[filmsthinbloke]

Can Freesat HD boxes decode DVB-S2? If not could they be made to with new firmware?

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by filmsthinbloke

Can Freesat HD boxes decode DVB-S2? If not could they be made to with new firmware?

All freesat HD boxes have DVB-S2 tuners. It's part of the freesat spec.

[filmsthinbloke]

That's good news indeed then the following could happen.
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'There’s a thought doing the rounds that reshuffling could take place to remove two existing SD BBC1 regions from the BBC HD tp (on to other SD TP’s) then switching to DVB-S2 with the potential to then add ITV1 HD. It also means C4HD and Five could be added without much fuss at a later date and would give enough bandwidth for up to four HD services of around 11 or 12MB/service with 1-2MB of spare stat-Mux’d overhead capacity, all on Astra 2D.'
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[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by filmsthinbloke

That's good news indeed then the following could happen.
Quote.
'There’s a thought doing the rounds that reshuffling could take place to remove two existing SD BBC1 regions from the BBC HD tp (on to other SD TP’s) then switching to DVB-S2 with the potential to then add ITV1 HD. It also means C4HD and Five could be added without much fuss at a later date and would give enough bandwidth for up to four HD services of around 11 or 12MB/service with 1-2MB of spare stat-Mux’d overhead capacity, all on Astra 2D.'
Unquote.

It could indeed

[Trollslayer]

This assumes the satellites can process DVB-S2 without any problems - hopefully.