DigitalTelevision

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Technical support for DTV is also available. Note: the WikiName of this page is "DigitalTelevision-KnowledgeBase" to avoid confusion with the DTV Support page.

"Digital Television" refers to a variety of standards relating to the transmission of audio/visual information by waves carrying digitally coded information. It replaces analogue television in which A/V information was transmitted by waves continuous in time and amplitude. The North-American standard is ATSC, "Advanced Television Systems Committee".

DTV roll-out in the U.S. was subject to a great many delays and much confusion before finally taking place in June 2009. Fears that vast numbers of old people would loose service and become Irate, voting their senators out of office proved unfounded.

The roll-out was exceedingly expensive and has materially no net benefits. Please see Digital Television Use Guide for more information on this topic.

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