Thursday, February 4, 2010

The digital revolution has already begun

The first brick of the digital revolution has been laid down. The days from 2010 to 2013 will witness a drastic change from analog free-to-air TV signals to digital-only signals. As expected, this may create a fear and a chaos amongst the viewers. However, the good part of the story is that the Macleay area will stick to its analog signal two more years.

As per the plans of the Australian Government, the schedule to launch the Digital TV Switchover in the Northern Rivers area is from July 1 to December 31, 2012.Macleay is already fortunate to get the very first digital signals. As per the present status, analog and digital broadcasts are transmitted simultaneously.

The older process has been criticized in terms of the sheer wastage of the funds and other resources. It wastefully uses most of the ‘broadcast spectrum’, a term coined for the space available for terrestrial television broadcasts. An end to the use of analog signals will vacate a large amount of the spectrum for it to be harnessed as other services.

It will not take too long for the use of analog TV equipment to come to a halt in Australia. " Cabling Services Bradley Booth expressed his views encouraging people to reap the benefits of digital TV to the max.“The general public should move towards the use of digital TV and enjoy the advantages from the new channels. They can also avail the enlarged quality picture and better acoustics,” he said.

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