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Specialist Digital TV support from London, UK

Switchover Analogue to Digital

The transition to Digital started in 2008. TV will switchover to Digital region by region, between now and 2012. Digital Aerial TV offer a wide range of solutions for your business, business center and indeed your home. We can provide a complete service with full digital replacement and help to recycle your old analogue sets.

Freeview, Cable, IPTV or Satellite?

When upgrading your TV service, it's important to make the right choice as replacement can be costly. Several choices to access Digital:

Freeview (FreeSat Aerial & Antenna)
Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) channels are free.

Cable
By subscribing to a fixed cable provider such as Virgin.

Satellite Free to Air (FTA)

Satellite and Receiver for, free subscription and paid subscription with without fixed provider.

Satellite (Subscription)
By subscription with a fixed satellite provider such as Sky.

IPTV (Set top box)
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is digital television delivered on your television (and not PC) through high speed internet (broadband) connection.
To help with this process we offer mixed or combined packages and guide you according to your budget and choice.

Digital TV FAQ

" It's estimated 40% of UK viewers in the dark over digital switch. "

WHEN DOES THE DIGITAL CHANGEOVER START? In the early hours of 17th October 2007 around 25,000 households will be the first to have the old analogue signal switched off (Whitehaven, Western Cumbria, UK), then by 2012 most TV signals will be broadcasting as digital signals.

WHAT IS DIGITAL CHANGEOVER OR SWITCHOVER ABOUT ? Digital TV Changeover is the process when the Government turns off the analogue broadcast television to converted to digital television in an area or in this case nation-wide, also referred to as analogue switchoff OR switchover .

ARE MANY PEOPLE OR REGIONS AWARE OF THE CHANGE ? Ofcom estimate that 63% of households are already using television, while market researchers GfK show that 48 per cent of televisions sold between April and June were analogue and nearly half of all televisions sold over the past three months are old-fashioned analogue sets. Digital Switchover Help Scheme has been setup to help with any issues.

CAN OLD ANALOGUE TV's GET DIGITAL ? Yes, the five existing terrestrial TV channels will continue to be available free-to-view via digital TV. Digital television can be accessed through Freeview set-top receiver boxes, via digital satellite, digital cable or (online) broadband television services, where the set-top box can be provided for free or with other subscription costs. see Pro's & Con's.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COSTS TO GET DIGITAL ? The cost to get digital will vary as it depends on the platform, the service and the equipment you require., the good news is if you are 75 years or older (or have disability) the Government propose pay. otherwise those below 75 years will receive practical assistance offered by Age Concern, Government regulators are Digital TV.

Example of Typical Expected costs:
- a set-top box = £30 per analogue TV. (free channels otherwise add subscription costs to watch HD - High definition TV)
- a new aerial = Roof-top start at around £125 (providing its a basic aerial) or about Ł10 for an indoor aerial.
- a new installation = £132 (providing its a basic installation).
- new video recorder = £150 (if not digital).

HOW TO RECEIVE DIGITAL T V ?

- via an aerial (eg Freeview)
- via a satellite dish (eg Sky)
- via a cable (eg Virgin Media, WightCable)
- via a phone line (eg Tiscali T V, BT Vision)

Our uk digtal tv guide.

Digital TV PRO's

Digital TV usually improves TV offering higher quality sound and vision.
Interactivity via a remote control, access to digital, satellite or cable, services such as gaming, shopping and banking amongst others.
40+ channels freeview and listen to radio from the TV, about 28 radio stations.
On-screen information using Electronic programme guide (EPG)
Great for accessibility with recordable subtitles on some programmes, audio description on others.

Digital TV CON's

Freeview viewers who have bought HD-ready TV sets will need a satellite or cable subscription to watch HD television.

Digital TV : Updates!

The large cable companies (Telewest and NTL) and the major digital broadcaster (BSkyB) have provided considerable investment in the TV industry for full digitisation.

According to HDforAll, Ofcom plans to sell off the publicly-owned spectrum required to show HD signals on Freeview to the highest bidder. Also the Government hopes to generate revenue from selling off the analogue broadcasting spectrum that TV used to occupy.

Digital TV HDTV Ready!

HDTV (High Definition Television) is a technology to improve pictures displayed by a television. An HD-Ready TV and digital TV are different, if the television carries the digital ‘tick’ logo

then it is an integrated digital television (IDTV). Otherwise you will need to upgrade your television equipment using a digital box, then you can get HDTV on digital.