[kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance

[Odhiambo Washington]

@Hook,

Let me quote what Bobby attributed to Mr. Linus Gitahi (sorry, I did not
hear Linus first hand).

<quote>
“Kenyans are not ready because less than one per cent have decoders. Some
have old black and white television sets. What happens to them?” queried
Nation Media Group Chief Executive Linus Gitahi.
</quote>

If that is truly what Mr. Gitahi said, then I must say it is nonsense. I
must side with Robert on this. Why?
Almost ALL TVs in Kenya (with the exception of a few that Samsung brought
into the market recently) are analog. They all need a Set Top Box (STB) to
receive the Digital signals when the analog transmission is switched off
regardless of whether they are color or back&white TVs. I believe you are
not asking Bobby to explain to you what an STB does.

I hope this answers both your questions, especially if you've looked at the
diagrams Bobby attached.



On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Robert
> I'm sorry but I do not see how Mr Gitahi's statement shows a lack of
> understanding of the decoder.  Please elucidate?  I myself do not have
> a set top box or decoder.
>
> Also, you say "The black and white TV you are referring to will
> receive an analogue signal and will not need to understand the digital
> signal. "  Pls explain why not?
>
> Rgds
> Francis
>
> On 5 December 2012 08:57, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > trouble
>
>
>
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