What’s the difference between analogue and digital?
Analogue is the traditional method of delivering TV services. If you currently only receive a maximum of 5 TV channels on your TV you are using analogue. Like FM radio, analogue TV works by transporting the picture and sound information as an analogue signal, which is then received by your TV aerial. Although we have used analogue for a number of years, it is subject to interference, which is why you may experience snowy or ghost images or distorted pictures. Also, the amount of bandwidth assigned to analogue TV restricts the resolution, the picture quality and ultimately the number of channels you can receive. Digital TV is the new way of delivering TV services, and has a number of advantages over analogue, the main one being more TV channels. Digital means the TV signal is converted into ‘bits’ of information or data, sent through an aerial, telephone line, satellite dish or cable, then converted back to sound and images by a digital tuner or TV in your home. Since digital is a more
