How can I watch SBS Food?
From Tuesday 5 December 2023, SBS Food will be upgraded to MPEG-4 broadcast format on free-to-air television channel 33.
SBS ONE HD (Ch30), SBS Viceland (Ch31), SBS World Movies (Ch32) and SBS WorldWatch (Ch 35) are already in MPEG-4. If you can watch these channels, you will be able to watch SBS Food after the upgrade.
If watching on television, SBS Food is accessible on television sets, or devices using recorders or set-top boxes, which are MPEG-4 compatible. MPEG-4 refers to the compression technology commonly used by broadcasters today for the distribution of high-quality video content. Most television sets made after 2014 use this technology.
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What if I can’t access SBS Food?
If you are using an older TV receiver, recorder or set-top box and cannot watch or record SBS ONE HD (Ch30), SBS Viceland (Ch31), SBS World Movies (Ch32) and SBS WorldWatch (Ch 35) your TV set might not be compatible.
To test if that is the case:
- Push 3 on the numeric keypad of your remote control. SBS ONE SD should display correctly on your screen.
- Now push 30. If you see a black screen or an error message like "invalid channel" or can only hear the audio, the receiver may not be MPEG-4 compatible.
We recommend contacting your TV or set-top box manufacturer, providing the device model number and asking if that particular model is MPEG-4 compatible. If MPEG-4 incompatibility is confirmed by the manufacturer, you have two ways to resolve the issue:
- Install a digital set-top box. Digital set-top boxes are available for around AUD$50 in any good electronics store and are fairly easy to install and set up.
- Upgrade your TV, set top box or video recorder.
Other ways to watch SBS Food?
If you are new to SBS On Demand, please click here to create an account. SBS On Demand is a 100% free video streaming service available within Australia.
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