Gerhard Potgieter

Multichoice yet again screwed up with their new HD PVR decoder and HD subscriptions.

According to majority of HD subscribers they woke up this morning with no HD PVR functionality.

Users have posted complaints on the DSTV forum but still awaits response from a multichoice representative, in meanwhile a list have been drawn up to help multichoice troubleshoot.

(5) Error message on screen on top of playlist screen is “Your subscription is not valid for PVR functions”

If you experience any other errors please go post it on the DSTV Forum

Multichoice released details about their HDTV and HDTV Decoder price and launch date.

Thursday Multichoice anounced the launch of its High Definition Personal Video Recorder decoder (HD PVR).

Customers whom would like to view HD channels will need a HD PVR decoder aswell as a HD Ready television set. The HD PVR decoder will be available in major retail stores from August 2008 and will launch at a price of R2 499.00 (for a limited time period).

The HD PVR will initially be made available with pre-launch software which does not include all the features for a full suite of interactive applications.  These will be made available as soon as MNet HD channel is launched at the end of August.

Customers won’t need to worry about obtaining this new software as it will be made available via Satalite transmition just like all the other decoder models get their software upgrades.

HD PVR owners will soon be able to link their HD PVR to their current Dual View PVR to enjoy viewing 3 channels at the same time, or to a 1110 decoder to enjoy viewing 2 channels at a sime time for a extra R55pm.

The first HD broacast on the DStv network will be the Beijing Olympic Games from 8 August to 24 August on channel 170.

From 24 August DStv will have a dedicated HD channel offering a mix of series,  movies, sporting action and once-off specials. This channel will be called MNet HD and will offer some of the content in surround sound aswell.