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[csolgosz]

Anyone know about the boxes you can buy in Thailand that give you access to a lot more channels without paying a subscription for cable TV?

[astral]

I wonder if they have worked out the technical details of how to get the signal to all the people?

Under the analogue system they could not even manage sharing antenna masts
so multiple aerials are needed pointed at the different station masts

Coverage with digital is more difficult and people in remote locations
may find themselves without a signal when the old system is turned off,
as they have in the UK, which is a much smaller area than Thailand

Interesting comment about Australia, I wonder how Thailand will cope
in the monsoon rains?
No signal?  Just like the satellite service?  

[astral]

The topic is about Thai television, please stick to that

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[softgeorge]

astral, on 2012-02-06 02:15:43, said:

I wonder if they have worked out the technical details of how to get the signal to all the people?

Under the analogue system they could not even manage sharing antenna masts
so multiple aerials are needed pointed at the different station masts

Coverage with digital is more difficult and people in remote locations
may find themselves without a signal when the old system is turned off,
as they have in the UK, which is a much smaller area than Thailand

Interesting comment about Australia, I wonder how Thailand will cope
in the monsoon rains?
No signal?  Just like the satellite service?  

Most people in Australia had to buy new T.V's (Good for the overseas economy) or set top boxes as well as new Antenna's.  Yes in Australia when you get medium/ heavy rain (not as heavy as Thailand) you loose your reception exactly the same as sattelite T.V.  If you live in the Major cities In Australia then it is best to get your T.V through cable.  I live more than 70 kms from Melbourne so can't get cable t.v.  Unfortuantely for Thailand to use cable they  would need to go underground.  Definately no more room on thier poles.

Edited by softgeorge, 2012-02-06 06:41:43.

[David Barker]

thaiIand, on 2012-02-05 20:04:36, said:

lol iptv. in thailand? Thailand has worse internet stability than most african countries with civil wars.

We have been using it in Hua hin for 3 yrs you only need a 2m connection

[sultan]

trainman34014, on 2012-02-04 11:13:57, said:

sultan, on 2012-02-04 10:56:24, said:

This would (or could) dovetail nicely with the supposed drive to learn english, if they were to provide a range of english-speaking channels for kids, news, natural history etc.

Unfortunately I can't really see that happening....

Wake up !  If you put 100 channels on Thai TV; 98 of them in English and 2 in Thai, which channels do you think the Thai's will be watching?

Morning SIr!

I think, having 2 young kids of my own here, that young kids will watch what they like. My kids watch a broad mix of thai (mostly dubbed) and english stuff like peppa pig, wiggles etc. the average adult doesn't factor in my arguement here - a healthy exposure to english/chinese/japanese programmes geared at infants/toddlers via free-to-air tv does wonders for a childs ear for any language. throw in some structured, fun use of language like simple songs and you have kids with the confidence to learn, but more importantly they will want to - who on earth wouldn't?

When I go to my local Jusco we have a dvd outlet there (not scorpion, but similar) - they offer dubbed disney etc dvd/vcds for less than 100 baht, but the source disks that they must have been copied from and dubbed, which are english language..... 450baht. I'm no genius but obviously there is an infectious agenda coming from somewhere, with an objective brazenly opposed to the  'English is a priority' discharge we get from this weeks education minister.

The open world of social media must terrify the powerbrokers of this country after the  recent protests and other problems. Oh yeah - I can see exactly why these old boys want to empower the next generation with unrestricted information. Perfect sense that

[richard_smith237]

w11guy, on 2012-02-04 11:05:09, said:

WhizBang, on 2012-02-04 10:23:48, said:

Oh dear!

Thai TV in it's current form is rubbish, now imagine Thai TV with 100 more channels of even worse rubbish.  The mind boggles.

I just got back from 2 months in the USA.  There they have hundreds and hundreds of channels available.  And barely any worth watching.  american TV has deteriorated significantly in the past 10 years.  Reality TV and shopping seem to top the list, followed by narrowcast channels aimed at specific groups.

I am talking about 'Free' TV, not the premium pay channels.  Although the free tv is not really free either.  And many premium pay channels just rerun the same old movies time and time again.  Not really worth paying for, in my opinion.

I predict that the future of TV in Thailand is dismal.

Watching TV isn't compulsory. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Plenty of other things to do.

Somewhat unimaginative: Do you also answer 'if you don't like it go home' in other threads where there is some criticism of Thailand ?

[KamalaDreamer]

richard_smith237, on 2012-02-09 04:29:34, said:

w11guy, on 2012-02-04 11:05:09, said:

WhizBang, on 2012-02-04 10:23:48, said:

Oh dear!

Thai TV in it's current form is rubbish, now imagine Thai TV with 100 more channels of even worse rubbish.  The mind boggles.

I just got back from 2 months in the USA.  There they have hundreds and hundreds of channels available.  And barely any worth watching.  american TV has deteriorated significantly in the past 10 years.  Reality TV and shopping seem to top the list, followed by narrowcast channels aimed at specific groups.

I am talking about 'Free' TV, not the premium pay channels.  Although the free tv is not really free either.  And many premium pay channels just rerun the same old movies time and time again.  Not really worth paying for, in my opinion.

I predict that the future of TV in Thailand is dismal.

Watching TV isn't compulsory. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Plenty of other things to do.

Somewhat unimaginative: Do you also answer 'if you don't like it go home' in other threads where there is some criticism of Thailand ?

Mediocrity.

Watch what moves you.

[thaiIand]

David Barker, on 2012-02-06 16:09:51, said:

thaiIand, on 2012-02-05 20:04:36, said:

lol iptv. in thailand? Thailand has worse internet stability than most african countries with civil wars.

We have been using it in Hua hin for 3 yrs you only need a 2m connection

maybe you are happy with your low quality CRT tv but for a good tv, 2mbit doesnt give you much quality. Only good for thai soaps.

[wxyz]

thaiIand, on 2012-02-09 10:12:06, said:

David Barker, on 2012-02-06 16:09:51, said:

thaiIand, on 2012-02-05 20:04:36, said:

lol iptv. in thailand? Thailand has worse internet stability than most african countries with civil wars.

We have been using it in Hua hin for 3 yrs you only need a 2m connection

maybe you are happy with your low quality CRT tv but for a good tv, 2mbit doesnt give you much quality. Only good for thai soaps.

or thai soapies, hehehe

Edited by wxyz, 2012-02-09 11:17:59.

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed.

[osiboy]

wxyz, on 2012-02-05 10:39:53, said:

mosquitobill, on 2012-02-04 14:54:51, said:

I moved from England 8ys ago because the goverment does not give a shit if you are British and bring back Guy Fawkes but British TV is the best in the world

A man is only as old as the woman he is holding"

The only British TV show I found tolerable was "The Benny Hill Show" (TV Series 1969–1989)

that say it all !!, .....benny was a sexcist introvert , .... and if you find benny hill funnier than say .....monty python , john cleese , billy connolly [worlds best comedian btw] peter kay , frankie boyle , ricky gervais etc etc , well,........... stop copying the comedy programmes made in the UK that the US continues to do , except when they do,.....they are not funny anymore,...................take ''the office"  for example , ......... at least the UK version was funny !!!! , ..........if it had canned laughter the US would have found it a great comedy , as there was no canned laughter they were unsure if it was funny or not !!,.........same with american music, .........it has nothing to say ,........no substance what so ever since elvis , sorry to my american friends , but we have this descusion often ,.......... and they cant defend their culture-less corner , stick to technology ,............... your good at that !!,................. leave humour to the brits ,.......... and wind ups too !!

[KamalaDreamer]

osiboy, on 2012-02-12 04:46:47, said:

wxyz, on 2012-02-05 10:39:53, said:

mosquitobill, on 2012-02-04 14:54:51, said:

I moved from England 8ys ago because the goverment does not give a shit if you are British and bring back Guy Fawkes but British TV is the best in the world

A man is only as old as the woman he is holding"

The only British TV show I found tolerable was "The Benny Hill Show" (TV Series 1969–1989)

that say it all !!, .....benny was a sexcist introvert , .... and if you find benny hill funnier than say .....monty python , john cleese , billy connolly [worlds best comedian btw] peter kay , frankie boyle , ricky gervais etc etc , well,........... stop copying the comedy programmes made in the UK that the US continues to do , except when they do,.....they are not funny anymore,...................take ''the office"  for example , ......... at least the UK version was funny !!!! , ..........if it had canned laughter the US would have found it a great comedy , as there was no canned laughter they were unsure if it was funny or not !!,.........same with american music, .........it has nothing to say ,........no substance what so ever since elvis , sorry to my american friends , but we have this descusion often ,.......... and they cant defend their culture-less corner , stick to technology ,............... your good at that !!,................. leave humour to the brits ,.......... and wind ups too !!

Not sure where you have been or where you are going  Osiboy but my advice would be, if you get fed up with Thai soaps watch the thai wife get on a motor bike.

If that don't work you are probably on a loser. SE Asia is a long way from South Wales.

[MJo]

robertson468, on 2012-02-04 11:41:45, said:

Unfortunately, this does not say if this will take away the monopoly for sattelite TV from True Vision.  Anyone any ideas?

In northern europe it did. Before going digital pay tv market was very small and no content in native language. Very few had satellite or subscribed to pay tv via cable. And it was very expensive.

When digital tv arrived number of channels increased as did the choice for premium pay tv with reasonable prices. And subscriber base grew exponentially in the first year.

Now let's just hope same happens in Thailand, although i won't believe it until i see it in my own eyes. But at least this opens the door for change.

[KamalaDreamer]

If you want high quality television Thailand is not the place to find it. Not a criticism. The opposite in fact.

[osiboy]

csolgosz, on 2012-02-05 21:34:47, said:

Anyone know about the boxes you can buy in Thailand that give you access to a lot more channels without paying a subscription for cable TV?

yes,.......if your thai, they're rubbish,.....if your farang, ...they're are worse !!

Edited by osiboy, 2012-02-12 07:25:49.

[khunron13]

Kind of hard to be a revolution when digital programming has been the standard in the civilized world for years!

[samran]

KamalaDreamer, on 2012-02-12 05:51:46, said:

If you want high quality television Thailand is not the place to find it. Not a criticism. The opposite in fact.

True, but then again the handful terrestrial channels that you have now don't leave much room beyond Thai soaps, imported Chinese and Korean drama's and the odd good discussion show which isn't plastered with ads for soap suds in the background.

I doubt that there will be the production ability and depth of resources to provide 100 channels, but who knows, more channels might lead to the odd gem of a show to break through outside the confines the normal terrestrial options that we have at present.

I know watching the evolution of digitial telly in places like the UK and Australia, digital channels offer more opportunity to specialise and offer more unique offerings, some of which go on to be popular without the neccessary need for huge ratings or big sponsors to support them in the initial stages.

So lets see. It won't all be great, but there will be some stuff which rises above it all which simply wouldn't get a run on the normal channels.

Edited by samran, 2012-02-14 12:07:39.