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ASTCMediaCorp TV HD5 is Singapore's first over-the-air HDTV channel, simulcasting HD version of Channel 5 programming when available. It is the first terrestrial broadcast HD channel in South-East Asia and also first in the world to use MPEG4/AVC compression.
新传媒的高清第五播道是新加坡，东南亚，和世界上第一个免费的可用室外天线接收(over-the-air DVB-T broadcast)的数字高清频道(HDTV)， 它和新传媒的普通第五播道是同步的。
Below listed 3 options of how to watch a HDTV broadcast in singapore. (下面是几种在新加坡收看HD5的办法）
- HD DVB-T MPEG-4 AVC Set-Top Box
- HDTV with integrated MPEG-4 AVC decoder
- PC with a DVB-T TV card
Option 1 is reliable and low risk, You can get those HD tv-decoding box from any main electronic vendor in Singapore such as Harvey Norman(not recommended), Courts(not recommended), Sim Lim Square(not recommended). The con is the box is expensive.
Option 2 is reliable but even more expensive.
Option 3 seems at lowest cost (assume you already have a ok PC at home) but require a bit of skill and knowledge to implement.
Here i'm going to give a brief on how to implement option 3.
First of all, You need a relative high performance PC to cope it since decoding complex H.264 consume quite some cpu power. 2ndly, You need a TV Tuner that support DVB-T. Last thing and also the key is to get a software that capable of decode streaming live H.264 TV signal.
The soft does this trick best imho is Total Media 3.5
I'm not going into detail on how to install and customize all those hardware and software tweaks. Coz there are too many content to go on. So I expect you have some basic skills and knowledge to accomplish it. After all things done, Feel free to enjoy the free HD5 at your desk :)
Still have questions? Drop me a mail, I will answer them while i got time.
Use EPG (Electronic Program Guide) to select program that you want to record. Software will add it to schedule recording list automatically :)
High Definition Olympic game show at your finger tips! Enjoy it!
