SET treats Portugal, Bainet Sat and National Geographic Channel Turkey as the chains of television National Geographic Channel HD UK, National Geographic Channel Portugal. For the time being, all of them express openly in the frequency 11.185-V MHz (DVB-S2/8PSK, MPEG-4, MR. 13657, FEC 2/3).

The format MPEG-4 is the one that is used to distribute the chains of television of high definition therefore his tuning will not be possible if decoder adapted for this characteristic one has not a device.

Those who have a HD recipient have the opportunity to verify the technical quality, topcoat of image, which ofecen these channels.

Eutelsat also expresses several television channels in high definition across another orbital position, 9th East of the satellite Eurobird 9. Undoubtedly, the future of the digital television is in the high definition and although a minimal channels offer still exists in this sense, the forecasts aim at an important increase of the same one in the next months. For it, several recipients manufacturers are announcing the sale of these devices, much wished especially between the lovers of the satellite television.

Image of National Geographic Channel


(SatCesc, 07/05/08)