What is digital television?
A. DTV is the broadcasting system of the future! For the viewer at home, digital television can mean high definition television (HDTV) in a wider 16 by 9 aspect ratio (today’s analog TVs have an aspect ratio of 4 by 3) as well as 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround sound. HDTV pictures are like looking out a window and are better than any picture that today’s analog TVs can produce.
• The picture you currently receive is based on a 60-year-old analog transmission system. The last major change came with the advent of color television in 1954. In December 1996, the FCC approved plans for a new era of television – digital television. In a digital system, images and sounds are captured and transmitted using the same digital technology found in computers. This digital revolution will not only dramatically improve the quality of the television picture, but also will make possible the over-the-air delivery of several simultaneous channels to viewers. Digital television makes it possible for us to offer high definition television and multicasting in standard definition television.
The picture you currently receive is based on a 50-year-old analog transmission system. In December 1996, the FCC approved plans for a new era of television – digital television. In a digital system, images and sounds are captured and transmitted using the same digital technology found in computers. This digital revolution will not only dramatically improve the quality of the television picture, but also will make possible the over-the-air delivery of several simultaneous channels to viewers. Digital television makes it possible for us to offer high definition television and multicasting in standard definition television.
Digital television is a replacement technology for existing free-to-air (FTA) analogue services. It will provide better picture quality and reception, plus a variety of new features that will greatly enhance the viewing experience. Australia has chosen the European DVB standard as the Digital Terrestrial TV or DTTV standard. DVB is proving to be a very high quality system and is being used in many countries around the world. In Australia it will replace the analogue PAL system.
The picture you currently receive is based on a 60-year-old analog transmission system. The last major change came with the advent of color television in 1954. In December 1996, the FCC approved plans for a new era of television – digital television. In a digital system, images and sounds are captured and transmitted using the same digital technology found in computers. This digital revolution will not only dramatically improve the quality of the television picture, but also will make possible the over-the-air delivery of several simultaneous channels to viewers. Digital television makes it possible for us to offer high definition television and multicasting in standard definition television.
