The Television switchover – are you ready?
In the next few years, the analogue signal will be switched off and you will need to make sure your TV has the technology to cope. The standard TV signal we use in Britain will be switched from analogue to digital.
THe process started in 2008 and is currently being rolled out across the UK. The final switch to digital should happen in 2012 and then the analogue signal will be turned off forever.
The Goverment predicts thats over 95% of the UK population will receive Digital tv (98.5%) is the Goverment figure.
The reason for making the switch is that digital is by fat hte best technology for broadcasting television. Digital signals can broadcast 6 times as much data as analogue and the data in a digital signal is compressed, therefore it requires a lot less bandwidth.
The advantage to this is that instead of picking up 4 or 5 channels, you should be looking to pick up 20-40 channels, depending on your location and the signal from a relay transmitter.
When will it happen?
As mentioned earlier, the switchover from analogue to digital actually began back in 2008. The switchover is taking place region by region on a staggered basis. You will get around two years notice before your analogue signal is switched off, so there should be plenty of time to make sure you are well prepared.
What do I have to do?
Upgrading you television to digital is a relatively straight forward process, but you need to be aware that each analogue television in your house will need to be converted.
All you will need to convert your television is a Freeview set-top box. Set-top boxes are relatively inexspensive and are readily available from all the major high street and online retailers
Remember, if you are over 75 or know someone who is, there is help available for the switchover, simply visit www.helpscheme.co.uk.
In the meantime, if you wish to find out more about a Digital Subscription which can offer hundreds of Television and Radio stations please click here.
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on Feb 27 2010 Filed under Our Guides.
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