If you watch TGN on Hotbird, have you noticed how dreadful the sound quality is? It could certainly do with being improved. Compared with most other channels, the audio is very distorted.

We've just tuned in the radio station 94EFM a popular Bangkok radio station. It comes up on the EPG as TGN Radio. Again, the sound greatly needs improvement. The audio on the television channel is bearable, however the radio station is not. 94EFM sounds like it's being broadcast from an FM radio that's not quite tuned in properly.

Anyone else find this mildly irritating? I think we need to get in touch with the broadcasters concerned and suggest they listen to what they're broadcasting.

I'll be writing to the radio station:

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Cliff,

I believe that the quality is due to the programmes being analog (rather than digital) so I'm not sure if there is anything that could be done to gain improvement.

Got to be worth contacting the broadcasters, you never know!

Out of interest...did you just post a similar question on Alsat (I've just responding to a similiar question on there!)?

Thanks for that Mark and good to see you're on Alsat too. If more TUK members realised just how many fantastic channels are available on the Technomate satellite receivers, everyone would want one! I'm surprised so many people pay so much £££ to $ky. I guess it must be their marketing.

I don't think there's any excuse for having the radio station sounding as dire as the one broadcasting on 12207H. Someone needs to teach their engineer a thing or two...

Couldn't agree more Cliff - I can't wait to try out the new SSSP for the TM too! ;-)

What is alsat & does it have thai TV, sounds interesting

Kob - there are two Thai satellite tv channel available in the UK. Both are on Hotbird, one of many satellites. We have a TM receiver (Technomate 1500CI+) connected to a satellite dish with three LNBs pointing to three different satellites, so we can see literally thousands of tv channels.

Have a look at this thread for more details on our satellite system.

Thanks Cliff, Theres a lot to look into, but you've got me thinking.

Thanks Cliff very helpfull post.

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there are two Thai satellite tv channel available in the UK. Both are on Hotbird, one of many satellites.

Got TGN and the radio station. what's the second T V station?

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Got TGN and the radio station. what's the second T V station?

Dhamma Channel. Basically it's a Bhuddist religious program.

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If you watch TGN on Hotbird, have you noticed how dreadful the sound quality is?

Sorry Cliff, but I reckon youu must have a set up problem or faulty equipment. Mol is watching TGN right now and the sound quality is just fine.

Keith

Here's a link to Dhamma: DMC TV

The frequency is 10949 V

Keith, I must admit that when we turned on TGN earlier it sounded less distorted than usual, however now there's a game show on and it's back to the way it usually is. The satellite signal bounces from Thaicom to Hotbird via Israel. Someone along the chain is definitely transmitting audio levels that are too high. Maybe they need some tips from people like CNN or the BBC who bounce video/audio signals around the world all the time without any distortion.

Have you heard the radio station yet? If you scan the frequecy 12207 H you should see TGN Radio on the list of radio stations. That's it. It's worse that the tv station!

As a matter of interest, are you using a Technomate receiver?

My box is a LIDl cheapy (silver crest).Works fine but has no card slot.

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As a matter of interest, are you using a Technomate receiver?

Yes with an 80cmdish

Hi,

I can confirm that the sound quality we get from TGN is rubbish!

(and there's the endlessly repeated advert(s), especially the one for coconut milk….. all together now “carrot” “chocolate for daddy” “coconut miwl”)

They also bump up the volume during the adverts and you quite often see what looks like the stripes across the picture that you get on warn out video tapes.

But it keeps the wife and kids happy, so I just go to another room during the 8 o’clock movie (shout-a-thon), like I'm doing now!

J

We have a technomate too, and the sound can be absolutely rubbish at times.

That coconut milk commercial really drives us crazy now. The wife mutes the TV when it comes on.

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That coconut milk commercial really drives us crazy now. The wife mutes the TV when it comes on.

Indeed, at the end of the commercial I can usually be heard shouting. It's CHAO KOH you stupid flipping female canine.