4DTV Receiver

[PopcornNMore]

A 4DTV receiver allows access to digicipher programming as well as analog. My question is: Would it also receive DVB (FTA) programming like the Pansat, Coolsat and other receivers? I don't know if it would switch the 13 and 18V to control polarization. It probably wouldn't control at diseqc switch as well. If only 1 receiver box had everything.

 

[mkm4]

No. It can not receive any DVB programming.

 

[Tron]

Some of the higher-end broadcast-grade Digicipher II boxes (commerical ones, not the 4DTV) will do both DCII and DVB... but they are very $$$....

The Motorola 4402x comes to mind... Also, the Motorola 4800 will do both DCII and DVB, AND it can do DVB 4:2:2... but again, we're talking serious money.

I don't think the commercial receivers are 4DTV compliant.

 

[hunter2]

Hello,

What is the Digicipher? Is it another standard of signal transmission? Or it’s an encryption …

 

[Mr Tony]

The original scrambling for C-Band was VideoCipher (also called VCII)
The digital version is Digicipher II (or DCII for short). You need a 4DTV box for that

DVB is what most boxes out there do (Fortec, pansat, Satwork, etc)

DCII and DVB are signal transmition types.

 

[hunter2]

So to watch the DC II programming is the matter of buying the receiver?

 

[Mr Tony]

the 4DTV receiver needs to be authorized and to get the channel maps, you need to be on C-band

 

[hunter2]

I see, so there is a CI slot on the 4DTV receiver
What about IA5 (ex. T5) on Freq. 11894 H transponder 10 Merrill Lynch (I don't think that anybody will watch that channel, but just to see if it works) it's on KU band ... can it be visible

 

[Mr Tony]

scrambled...wouldnt be able to pick it up

 

[Mr Tony]

something that it could pick up would be the PBS stuff on AMC3

12096 V 19510

or Louisiana PBS
12072 H 14630

 

[Tron]

LPB is the reason I am interested in a DCII receiver. Since I live in Louisiana and New Orleans doesn't have an LPB affiliate (it DOES have 2 PBS ones), I'd like to be able to receive that network.

The question is whether or not the commercial receivers require authorization even for the DCII FTA channels. That is a question I should be able to answer for everyone by the end of the week... I've got 2 DCII receivers coming in, one is a pro broadcast model.