TNT: the bug of May 5, 2010.16:50 - Tuesday, February 23, 2010 by Peter Dandumont - Source: QueChoisir .
Source: Que Choisir
On 5 May might be the day of the Apocalypse for the French who had the (bad) idea to buy a TV adapter unbranded or entry level. Indeed, to avoid problems during the arrival of new channels in 2012, the signal will be changed and a new NIT in two parts, will be used. The NIT (Network Information Table) is used to define the numbers and the names of channels and is currently a single party. Oops, this table has limited size and will therefore have to move to a table by both parties to submit all information. And that's where the shoe pinches.
<big>Compatibility problem</big>
On May 5, 2010, some entry-level devices that are beginning to be old (although some models for sale have the problem) will not be able to read the second part of the NIT. The problems vary, but three scenarios present themselves: either the device recognizes the first table, and some strings (contained in the second table) will be available or the device detects all channels, but the evil num