data-source="post: 1191858" data-attributes="member: 128337">For your info:-The existing OTA TV system in Germany is DVBT with about 24 channels (varies by area) it is digital but not HD and no radio, all channels are available unscrabled. Public channels are funded via a subscription per household similar but more expensive than the BBC license fee in the UK, other channels are funded by advertising which is subject to regulations on when and how long (I reckon more than in the UK but less than the US) .As I understand it, and please anyone correct me if this is wrong,  the plan is that the new system DVBT2 HD(HEVC encoded full 1920x1280)  will ultimarely (quite quickly) replace the current system once it starts up in full in March 2017. The problem is that although many TVs have DVBT/2 tuners very few, even at this time, can handle HEVC decoding so if you do not have an HTPC running MP you will need an STB<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />. Furthermore although public brodcaster channels will continue to be unscambled many if not all the others will be scrambled. I have to confess that the prospect of paying for channels with advertising albeit in HD, that I currently get for free does not fill me with delight.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. Again as I understand it a monthly subscription with the purchase of an authorised C1+ module which can be plugged into a appropriate TV, STB and other hardware will unscamble the non public channels.It will be interesting to see if the audience for the scambled channels will be big enough to keep the advertises happy, if not we might well see some channels dropping out of the scambled option. I live in hope<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh    :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" />.</blockquote>

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