Friday, 22 February 2008

Research on Digital and recoreders

Digital
Between 2008 and 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. The old analogue television signal will be switched off and viewers will need to convert or upgrade their TV equipment to receive digital signals, whether through their aerial, by satellite, cable or broadband.
TV services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. This process is called digital switchover.The UK’s old television broadcast signal (known as “analogue”) is being switched off and replaced with a “digital” signal. Any TV set that’s not converted to digital when the switchover takes place will no longer receive TV programmes.
Compared to traditional TV, it brings many new ways to enjoy your TV:
Extra TV channels as standard
You’ll receive all your usual TV channels and many more as standard including BBC Three, ITV2, E4, More 4, S4C2, Cbeebies, CBBC, CITV and ITV3.
Subscription channels
If you choose to take out a subscription, you can get many more dedicated channels including sport, films, music channels, and access to services that let you watch what you want, when you want.
Improved quality
Digital TV can improve the quality of your TV picture.
New features
Including on-screen TV listings, true widescreen picture and red-button interactivity.


Recorders

Twin tuner - Typically allows you to record one digital channel whilst watching another digital channel.
EPG - Electronic Programme Guide (an on-screen TV listings service for easy selection of shows to record) - Look for something with at least a 7 day EPG
Disk size - PVRs have different sized hard-disks. If you're likely to record and store a lot of shows, consider a box with a larger drive
Series Link - Set-and-forget option to mark a favourite show to record future episodes in sequence on the same channel

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