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BROADCASTING
GROUP 4
DIGITAL TELEVISION
-is the transmission of audio and video by
digitally processed and multiplexed signal,
in contrast to the totally analog and
channel separated signals used byanalog
television
-can support more than one program in the
same channel bandwidth
BRIEF HISTORY
-Digital TV become possible in 1990
-In the mid-1980s as Japanese consumer electronics firms
forged ahead with the development of HDTV technology.
-In March 1990, when it became clear that a digital standard
was feasible, the FCC made a number of critical decisions.
-Digital television transitionstarted in the late 2000s
-All the governments across the world set the deadline for
analog shutdown by the 2010s
-The transition is expected to be completed worldwide by mid
to late 2010s
DISADVANTAGES
-While poor signal analog TV quality could be evaluated
by the user by the amount of noise on the screen, digital
TV has no grey areas, it either works or does not when
the signal is not strong enough.
-Digital TV is more tolerant of interference than analog
TV, and this is the reason a smaller range of channels
can carry an all-digital set of television stations.