Television satellite receiver

Satellite TV receiver, commonly known as "pot", is a device that can receive satellite TV programs. It is illegal to produce, sell and install satellite TV receivers. Recently, however, the reporter saw in several communities in the capital that the "pot" market, which was once deserted due to the popularity of cable TV, began to sell well in the capital. The manufacturer has come up with a new selling point: installing a "pot" can receive adult programs from overseas satellite receivers.

The reporter conducted an investigation into this.

1500 yuan watches more than 200 channels.

"High-definition digital satellite receivers are on sale ... Welcome to major hotels and houses to order!" On April 9th, the reporter saw such an advertisement on the bulletin board of Du Wen Xinyuan Community in Jinqiao Development Zone, Hohhot. Subsequently, the reporter dialed the sales phone number on the advertisement. A man told reporters that an ordinary receiver can be installed for more than 300 yuan, but only more than 20 channels can be received. In order to watch more programs and crack encrypted channels, it is necessary to install a digital decoder and a "pot" for receiving signals. Install a digital decoder indoors, 1 100 yuan; The "pot" is installed outdoors and is divided into "big pot" and "small pot". "Pot Rice" sells 70 yuan, but it can only receive some channels from CCTV and provincial stations; "Pot" is sold in 200 yuan and can receive more than 200 channels such as Phoenix TV Chinese Channel and Star TV Movie Channel. The reporter said that he lived in the center of the city. Will the "pot" be found by the management department? The man said, "no, no one checked at all." If you are really worried, just put the pot on the roof. We are responsible for the installation, but the residents on the lower floors need more wires to connect the' pot'. We have cable here, watch a full set of more than 200 channels *** 1500 yuan. "

In order to further urge reporters to buy satellite TV receivers, the man on the phone also introduced another function of the decoder to reporters: "Installing the decoder can not only receive wonderful movies and sports programs such as Hollywood movie stations and star sports, but also receive some other channels." The reporter said that he wanted to contact several neighbors to buy a satellite TV receiver and asked if there was any discount. The man said that journalists can act as product agents, and install more than 10 sets for journalists free of charge. When the reporter asked where to go to see the goods, the man was always reluctant to disclose his location, saying only that it was installed at home.

New residential areas have become the main force to buy "pots"

Small advertisements promoting "pots" are common in many districts of the capital, especially in some villages in the city. The reporter visited many newly-built communities and found this small advertisement. In recent years, new residential quarters in the capital have been continuously developed and constructed, but the corresponding supporting facilities are not perfect. Because the digital TV in the community can't reach home in time, many new residents have become the main force to buy "pots". The occupancy rate is not very high. In order to watch TV programs as soon as possible, the residents who moved in installed a "pot" of two or three hundred yuan on the balcony. In some communities, even the whole building, every family has a "pot". In the "Zanjia" community, the reporter saw that many households had installed "pots". Ms Zhao, a resident of this community, spent last week in 200 yuan to install a "pot". She told reporters: "Digital TV has not yet entered the family, so it is also an expedient measure to install a pot first. Now my family can receive more than 20 channels, and wait for digital TV to enter the community to see if it needs to be replaced. " Ms. Zhao's neighbors also think so.

Convenient purchase and low cost.

The reporter's investigation found that many small household appliances and hardware stores in the capital are selling satellite TV receiving devices because of their low cost and simple installation. On April 10 and April 1 1 day, the reporter visited many shops in Beijing that operated "pots" and found it very convenient to buy "pots".

In a hardware store outside the south gate of the civil servant community in Saihan District, the owner actually put a black "pot" outside. After entering the store, the reporter asked the owner about the installation of the "pot". The owner told the reporter that the cheapest "pot" can be installed only by spending 200 yuan, and it can watch more than 20 channels, which can last for at least four or five years, and there are no other follow-up fees. According to the reporter's investigation, every time a pot is sold, the merchant can get a profit of 50~ 100 yuan. In order to make profits, some small household appliances shops began to secretly sell and install' pots', and they had an independent sales network. As long as the user makes a phone call, someone will come to install and debug. In addition to these fixed sales places, there are a lot of information about selling satellite TV receivers through small advertisements, short messages and the Internet.

Digital TV faces challenges.

Compared with digital TV, installing a "pot" has a certain price advantage. In addition to the initial installation fee of more than 300 yuan, you need to pay the subscription fee from 200 yuan to 300 yuan every year to install digital TV, but after buying the "pot", you don't need to pay the subscription fee.

According to the reporter's investigation, the original intention of most installers is that installing a "pot" is both economical and practical, cheaper than paying digital TV viewing fees, and can also receive many programs. Uncle Wang, who lives in the village, told reporters that although he can install cable TV at home, he thinks cable TV is too expensive. A year ago, he saw someone using a "pot" and the effect was good, so he spent more than 300 yuan to install a "small pot". Now he can collect more than 30 sets at home, which is cheaper than installing cable TV. Another reason for choosing to install the "pot" is its simple operation. Wang, who lives in Saihan District Civil Service Community, is 65 years old this year. A few years ago, her children changed her LCD TV. After switching to digital TV, Wang felt that watching TV became a very complicated thing. He had to turn on the TV and then turn on the digital TV set-top box. This made her feel very cumbersome, and she simply spent hundreds of dollars to buy a "pot". "We elderly people feel that it is inconvenient to operate with digital set-top boxes, and it is more troublesome to pay for digital TV. There are two TV sets at home and two set-top boxes to prepare. Simply changing the' pot' will save trouble. " In Chun Mei, Rainbow, many elderly people choose to install "pots" for convenience and saving money. Moreover, the homogenization of TV programs and poor digital TV signals are also important reasons why many people choose to install "pots".

There are security risks in illegal sales.

An industry insider who is engaged in the installation of satellite TV receivers told reporters that receiving satellite TV requires a "pot cover", a tuner, a receiver and other instruments. A "cauldron" costs tens of yuan, the tuner only costs forty or fifty yuan, the receiver is three or four hundred yuan cheaper and four or five hundred yuan more expensive. He calculated an account for the reporter. Except for the decoding card, the whole set of satellite receiving equipment is only five or six hundred yuan. Generally speaking, companies that install satellite TV antennas use pirated codes privately, which is very cheap. In addition to piracy, the proliferation of smuggled products and the lack of uniform price standards, there are many frauds in the private satellite TV receiver market. Engaging in the illegal sale and installation of satellite TV receivers is not only to gain profits in the installation and sales, but more importantly, to obtain ill-gotten gains by fraudulent means in the process of consumer use. Most of the decoders used for antenna viewing are pirated by Hong Kong and Taiwan. Because the security and stability are not guaranteed, the decoder may break down at any time when receiving TV programs. In fact, foreign satellite TV program companies change and decode regularly, so they need to buy back passwords regularly. In order to get more profits, unscrupulous vendors often use prefabricated video signals to get away with it when installing and debugging satellite TV receivers. In fact, there is no satellite to receive programs. At the same time, although the price of satellite TV receivers is cheap, the quality is not guaranteed, and there are still security risks, and most sellers have no fixed business premises. Once there is a quality problem, the rights and interests of consumers cannot be guaranteed.

Individuals who install "pots" privately can be fined 5000 yuan.

"It is illegal to install and use satellite receiving equipment without permission," the staff of Hohhot Radio and Television Bureau told reporters. He said that as early as 1993 and 10, the State Council issued the Regulations on the Administration of Ground Receiving Facilities for Satellite TV Broadcasting. 1February, 1994, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television issued the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of Ground Receiving Facilities for Satellite TV Broadcasting. The regulations and detailed rules have clear management provisions on the production, import, sale, installation and use of satellite ground receiving facilities. Among them, the Regulations on the Administration of Ground Receiving Facilities for Satellite TV Broadcasting states that no unit or individual may produce, sell or install satellite TV receivers without the approval of the competent department. Unauthorized installation and use of satellite ground receiving facilities shall be confiscated by the administrative department of radio and television, and individuals may be fined up to 5000 yuan and units may be fined up to 50000 yuan.

However, to completely solve the problem of illegally installing satellite TV receivers, we must grasp from a whole set of links such as production, import, sales, installation and use.