Very many years ago, I admired DStv, from a far
Oh yeah….like that one person or thing that catches your eye once and you’re kinda hooked to it, forever
That was me, from then….and now, I guess
With all those monthly TV-programs-guides magazines that were dished out to clients and other interested people
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I loved it all….save for the part where the decoders took forever to start… (hihi)
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So, at home, we managed to hook ourselves up with one of their good decoders, the HD decoder
Mmmaaaahhhhnnnnn…the crisp clear imagery and display….so good!
If you’ve watched TV using the banana pins (just like they are famously called), you do realize that it’s picture-quality isn’t anywhere close to that of the HD decoder for many but one reason
The HD decoder relies on the use of the HDMI cable …. Not sure what it is, in full but I’m guessing it’s “High Definition Multimedia Interface”
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I managed to read through the manual booklet and a particular line in there struck me!
It read, “Digital Satellite Technology is rapidly evolving. As a result of this, it is not possible to predict what the requirements will be in a few years’ time. MultiChoice cannot guarantee that this DStv HD Decoder will be able to run all available services in future”.
Wow!
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I keenly thought to myself, if the world has come this far with advancement in tech, what tech shall be available at that time, in the future? Shall we even have TV, at all?
Shall we have any cable connections at all?
I’m guessing our generation of convenience has made it possible to have everything we want wireless, if you closely think about it!
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I remember at a certain point in my life, it felt good to have an appliance that run on these famous banana pins that I spoke about
Either as a VCR or a DVD player or a radio-set or a TV set or a game console
It kind of felt like you had an additional-something over so many other people
Nice, right?
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Now, everyone is running to the HDMI end of things
The TV sets being sold now all have this famous “HDMI port” on it for that extra pleasure
While fewer and fewer sets are still in circulation with the “red, white, yellow” pin plug-holes
I don’t even want to go to the part where in some parts of the world, everything is wireless….even the TV sets themselves have all gone wireless
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My mind was tickled greatly by this event
I hope has been shooken as well
I’ve had to buy some of those hdmi cables recently days of the old style banana’s pins are few and far between 🙂
Hehe….how did you like them? ??❤️
Very detailed post dear..
thanks for sharing with us 🙂
Keep Writing
Aaahhhh….you’re welcome, Neha! ?❤️?
The world’s technology never ceases to amaze me. Just in the last 20 years, I feel like it moves at light speed and I can not keep up. Here we most tv’s are on HDMI or high definition. I honestly can not tell the difference between SD and HD, Thanks for sharing!
Hehe…..that’s interesting. With SD and HD, it’s quite simple. HD is the crisp-clear image while SD is semi-fine…..clear but not so clear, Tammy. ❤️??
interesting and unique post! keep it up (:
Aaahhhh…thank you, Audrey! ?❤️?
I am in awe of the advances in technology. Going from regular coax t.v. cable, to audio/video cables to now HDMI cables, I find myself wondering what’s next!
?? me too!
Quite interesting to think about where we have come from with our technology and where we are heading. Everything is definitely wireless and remote now but what is the next step developments I wonder?
?? me ttooooo. I always ask myself this question!
Is someone still using this? Haha! I remember my old game consoles. I use a lot of this!
Hehe….believe me, so many people still use them!
Thanks for the info! It is awesome to see how TVs keep evolving. I remember our old TV growing up, we didn’t even have a remote! You had to crank a dial, and we only got like 12 channels! lol 🙂 Great memories.
?? wwhhhaatttt?
According to Google, HDMI stands for “High Definition Multimedia Interface”. Your guess was correct! The amazing advances of technology allows us to watch movies with clear pictures. I wonder if this is where it stops?
?? nnnoooo….nowadays, we are 8k technology. I haven’t seen anything that good and clear.
This is very informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing this!
?? thanks Fae!
I don’t know to do with HDMI cables. but in your post, I learn something about this.. thank you for sharing this
???? I’m glad you did
It is crazy how many inputs they have come out with. HDMI is the only thing I use anymore.
Hehe….very soon, I’m thinking, we will be totally done with all these wires and cables!
I am just glad to see RGB cables go. They were of no help to anyone.
?? alright Tiffany!
i love technology and how it can help make things a lot easier for us. i will def have to take a look into this more. looks awesome.
?? I’m glad you do!
I love HDMI! I think it is making tv watching so much easier with more options.
?? yyyeeeaahhhh!
Definitely need one of these! Thank you for your insight 🙂
?? you’re welcome. You won’t regret it.
It’s crazy how fast technology evolves nowadays, I wonder how it would look like in the future too. Quite an interesting read.
Hihi….I kkknnnooowwwww, right?