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What does DTT mean?
They are initials of Digital Terrestrial Television, i.e. the new television which will replace the current analogical television. With this new technology, information will no longer travel as radio-electric waves but in digital packages of noughts and ones and decoded in our homes for conversion into images, sounds and data. The platform they travel along is one of Hertz waves close to the earth surface until reaching our receiver aerial as opposed to satellite or cable.
Is digital TV better than analogical?
We have to say it is. Firstly, because image quality is better than analogical, next because data and interactive applications can be incorporated to images and sound; and finally, because it improves the efficiency in radio-electric spectrum use by offering 4 programmes in the same space as one analogical channel.
How many TV programmes will there be?
Each household in the Basque Autonomy could access 11 digital channels in 2010, i.e. 44 TV programmes. According to current scheduling the final scenario will be as follows: 8 programmes – TVE, 4 programmes - A3, 4 programmes - T5, 4 programmes - Cuatro, 4 programmes - NET, 4 programmes - La Sexta, 4 programmes - VEO, 8 autonomic programmes and 4 programmes – Local Televisions.
Will the current analogical television disappear?
Exactly. The analogical blackout is expected in April 2010. Until then analogical and digital broadcasts will be simultaneous, while gradually increasing coverage of the latter.
What do you need to view DTT?
Normally, something will have to be done to the reception aerial. According to aerial technicians’ associations the cost of this work ranges between €300 and €600, depending on what is involved. Furthermore, you require a digital receiver or decoder connected to the aerial socket and plugged into the TV via a Euroconnector, whose market price ranges between €50 and €150.
How can I tell whether I have DTT reception?
To discover the scope of ETB programme coverage, consult this web. As there are different broadcast service providers, you can consult www.televisiondigital.es in relation to coverage of other televisions. In any event given the nature of these technologies, you should always consult a homologated telecommunications installer
