Posted 2012-01-07 18:13:43
 chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-07 11:16:31, said:
Last night I had all four new BBC programs and was like a kid with a new toy.
I was so mad ever since TV dropped BBCE and totally bored with TV.
I'm not a cook but I like food and the Lifestyle channel is fantastic.
BBCE was also good but sore eyes this morning.
I've been out of the UK for over 35 yerars so haven't seen anything.
My Thai wife got excited this morning and switched off Thai Channel 3 to watch The Weakest Link.....
My wife talked to TrueVision and came to the conclusion that Platimum was the best deal if you wanted the A La Carte. Thinkn it's about 300 B more expensive than Gold but the A La Carter costs only 100 B instead of 170 B with Gold. TV also said they would be new programs appearing on Platinum but right now I'm over joyed with the 3 new programs BBCE, Knowledge and Lifestyle. Makes such a change from repeated American movies.
Of course, I'm English so I like quiet plays, documentaries without constant interuptions (upto 30% of viewing time with History Channel) and British comedy. Must be difficult for non-Brits to get used to no advertisements.
Why dont you just download them from somewhere like pirate bay ,transfer to a hard drive and plug into your tv ,all the latest bbc progs even the 5 year old stuff on entertainment.?
Posted 2012-01-07 19:52:00
For those who using Dreambox or Openbox. The transponder is as below:
BBC Knowledge -10930 H 30000
BBC Lifestyle - 10972 H 30000
BBC CBeebies - 10847 H 30000
BBC Entertainment - 10847 H 30000
Got the above when I blindscan with Openbox.
Posted 2012-01-08 11:34:47
mikewet88, on 2012-01-07 19:52:00, said:
For those who using Dreambox or Openbox. The transponder is as below:
BBC Knowledge -10930 H 30000
BBC Lifestyle - 10972 H 30000
BBC CBeebies - 10847 H 30000
BBC Entertainment - 10847 H 30000
Got the above when I blindscan with Openbox.
Not on Truevisions, as they use 12ghz to 12.7ghz not 10&11ghz. Using a multiswitch by any chance, as if you are this would explain your set top boxes confusion. Use what is called an accurate scan, if you have an original box (not a clone) and you will see the proper transponder frequencies.
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Posted 2012-01-09 07:35:09
thaimate, on 2012-01-07 18:13:43, said:
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-07 11:16:31, said:
Why dont you just download them from somewhere like pirate bay ,transfer to a hard drive and plug into your tv ,all the latest bbc progs even the 5 year old stuff on entertainment.?
I tried Pirtate Bay and got loads of virus warning.
I tried BBC iPlayer and everything I tried is only available in the UK (silly really because back in the UK, you can watch everthinbg on the TV)
Posted 2012-01-09 09:54:46
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-09 07:35:09, said:
thaimate, on 2012-01-07 18:13:43, said:
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-07 11:16:31, said:
Why dont you just download them from somewhere like pirate bay ,transfer to a hard drive and plug into your tv ,all the latest bbc progs even the 5 year old stuff on entertainment.?
I tried Pirtate Bay and got loads of virus warning.
I tried BBC iPlayer and everything I tried is only available in the UK (silly really because back in the UK, you can watch everthinbg on the TV)
Use a private site like thebox.bz or tvchaosuk.com - be sure to follow the rules
totster 
Posted 2012-01-11 15:59:20
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-09 07:35:09, said:
thaimate, on 2012-01-07 18:13:43, said:
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-07 11:16:31, said:
Why dont you just download them from somewhere like pirate bay ,transfer to a hard drive and plug into your tv ,all the latest bbc progs even the 5 year old stuff on entertainment.?
I tried Pirtate Bay and got loads of virus warning.
I tried BBC iPlayer and everything I tried is only available in the UK (silly really because back in the UK, you can watch everthinbg on the TV)
BBC iplayer is easy to watch in Thailand using a proxy. It's even better than live TV as you can choose from any programme over the past week or more.
Posted 2012-01-11 16:17:43
chris2004, on 2012-01-11 15:59:20, said:
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-09 07:35:09, said:
thaimate, on 2012-01-07 18:13:43, said:
chiangmaibaker, on 2012-01-07 11:16:31, said:
Why dont you just download them from somewhere like pirate bay ,transfer to a hard drive and plug into your tv ,all the latest bbc progs even the 5 year old stuff on entertainment.?
I tried Pirtate Bay and got loads of virus warning.
I tried BBC iPlayer and everything I tried is only available in the UK (silly really because back in the UK, you can watch everthinbg on the TV)
BBC iplayer is easy to watch in Thailand using a proxy. It's even better than live TV as you can choose from any programme over the past week or more.
try uknova lots of programms from last night on brit tv ,also i have only ever got 2 virus warnings from pirate bay, but my anti virus stops all that.
Posted 2012-01-11 18:55:03
Totster, on 2012-01-09 09:54:46, said:
Use a private site like thebox.bz or tvchaosuk.com - be sure to follow the rules
totster
Add UKNova.com to that list
Posted 2012-01-12 11:13:08
Re auto programming the HD box seems to require taking out the cable and screwing it back in? Can this be true (TRUE)?
Posted 2012-01-13 09:15:52
Great news this! I was gutted when they took off BBC ent before and I too downgraded to Gold because of it.
I will be paying the 170 baht per month for sure, they may be 5 year old repeats (which is an exaggeration anyway) but it is still 10x than anything else on UBC.
Posted 2012-01-13 10:03:05
I tried to watch a few programmes on BBC Ent but they were pretty awful. Either I have lost my sense of humour or they really were crap. Certainly not worth Baht 170. But then I do not spend much time in front of the idiot box anyway.
Posted 2012-01-13 15:01:35
chris2004, on 2012-01-11 15:59:20, said: BBC iplayer is easy to watch in Thailand using a proxy. It's even better than live TV as you can choose from any programme over the past week or more.
Yeah but you have to watch it on your computer screen rather than on your TV from your Lazyboy.
Having said that, anyone with a WDTV media player connected to a UK VPN can watch BBC iPlayer on their TVs. Latest documentaries, soaps, drama etc for free AND watch stuff you've downloaded and stored on your hard drive. Truevisions is SO heading for the bin.
Posted 2012-01-13 18:48:52
HardenedSoul, on 2012-01-13 15:01:35, said:
chris2004, on 2012-01-11 15:59:20, said: BBC iplayer is easy to watch in Thailand using a proxy. It's even better than live TV as you can choose from any programme over the past week or more.
Yeah but you have to watch it on your computer screen rather than on your TV from your Lazyboy.
Having said that, anyone with a WDTV media player connected to a UK VPN can watch BBC iPlayer on their TVs. Latest documentaries, soaps, drama etc for free AND watch stuff you've downloaded and stored on your hard drive. Truevisions is SO heading for the bin.
I am afraid your right ,just to little to late ,when they cancelled the bbc we all downgraded got off our bums and looked elswhere ,i for one never looked back ,now watch progs that are a couple of days old instead of years old ,and for free.
Posted 2012-01-14 03:26:05
thaimate, on 2012-01-13 18:48:52, said:
....now watch progs that are a couple of days old instead of years old ,and for free.
Not sure that will last, but lets make the best of it.
Posted 2012-02-06 15:34:50
We have platinium --- today BBCE is scrambled but L and K are still open. Odd?
Posted 2012-02-07 18:31:59
Gers1873, on 2012-02-06 15:34:50, said:
We have platinium --- today BBCE is scrambled but L and K are still open. Odd?
Not odd. BBC Lifestyle and BBC Knowledge are part of the Platinum package, while BBC Entertainment and CBeebies are a la carte.
Posted 2012-02-07 19:32:00
Is BBC Entertainment showing the new Top Gear, series 18, as promised?
Posted 2012-02-09 12:05:44
astral, on 2012-02-07 19:32:00, said: Is BBC Entertainment showing the new Top Gear, series 18, as promised?
The latest series of Top Gear is showing on BBC Knowledge (Gold + Plat), slightly after UK airing - first episode Feb 12th
http://www.bbc-asia.com/topgear/
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Posted 2012-02-09 21:53:03
We paid for the a la carte BBC channels three days ago, but they are still scrambled. The Lao agent says I have to wait for Bangkok to activate it.
I don't understand the delay.
Posted 2012-02-09 22:07:00
Totster, on 2012-02-09 12:05:44, said: astral, on 2012-02-07 19:32:00, said: Is BBC Entertainment showing the new Top Gear, series 18, as promised?
The latest series of Top Gear is showing on BBC Knowledge (Gold + Plat), slightly after UK airing - first episode Feb 12th
http://www.bbc-asia.com/topgear/
totster
And the India special which was first aired in the UK on the 28h December,so much for all this 5 year old repeat lark.
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Posted 2012-02-11 13:29:54
get them all on dreambox, however, you may have to update the software.
PM me for further info
Posted 2012-02-22 03:40:48
Can anyone technically minded tell me if the programmes are being broadcast in the modern 16:9 format,
or are the still pushing programmes out in the old 4:3 format
Maybe PaulBax as his dreambox will give the relevant detail about the signal?
Thanks
All the old programmes that I recorded a year or so back have had to be replaced with torrents
to get the right format to fill my LCD screen 
Posted 2012-04-07 06:54:10
astral, on 2012-02-22 03:40:48, said:
Can anyone technically minded tell me if the programmes are being broadcast in the modern 16:9 format,
or are the still pushing programmes out in the old 4:3 format
Maybe PaulBax as his dreambox will give the relevant detail about the signal?
Thanks
All the old programmes that I recorded a year or so back have had to be replaced with torrents
to get the right format to fill my LCD screen
All the BBC channels broadcast by Truevisions (Knowledge, Lifestyle, Entertainment, CBeebies) are standard definition 4:3 signal, even with the HD box; but new shows are shown mostly widescreen format 16:10 aspect ratio, i.e. they have black bars at top and bottom. The channel logo usually overlaps though, so it's not quite a clean cut if you adjust your TV's zoom/crop/ratio setting to make the picture fill the screen. Depends on how good your TV is at adjusting and/or upscaling.
None are in HD though (yet  )!
Posted 2012-04-07 08:31:01
hotandhumid, on 2012-01-13 09:15:52, said:
Great news this! I was gutted when they took off BBC ent before and I too downgraded to Gold because of it.
I will be paying the 170 baht per month for sure, they may be 5 year old repeats (which is an exaggeration anyway) but it is still 10x than anything else on UBC.
Not really an exaggeration, I'm now watching True repeats of Top Gear 9 nightly!!
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