Unfortunately, if you live in the US you’ll need to either get up early or stay up late if you want to watch the world premier live on the internet. On March 6th, at 9:30 a.m. (MEZ) Porsche will debut the all new Boxster alongside the European premiers of the Panamera GTS and the 911 Carrera Cabriolet.
What’s MEZ time?
As near as we can tell it’s an abbreviation for MittelEuropäische Zeit (Germany’s version of Central European Time) that’s equivalent to Greenwhich Mean Time plus 1 hour (GMT +1). If you start talking about daylight savings time, just forget about it. So for all of you confused by time conversions, the show starts here in the states at 3:30 am (EST) on March 6th. I’ll be tuning in for the rebroadcast myself. The Boxster will makes its US debut in early April at the NY Auto Show.
Satellite Data for the Live Broadcast
If you happen to have a dish that lets you tune in to various feeds then the info below is for you!
Europe/ Middle East – live HD feed
Time: 09.30 – 09.45 CET (= 08.30 – 08.45 UTC/GMT)
Live feed to start at appx 09.30 CET (= 08.30 UTC/GMT)
to be followed by footage
satellite will be open from 07.30 CET (= 06.30 UTC/GMT)
Satellites: W2A – at 10 ° East
Txp. B1 Channel 1+2 18MHz ku slot
Downlink Frequency: 11.000,500 MHZ
Downlink Polarisation: horizontal (X)
Encoding: MPEG2/ 4:2:2 / DVB-S2 / 8PSK modulation / 25% roll off
SR 14.400 msym/sec
FEC 3/4 clear key
Video Standard: 1080i / 50Hz ; HD feed
Audio: Ch 1: original German show mix
Ch 2: English commentary guide
Middle East/ Asia/ Australia – live HD feed
Time: 08.30 – 08.45 UTC/GMT
Live feed to start at appx 08.30 UTC/GMT
to be followed by footage
satellite open from 7.30 GMT
Satellite: Asiasat 5 at 100.5° East
Txp. C14H – Channel 1+2 18MHz c-band
Downlink Frequency: 4151.000 MHZ
Downlink Polarisation: horizontal (X)
Encoding: MPEG2/ 4:2:2 / DVB-S2 / 8PSK modulation / 25% roll off
SR 14.400 msym/sec
FEC 3/4 clear key
Video Standard: 1080i / 50Hz ; HD feed
Audio: Ch 1: original German show mix
Ch 2: English commentary guide
Europe/ Middle East – highlight HD feed
Time: 16.00 – 17.00 CET (= 15.00 – 16.00 UTC/GMT)
Satellites: W2A – at 10 ° East
Txp. B1 Channel 3+4 18MHz ku slot
Downlink Frequency: 11.018,500 MHZ
Downlink Polarisation: horizontal (X)
Encoding: MPEG2/ 4:2:2 / DVB-S2 / 8PSK modulation / 25% roll off
SR 14.400 msym/sec
FEC 3/4 clear key
Video Standard: 1080i / 50Hz ; HD feed
Audio: Ch 1: original German show mix
Ch 2: English commentary guide
USA/ Canada/ South America – highlight HD feed
Time: 10.00 – 11.00 ET (=15.00 – 16.00 UTC/GMT)
Satellite: IS-805 at 304.5° East (or 55.5°West)
Txp. 13/13 – Channel A+B 18Mhz c-band slot
Downlink Frequency: 3878.000 MHZ
Downlink Polarisation: vertical (Y)
Encoding: MPEG2 / 4:2:2 / DVB-S2 / 8PSK modulation / roll off 25%
SR 14.400 msym/sec
FEC 3/4 clear key
Video Standard: 1080i / 59.9 Hz ; HD feed
Audio: Ch 1: original German show mix
Ch 2: English commentary guide
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