Articles: Digital and Analogue TV

DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE TV

The idea of digital TV signals has sparked many new and exciting innovations in the way television is watched. Unlike analogue signals, which are limited due to their large size,
digital signals are small and versatile. This means that more information can be
communicated to your television than ever before.

Why is Digital TV so Popular?

The compact size of digital signals allows broadcasters to increase the quality of the sound and image, broadcast an expanded array of channels, and offer interactive features.

The versatility of digital signals also means that they are used for more than television. This allows companies to create packages which include television, internet, and phone for homes and businesses.

What will Happen to Analogue?

As digital TV gains momentum more broadcasters are making the switch from analogue, sending those signals the way of the cassette tape. Currently in the UK, television operates on a simultaneous broadcast system, providing both analog and digital signals.

This will not last forever, though, and over the next four years the analogue signals will be phased out for good.

Digital Viewing Options

As analogue television becomes more rare, TV viewers must update their entertainment systems to receive digital signals. Innovative products make this simple to achieve.

Now your home can be receive digital TV in one of three ways:

1) Through a specially designed television.

2) Through a digibox purchased for a standard television.

3) Through a PC fitted with a television card.

Although Sky has offered digital television simultaneously with analogue for several years, the broadcaster officially eliminated analogue in 2001.

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