Electronicsend of analogue satellite TV is coming

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Shane

Electronicsend of analogue satellite TV is coming

Unterfohring / Berlin (dpa) – In the nearly 500 days, 30 April 2012, off the analogue satellite TV in Germany. Then the operator of the Astra satellite on Wednesday (December 22) has pointed out.

TV viewers who will not want to look into the tube must be converted by this time your antenna to receive digital or opt for another reception path such as DVB-T, digital cable and Internet TV.

In digital television, the video and audio signals digitized and compressed before transmission. The transmission of a digital program requires less bandwidth than analog TV, and is less susceptible to interference. With the increased bandwidth efficiency, the transmitter more programs with better picture and sound transfer.

Similar to the terrestrial antenna reception via satellite viewers can then receive only the usual programs digitally. You will need a digital receiver, so a receiver.

As many viewers know not whether your antenna is already suitable for digital transmission, the channel Das Erste, ProSieben, RTL, Sat.1, ZDF and the Bavarian TV teletext page 198 have set up. This page is powered by analogue and digital means with different content. Viewers who receive the analog signal with a satellite TV system are asked to switch to digital satellite TV reception. If you already receive digital satellite television experiences, on the side that no action is needed.

In total there are in Germany, according to Astra was approximately 20 percent of the satellite TV households affected by the change, which corresponds to approximately 3.6 million lines. "With an average of two units per TV households are still waiting more than seven million analog receivers out to be replaced." Every day should therefore about 17 500 digital receiver in the remaining more than 400 working days to go over the counter.

Wolfgang Elsaesser, Managing Director of Astra Germany recommends the viewers with an analog satellite system not long to wait: "To shortages in the next 16 months to avoid, we advise you now to begin the transition. . The quick change is easy, since almost all private satellite systems are digital already and only the receiver needs to be replaced "Consumers stand to switching a wide range of digital receivers available – from affordable entry-level devices to feature phones with hard disk and Internet access.

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