Comments on: Dutch Ditch Analog TV, Go Digital http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kieran Jones http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-38323 Kieran Jones Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:28:18 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-38323 Analogue television is being turned off in the UK too, between 2008 and 2012 the analogue signal will be turned off region by region. In an interesting twist to make Scotland feel vaguely a part of the UK they are turning off the Scottish borders region first, moving steadily south up until 2012. In the UK everyone has access to digital television called Freeview through their normal TV aerial, according to the government website designed to inform the helpless public about what a digital TV is, it states that "Digital switchover will also help the UK continue as a world leader in broadcasting. It will ensure that today’s ageing terrestrial broadcasting network is replaced by the best available technology, digital." We can't be that much of a world leader... the Netherlands just beat us too it! Analogue television is being turned off in the UK too, between 2008 and 2012 the analogue signal will be turned off region by region. In an interesting twist to make Scotland feel vaguely a part of the UK they are turning off the Scottish borders region first, moving steadily south up until 2012.

In the UK everyone has access to digital television called Freeview through their normal TV aerial, according to the government website designed to inform the helpless public about what a digital TV is, it states that “Digital switchover will also help the UK continue as a world leader in broadcasting. It will ensure that today’s ageing terrestrial broadcasting network is replaced by the best available technology, digital.”

We can’t be that much of a world leader… the Netherlands just beat us too it!

]]> By: Oscar http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36960 Oscar Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:48:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36960 ~5% of Netherlands uses analog air reception through antennas. ~95% of the Netherlands has cable. The government only has released the bandwidth of the ~5% air reception. This means that only people without cable (~5%) have to switch to digital air reception. The ~95% cable still remains an analog signal. Only a very small percentage of the people that have cable, has switched to set top boxes with a digital reception over cable. NL still is an analog country :( ~5% of Netherlands uses analog air reception through antennas. ~95% of the Netherlands has cable. The government only has released the bandwidth of the ~5% air reception.

This means that only people without cable (~5%) have to switch to digital air reception. The ~95% cable still remains an analog signal. Only a very small percentage of the people that have cable, has switched to set top boxes with a digital reception over cable. NL still is an analog country :(

]]> By: bpm2000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36816 bpm2000 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:34:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36816 sweet. hopefully we will follow suit and one day offer a-la-carte channel pricing. One can dream, right? sweet. hopefully we will follow suit and one day offer a-la-carte channel pricing. One can dream, right?

]]> By: Sascha http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36737 Sascha Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:40:23 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36737 Just FYI, Dutch time is Central European Time, and their midnight is at 3pm Pacific Standard Time or 6pm Eastern Standard Time. Everybody else in different time zones should be able to figure it out from here! Just FYI, Dutch time is Central European Time, and their midnight is at 3pm Pacific Standard Time or 6pm Eastern Standard Time. Everybody else in different time zones should be able to figure it out from here!

]]> By: Sydney http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36720 Sydney Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:54:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/12/dutch-ditch-analog-tv-go-digital/#comment-36720 Why must the USofA be so far behind. I blame capitalism. Why must the USofA be so far behind. I blame capitalism.

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