Digital Television
Over here in the States, we’re going through a major change in our television – turning off the old analogue stations which have been serving us for upwards of 65 years in some areas, in favour of digital signals. In fact, we’re not the only ones going through this digital transition – it’s happening all around the world.
Of course, all of y’all in Australia have been experiencing digital television for many years now, with the convenient backup of the analogue signals still available for at least another year or so, depending on what KRudd and the crew decide to do. One of the most interesting things, however, is the fact that, over here, they aren’t making the most of digital television.
The main thing that broadcasters aren’t taking advantage of is switching to Widescreen digital programming. A major misconception over here is that if it’s widescreen, it is HDTV. As you have known for at least 7 years (possibly longer – I haven’t read up on the history), you can broadcast multiple channels in widescreen and not have any issues with quality loss.
