The decoder (which works with any standard satellite connection) retails for 399 Rand (US$27.50) in South Africa and a purchase needs to be followed up with an activation using South African details.

Openview has activated over 3.5 million decoders to date, adding hundreds of thousands of new decoder activations every year for at least the past five years.

For reference, the last Openview HD decoder was 27.4cm wide, 23.9cm long, and 5.5cm tall. DStv’s top-of-the-line Explora Ultra decoder is a fat brick in comparison — being 37cm wide, 21cm long ...

New Openview decoder Last week, eMedia announced the launch of the new Openview OV512 decoder. The OV512 boasts a built-in Wi-Fi receiver, providing access to a broader range of premium content.

The Open PVR, activated through inserting an Openview PVR USB into the latest NA9200 Openview decoder model, allows viewers to record and store content, as well as pausing a live linear TV channel for ...

Platco can carry up to 100 standard definition channels and 30–40 HD channels on OpenView HD, he said. PVR and decoder pricing ...

OpenView HD launched in October last year on the SES5 satellite, offering 15 channels, including SABC1, SABC2, SABC3, e.tv and a variety of entertainment, movie and other content.

OpenView HD, South Africa’s first free-to-view direct-to-home satellite television platform, will soon also be available on the same satellite dish used to receive DStv, Vivid and Freevision services.

OpenView HD works on a rather unique premise as far as satellite-based television services go. There is once-off fee of R399 for the decoder only, and R1599 for the decoder and dish, with ...

The Open PVR, activated through inserting an Openview PVR USB into the latest NA9200 Openview decoder model, allows viewers to record and store content, as well as pausing a live linear TV channel for ...

Cape Town – OpenView HD from Patco Digital is set to launch on 15 October in South Africa as what is known as a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV service with viewers who will get free monthly access ...