Concept of DTV---What are the bonuses of digital TV?

cctv.com 11-17-2004 14:16

· More channels - e.g. Sky offers the biggest channel line-up, but check your potential provider to see if they have what you're after. Popular channels are Sky One, E4, UK Gold, BBC Choice. Channels exist for comedy, SciFi, music, news and sport.

· EPG - An electronic programme guide. Much better than Teletext for seeing what's on. Most offer a "Now and next" popup overlaid onto your TV screen.

· Better picture quality - Nice sharp pictures, without ghosting and interference. Freeview is susceptible to interference, but in many cases offers better picture quality, and improved reception of 5 (Channel 5).

· Pay-per-view services - Pick from a selection of movies, special sporting events, or adult programming and pay via your subscription or credit card. (Not Freeview)

· Record one channel while watching another. The digital TV set-top boxes normally allow you to record a digital channel while watching a non-digital channel, or the other way around, so you could record E4 while watching BBC1, or record ITV while flicking through your digital channels. Basic services don't allow you to record one digital channel while watching another digital channel. You may like to consider Sky+ or a TiVo. These are hard-disk recorders that give you greater control of what you record.

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