macca,
It all depends if the TX site is, or may be upgraded to digital and sometimes, that decision changes.
Have you checked the satellite eligibility on the MySwitch website for your new address?
If you are in a designated analogue signal coverage area, but a site signal survey indicates you cannot receive any analogue signals with a high-gain antenna, 12 metres abouve the ground, you would be eligible for Aurora.
Once you (officially) have Aurora, you can apply for full VAST channel access, regardless if you have analogue reception or not.
If your area currently has analogue coverage and you are not eligible for Aurora, and will not be upgrading to digital terrestrial, you will not be able to obtain VAST commercial channels until 6 months prior to the analogue switchoff in your area.
As you are aware, anyone, anywhere can have ABC/SBS access via VAST.
There is only one model of UEC VAST decoder availabe, DSD4121 (no other brands yet, either).
The PVR upgrade will be applied to the existing model with a firmware update and a new remote control which has the PVR controls.
The remote (like the smartcard) becomes paired with the decoder when you register it.
Once upgraded, an external USB HDD can be used to record/play received VAST channels.
There is still no official release date for the PVR upgrade from UEC, but they keep saying sooooooon.
You can install the VAST decoder now and buy the remote when it becomes available.
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