Check if your TV is digital or analogue (analog):
One of the most frequent questions we are asked is how do I know if my television is digital? or we are asked can I view digital TV?. The answer to this is detailed in this friendly post:
Can you view any digital only television stations (e.g SBS [...]
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What Digital TV Stations can I view in Sydney:
At the moment (as at 01/06/09) there are twelve digital television stations available as free-to-air channels in Sydney. This is double the amount of analog tv stations, making another great reason to switch to digital television. Two of these digital tv channels are only available in High [...]
What is an integrated digital television (iDTV)?
A fully integrated digital TV, or iDTV, is a television which contains a built-in digital tuner for receiving and viewing digital television transmissions. A TV that is an iDTV will generally incorporate a high quality widescreen display and higher audio capability if you are using the appropriate audio and [...]
What are high definition (HD) pictures?
High definition digital broadcasts offer a much higher image resolution than what is provided by both SD and the existing analog television broadcasts. Australian broadcasters currently using four different levels of HD image resolutions:
1. 1920 active pixels x 1080 lines @ 50Hz interlaced
2. 1440 active pixels x 1080 lines @ [...]
Does it cost more to run a digital TV or set-top box?
A set-top box will use a small amount of additional electricity. It is hard to determine whether a new TV will cost more to run than your current one. It depends on what type of television you have and its size, along with what [...]
I already have subscription TV - what will I need to do?
If you currently subscribe to pay TV, and have access to some or all of the free-to-air channels, it is likely that you’ll still be able to watch these channels without changing your equipment, unless the broadcasters forbid their signals to be offered by [...]
Is this Digital Switchover process only happening in Australia?
No, the Digital Switchover process is occurring all over the world, and so digital technology is being adopted to remain up-to-date with global technological advances. Another reason for the switchover is that digital technology is replacing its older analog counterpart. The equipment used to produce TV programs [...]
Why is the government turning off analog signals?
Analog signals are costly and inefficient to transmit. This is because they have a larger broadcast spectrum. By turning off analog signals, more broadcast spectrum will be freed up, allowing more products to utilize the available spectrum.
Is this Digital Switchover process only happening in Australia?
No, the Digital Switchover [...]