[kictanet] Digital migration and mass ignorance

Wed Dec 5 15:34:14 EAT 2012

I agree with Hook int saying that if the Govt. was serious about the
migration then they would have facilitated importation of the set-top boxes
if not banning imports of analogue tvs. The case being that they didn't do
that what now? Push the deadline again? and again?

I read a lot of mischief too in declaring that a potentially humongous
swath of the country will have no access to the TV news come January 2013.
Where are the Set-top boxes? and where is the movement of the government in
educating the public why they need to bother with these fangled
contraptions? The media campaign with TVs swimming across a river elicited
curiosity, not action.

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>wrote:

> My understanding is that he meant the B&W TVs cannot use STBs, which might
> be right or wrong, depending on the interfaces provided on the TV for
> connecting input devices. All TVs are not the same. We should not wait till
> everyone can afford STBs. They will catch up one day:-)
> We cannot wait till everyone buys a car so that we start taking a journey
> than can only be taken by car. Those who don't will "take a lift" from
> those who have already. Those whose TVs stop working can watch at the
> neighbors.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I'd surmise he (rightly) meant that some people cannot afford a colour
>> TV let alone a decoder. So what happens to them?
>>
>> On 5 December 2012 12:56, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Francis,
>> >
>> > It's because of the following part of his  statement: "....Some have old
>> > black and white television sets. What happens to them?”"
>> >
>> > We need to ask him what he meant. I hope he didn't mean to say that B&W
>> TVs
>> > cannot use a STB.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Washington
>> >> Thanks.   I think have rudimentary knowledge of what a set top box is
>> >> - is it a device used to convert digital signals to allow an analogue
>> >> TV to receive them?
>> >>
>> >> If so, then I still do not get why it should be said Linus does not
>> >> understand.  Is it because he used the word "decoder" instead of "set
>> >> top box"?   Sorry i still do get it.
>> >>
>> >> Can anyone else enlighten me?
>> >>
>> >> Rgds
>> >>
>> >> F
>> >>
>> >> On 5 December 2012 11:26, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> > @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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Mark Mwangi

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