Discovery Quest is on... (Merged) - Freeview

tvhamster · 05-01-2009, 18:56

I can confirm that Discovery Quest has got its stream... but for some reason Price-drop has it as well... Might be my box...

but its on LCN 47 and is labeled "QUEST"

DXRulz · 05-01-2009, 19:01

I have Quest on LCN 47 but its blank?

sparkidee · 05-01-2009, 19:07

Its blank on my box as well!

NEWLINEtv · 05-01-2009, 19:08

might be launching tomorrow

(me hopes)

mediamaster · 05-01-2009, 19:12

The Picture Quality has shot right up on SDN since the price-drop stream closed!.

sparkidee · 05-01-2009, 19:15

Its kinda weird how it wasnt really bigged up anywhere, first I found out about it was last night when I came on here

Ray Cathode · 05-01-2009, 19:15

Price Drop has been removed and a placeholder for Quest has appeared on Mux A at LCN47. No video yet.

IanDF · 05-01-2009, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXRulz

I have Quest on LCN 47 but its blank?

47?

I think its time there was another EPG reshuffle (preferably separating out channels in the "entertainment" section a little more.

I have a feeling Quest might struggle at LCN47. I wonder how many people will cross the dross and encrypted section (ranging from roughly 22 to 46) of the EPG? I rarely get as far as even the small island around ITV4, Film4 or E4 (channels that surely survive through reputation and cross promotion) never mind all the way to 47.

sparkidee · 05-01-2009, 19:19

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...w-channel.html

here is the link that says about Quest

chris20 · 05-01-2009, 19:20

they need to put the music channels together news together shopping and games together and entertainment together.

DXRulz · 05-01-2009, 19:22

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Originally Posted by chris20

they need to put the music channels together news together shopping and games together and entertainment together.

Like Sky did with their recent reshuffle. Well, they were like that anyway they just moved the sections around a bit and made space for new channels in each section.

chris20 · 05-01-2009, 19:24

also freesat has it like that its better

Ray Cathode · 05-01-2009, 19:26

If you have a Freeview box with genuine favourites that can be re-ordered like mine, then Quest is put at the top of the list after Five!

Furnell · 05-01-2009, 19:27

@ IanDF

A few of us have been discussing the channel location in another thread, it really does seem like a poor choice for a new channel. hopefully there will be a reshuffle somewhere down the line...

lstar337 · 05-01-2009, 19:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Cathode

If you have a Freeview box with genuine favourites that can be re-ordered like mine, then Quest is put at the top of the list after Five!

Would it not make sense to find out what the content is like before bumping it right to the top like that?

Could be crap.

tvhamster · 05-01-2009, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by lstar337

Would it not make sense to find out what the content is like before bumping it right to the top like that?

Could be crap.

Probably will..

Ray Cathode · 05-01-2009, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by lstar337

Would it not make sense to find out what the content is like before bumping it right to the top like that?

Could be crap.

I could watch Discovery Channel all day, so I am hopeful. Discovery are using Quest to get more subscription customers so they are bound to make it good. IMHO it is the best channel to come to Freeview since it started.

tvhamster · 05-01-2009, 19:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Cathode

I could watch Discovery Channel all day, so I am hopeful. Discovery are using Quest to get more subscription customers so they are bound to make it good. IMHO it is the best channel to come to Freeview since it started.

Yeh.. it probably will beat DAVE... (my most watched freeview channel

)

Charnham · 05-01-2009, 19:45

im glad you are optimistic Ray Cathode but I think I will wait until I see a schedule (come on digiguide) before I start having any strong opinions

tvhamster · 05-01-2009, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Charnham

im glad you are optimistic Ray Cathode but I think I will wait until I see a schedule (come on digiguide) before I start having any strong opinions

Take a look at there american site for quest.

chris2k2 · 05-01-2009, 21:06

Agree 47 is a bad LCN.

So is Quest just exclusive to freeview then, about time they had just a channel exclusive, mind you though we did see what happened to ABC1.

craigr98 · 05-01-2009, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by mediamaster

The Picture Quality has shot right up on SDN since the price-drop stream closed!.

What is SDN?

Furnell · 05-01-2009, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris2k2

Agree 47 is a bad LCN.

So is Quest just exclusive to freeview then, about time they had just a channel exclusive, mind you though we did see what happened to ABC1.

ABC1 was exclusive to freeview for around a month

as for Quest being exclusive to Freeview i cant see it happening personally

lstar337 · 05-01-2009, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Cathode

I could watch Discovery Channel all day, so I am hopeful.

I could watch Discovery all day too, well before it went downhill at least.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Cathode

Discovery are using Quest to get more subscription customers so they are bound to make it good.

Well, they won't make it good enough to challenge their subscription channels.

I hope it is a great channel, and I am looking forward to seeing some good discovery programming.

But.....

I am not counting my chickens, and am predicting something rubbish so I can be pleasantly surprised.

IanDF · 05-01-2009, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigr98

What is SDN?

S4C Digital Networks. The name of the company that "owns and runs"* multiplex A. These days it is a subsiduray of ITV plc and not connected with S4C (Welsh Channel 4).

* In quotes because I know the pedants will be out if I dont qualify it in some way

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05-01-2009, 18:56	#1
tvhamster Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Services: VM:M:Phone Broadband L: TV, DTV Posts: 2,100 Blog Entries: 2	Discovery Quest is on... (Merged) I can confirm that Discovery Quest has got its stream... but for some reason Price-drop has it as well... Might be my box... but its on LCN 47 and is labeled "QUEST"

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DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Gender: Not specified Location: Southampton Services: Vodafone ; BT ; Sky Multiroom ; Freeview ; XBOX 360 ; PS3 Posts: 2,511	I have Quest on LCN 47 but its blank?

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sparkidee Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Thanet, kent Services: Freeview, mobile phone internet Posts: 864	Its blank on my box as well!

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NEWLINEtv Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,057	might be launching tomorrow (me hopes)

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mediamaster Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Yorkshire Services: Sky Digital - Grunig GD200S, Freeview - Nokia Mediamaster, AOL Posts: 819	The Picture Quality has shot right up on SDN since the price-drop stream closed!.

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sparkidee Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Thanet, kent Services: Freeview, mobile phone internet Posts: 864	Its kinda weird how it wasnt really bigged up anywhere, first I found out about it was last night when I came on here

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Ray Cathode Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Guildford / Crystal Palace Services: Freeview; TUTV; FreeSat HD; FTA satellite; DAB; FM; DAT45+MRD; Log Periodic Posts: 7,380	Price Drop has been removed and a placeholder for Quest has appeared on Mux A at LCN47. No video yet.

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sparkidee Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Thanet, kent Services: Freeview, mobile phone internet Posts: 864	http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...w-channel.html here is the link that says about Quest

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chris20 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Services: freeview/setanta with freesat and virgin mobile Posts: 3,262	they need to put the music channels together news together shopping and games together and entertainment together.

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chris20 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Services: freeview/setanta with freesat and virgin mobile Posts: 3,262	also freesat has it like that its better

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Ray Cathode Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Guildford / Crystal Palace Services: Freeview; TUTV; FreeSat HD; FTA satellite; DAB; FM; DAT45+MRD; Log Periodic Posts: 7,380	If you have a Freeview box with genuine favourites that can be re-ordered like mine, then Quest is put at the top of the list after Five!

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Furnell Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Preston Services: Freeview via WMC (Win7), 3 Mobile Broadband Posts: 1,003	@ IanDF A few of us have been discussing the channel location in another thread, it really does seem like a poor choice for a new channel. hopefully there will be a reshuffle somewhere down the line...

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Charnham Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: nr Peterborough, England Services: regenerating into wamdue Posts: 15,904	im glad you are optimistic Ray Cathode but I think I will wait until I see a schedule (come on digiguide) before I start having any strong opinions

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chris2k2 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Merseyside Services: Sky+HD, VM 2Meg, Wharfedale HDD/DVD, Freeview Posts: 7,977	Agree 47 is a bad LCN. So is Quest just exclusive to freeview then, about time they had just a channel exclusive, mind you though we did see what happened to ABC1.