A digital switch that must be pushed

[NewsMan]

Kerry Packer did not turn Nine Network into the most profitable television
network in Australia by being a philanthropist.

But the launch of Nine Sports Active, a digital, interactive service in
Nine's National Rugby League coverage, on Friday was, in the short term, an
act of charity.

David Gyngell, Nine's deputy chief executive, says only 10,000 households
can receive Nine Sports Active. "There might only be 1000 people using it
initially," he says. "But we have to start somewhere."

The free-to-air networks have sunk $1 billion into digital technology over
the past three years. But digital set-top boxes have achieved a low
household penetration rate, advertisers are not excited about interactive TV
and pay-TV operators, particularly Foxtel, are winning the marketing war.

Foxtel launched its $600 million digital service on March 14. Chief
executive Kim Williams claimed it had received more than 50,000 orders for
digital pay TV before it started.


But despite a massive publicity blitz last year, digital TV is a fizzer for
the free-to-air networks.

The claims that the penetration of digital set-top boxes, which have been on
the market since June 2001, is running ahead of the penetration of other
entertainment products such as video and DVD players in their early days are
misleading and cannot disguise the fact that most Australians are not
interested in digital free-to-air TV.

The free-to-air networks' digital signals now cover 85 per cent of TV
households, or 5.5 million homes.

But in the two years and nine months since digital set-top boxes arrived in
stores, only 300,000 have been sold - a penetration rate of just 5.5 per
cent.

The TV networks reject the suggestion that the take-up rate for digital is
embarrassingly low. "Digital uptake is faster than DVD uptake at the same
stage in the development of the DVD market," says Kim Anderson, Nine's
director of strategy and technology. She predicts there will be about
400,000 digital set-top boxes in Australian homes by late 2004.

Tim O'Keefe, managing consultant at the industry group Digital Broadcasting
Australia, says it took six years for DVD players to reach a 25 per cent
penetration rate.

"Digital will get there faster," he says, claiming that retailers are
selling about 20,000 digital set-top boxes a month....

<SNIP>

......Nine will add interactive features such as match highlights and
statistics to its Australian Football League coverage this month, followed
by news and lifestyle programs by the end of 2004.

"Nine Sports Active is very easy to use and will educate people about the
benefits of digital TV," Gyngell says.

"The template behind it can be used across many programs."

But analysts say free-to-air digital TV will not take off until the networks
introduce a significant amount of new content. The networks argue that the
government's ban on multi-channelling prevents them doing that.....



--
Details:
MrXX®

More news:
http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php

***

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if
you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
-- Alfred Hitchcock

[Superman Part 2]

only because they still cost too much i sell mine New for $250

"NewsMan" <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:c33u2n$1g39$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> Kerry Packer did not turn Nine Network into the most profitable television
> network in Australia by being a philanthropist.
>
> But the launch of Nine Sports Active, a digital, interactive service in
> Nine's National Rugby League coverage, on Friday was, in the short term,
an
> act of charity.
>
> David Gyngell, Nine's deputy chief executive, says only 10,000 households
> can receive Nine Sports Active. "There might only be 1000 people using it
> initially," he says. "But we have to start somewhere."
>
> The free-to-air networks have sunk $1 billion into digital technology over
> the past three years. But digital set-top boxes have achieved a low
> household penetration rate, advertisers are not excited about interactive
TV
> and pay-TV operators, particularly Foxtel, are winning the marketing war.
>
> Foxtel launched its $600 million digital service on March 14. Chief
> executive Kim Williams claimed it had received more than 50,000 orders for
> digital pay TV before it started.
>
>
> But despite a massive publicity blitz last year, digital TV is a fizzer
for
> the free-to-air networks.
>
> The claims that the penetration of digital set-top boxes, which have been
on
> the market since June 2001, is running ahead of the penetration of other
> entertainment products such as video and DVD players in their early days
are
> misleading and cannot disguise the fact that most Australians are not
> interested in digital free-to-air TV.
>
> The free-to-air networks' digital signals now cover 85 per cent of TV
> households, or 5.5 million homes.
>
> But in the two years and nine months since digital set-top boxes arrived
in
> stores, only 300,000 have been sold - a penetration rate of just 5.5 per
> cent.
>
> The TV networks reject the suggestion that the take-up rate for digital is
> embarrassingly low. "Digital uptake is faster than DVD uptake at the same
> stage in the development of the DVD market," says Kim Anderson, Nine's
> director of strategy and technology. She predicts there will be about
> 400,000 digital set-top boxes in Australian homes by late 2004.
>
> Tim O'Keefe, managing consultant at the industry group Digital
Broadcasting
> Australia, says it took six years for DVD players to reach a 25 per cent
> penetration rate.
>
> "Digital will get there faster," he says, claiming that retailers are
> selling about 20,000 digital set-top boxes a month....
>
> <SNIP>
>
> .....Nine will add interactive features such as match highlights and
> statistics to its Australian Football League coverage this month, followed
> by news and lifestyle programs by the end of 2004.
>
> "Nine Sports Active is very easy to use and will educate people about the
> benefits of digital TV," Gyngell says.
>
> "The template behind it can be used across many programs."
>
> But analysts say free-to-air digital TV will not take off until the
networks
> introduce a significant amount of new content. The networks argue that the
> government's ban on multi-channelling prevents them doing that.....
>
>
>
> --
> Details:
> MrXX®
>
> More news:
> http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php
>
> ***
>
> Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if
> you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
> -- Alfred Hitchcock
>
>
>

[E-T]

Cost is not the only reason. What do you really get with digital? Widescreen
and better sound? Most people have a 4:3 TV and reason that widescreen will
just make what's on the screen smaller. 80cm TVs are getting more popular
but a hell of a lot of people have 48cm TVs. Try watching a widescreen DVD
on that without binoculars and you'll see how bad it looks. As for the
sound, most people just buy a TV with maybe stereo sound. Going to digital
doesn't really help these people.

Most people look at FTA digital and just can't see the benefit to them so
they don't go for it. It's much like Foxtel sat subscribers with a decent
video store nearby.


"Superman Part 2" <supermanpart1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:kOf5c.104350$Wa.102496@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> only because they still cost too much i sell mine New for $250
>
> "NewsMan" <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
> news:c33u2n$1g39$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > Kerry Packer did not turn Nine Network into the most profitable
television
> > network in Australia by being a philanthropist.
> >
> > But the launch of Nine Sports Active, a digital, interactive service in
> > Nine's National Rugby League coverage, on Friday was, in the short term,
> an
> > act of charity.
> >
> > David Gyngell, Nine's deputy chief executive, says only 10,000
households
> > can receive Nine Sports Active. "There might only be 1000 people using
it
> > initially," he says. "But we have to start somewhere."
> >
> > The free-to-air networks have sunk $1 billion into digital technology
over
> > the past three years. But digital set-top boxes have achieved a low
> > household penetration rate, advertisers are not excited about
interactive
> TV
> > and pay-TV operators, particularly Foxtel, are winning the marketing
war.
> >
> > Foxtel launched its $600 million digital service on March 14. Chief
> > executive Kim Williams claimed it had received more than 50,000 orders
for
> > digital pay TV before it started.
> >
> >
> > But despite a massive publicity blitz last year, digital TV is a fizzer
> for
> > the free-to-air networks.
> >
> > The claims that the penetration of digital set-top boxes, which have
been
> on
> > the market since June 2001, is running ahead of the penetration of other
> > entertainment products such as video and DVD players in their early days
> are
> > misleading and cannot disguise the fact that most Australians are not
> > interested in digital free-to-air TV.
> >
> > The free-to-air networks' digital signals now cover 85 per cent of TV
> > households, or 5.5 million homes.
> >
> > But in the two years and nine months since digital set-top boxes arrived
> in
> > stores, only 300,000 have been sold - a penetration rate of just 5.5 per
> > cent.
> >
> > The TV networks reject the suggestion that the take-up rate for digital
is
> > embarrassingly low. "Digital uptake is faster than DVD uptake at the
same
> > stage in the development of the DVD market," says Kim Anderson, Nine's
> > director of strategy and technology. She predicts there will be about
> > 400,000 digital set-top boxes in Australian homes by late 2004.
> >
> > Tim O'Keefe, managing consultant at the industry group Digital
> Broadcasting
> > Australia, says it took six years for DVD players to reach a 25 per cent
> > penetration rate.
> >
> > "Digital will get there faster," he says, claiming that retailers are
> > selling about 20,000 digital set-top boxes a month....
> >
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > .....Nine will add interactive features such as match highlights and
> > statistics to its Australian Football League coverage this month,
followed
> > by news and lifestyle programs by the end of 2004.
> >
> > "Nine Sports Active is very easy to use and will educate people about
the
> > benefits of digital TV," Gyngell says.
> >
> > "The template behind it can be used across many programs."
> >
> > But analysts say free-to-air digital TV will not take off until the
> networks
> > introduce a significant amount of new content. The networks argue that
the
> > government's ban on multi-channelling prevents them doing that.....
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Details:
> > MrXX®
> >
> > More news:
> > http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php
> >
> > ***
> >
> > Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And
if
> > you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
> > -- Alfred Hitchcock
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[DragonLass]

I think he's somewhat right, although cost isn't the only reason its a
pretty big one. Look at dvd players - dvd didn't really take off until
there were sub-$100 players on the market. If there were stbs under $100
they would fly, people would buy them just to get good reception.

"E-T" <thisaddressgets@nospamatall.com> wrote in message
news:ghg5c.104420$Wa.86268@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Cost is not the only reason. What do you really get with digital?
Widescreen
> and better sound? Most people have a 4:3 TV and reason that widescreen
will
> just make what's on the screen smaller. 80cm TVs are getting more popular
> but a hell of a lot of people have 48cm TVs. Try watching a widescreen DVD
> on that without binoculars and you'll see how bad it looks. As for the
> sound, most people just buy a TV with maybe stereo sound. Going to digital
> doesn't really help these people.
>
> Most people look at FTA digital and just can't see the benefit to them so
> they don't go for it. It's much like Foxtel sat subscribers with a decent
> video store nearby.
>
>
> "Superman Part 2" <supermanpart1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:kOf5c.104350$Wa.102496@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > only because they still cost too much i sell mine New for $250
> >
> > "NewsMan" <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
> > news:c33u2n$1g39$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> > > Kerry Packer did not turn Nine Network into the most profitable
> television
> > > network in Australia by being a philanthropist.
> > >
> > > But the launch of Nine Sports Active, a digital, interactive service
in
> > > Nine's National Rugby League coverage, on Friday was, in the short
term,
> > an
> > > act of charity.
> > >
> > > David Gyngell, Nine's deputy chief executive, says only 10,000
> households
> > > can receive Nine Sports Active. "There might only be 1000 people using
> it
> > > initially," he says. "But we have to start somewhere."
> > >
> > > The free-to-air networks have sunk $1 billion into digital technology
> over
> > > the past three years. But digital set-top boxes have achieved a low
> > > household penetration rate, advertisers are not excited about
> interactive
> > TV
> > > and pay-TV operators, particularly Foxtel, are winning the marketing
> war.
> > >
> > > Foxtel launched its $600 million digital service on March 14. Chief
> > > executive Kim Williams claimed it had received more than 50,000 orders
> for
> > > digital pay TV before it started.
> > >
> > >
> > > But despite a massive publicity blitz last year, digital TV is a
fizzer
> > for
> > > the free-to-air networks.
> > >
> > > The claims that the penetration of digital set-top boxes, which have
> been
> > on
> > > the market since June 2001, is running ahead of the penetration of
other
> > > entertainment products such as video and DVD players in their early
days
> > are
> > > misleading and cannot disguise the fact that most Australians are not
> > > interested in digital free-to-air TV.
> > >
> > > The free-to-air networks' digital signals now cover 85 per cent of TV
> > > households, or 5.5 million homes.
> > >
> > > But in the two years and nine months since digital set-top boxes
arrived
> > in
> > > stores, only 300,000 have been sold - a penetration rate of just 5.5
per
> > > cent.
> > >
> > > The TV networks reject the suggestion that the take-up rate for
digital
> is
> > > embarrassingly low. "Digital uptake is faster than DVD uptake at the
> same
> > > stage in the development of the DVD market," says Kim Anderson, Nine's
> > > director of strategy and technology. She predicts there will be about
> > > 400,000 digital set-top boxes in Australian homes by late 2004.
> > >
> > > Tim O'Keefe, managing consultant at the industry group Digital
> > Broadcasting
> > > Australia, says it took six years for DVD players to reach a 25 per
cent
> > > penetration rate.
> > >
> > > "Digital will get there faster," he says, claiming that retailers are
> > > selling about 20,000 digital set-top boxes a month....
> > >
> > > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > .....Nine will add interactive features such as match highlights and
> > > statistics to its Australian Football League coverage this month,
> followed
> > > by news and lifestyle programs by the end of 2004.
> > >
> > > "Nine Sports Active is very easy to use and will educate people about
> the
> > > benefits of digital TV," Gyngell says.
> > >
> > > "The template behind it can be used across many programs."
> > >
> > > But analysts say free-to-air digital TV will not take off until the
> > networks
> > > introduce a significant amount of new content. The networks argue that
> the
> > > government's ban on multi-channelling prevents them doing that.....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Details:
> > > MrXX®
> > >
> > > More news:
> > > http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php
> > >
> > > ***
> > >
> > > Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And
> if
> > > you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
> > > -- Alfred Hitchcock
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[kh]

NewsMan <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:c33u2n$1g39$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> Kerry Packer did not turn Nine Network into the most profitable television
> network in Australia by being a philanthropist.
>
> But the launch of Nine Sports Active, a digital, interactive service in
> Nine's National Rugby League coverage, on Friday was, in the short term,
an
> act of charity.
>
> David Gyngell, Nine's deputy chief executive, says only 10,000 households
> can receive Nine Sports Active. "There might only be 1000 people using it
> initially," he says. "But we have to start somewhere."
>
> The free-to-air networks have sunk $1 billion into digital technology over
> the past three years. But digital set-top boxes have achieved a low
> household penetration rate, advertisers are not excited about interactive
TV
> and pay-TV operators, particularly Foxtel, are winning the marketing war.
>
> Foxtel launched its $600 million digital service on March 14. Chief
> executive Kim Williams claimed it had received more than 50,000 orders for
> digital pay TV before it started.
>
>
> But despite a massive publicity blitz last year, digital TV is a fizzer
for
> the free-to-air networks.
>
> The claims that the penetration of digital set-top boxes, which have been
on
> the market since June 2001, is running ahead of the penetration of other
> entertainment products such as video and DVD players in their early days
are
> misleading and cannot disguise the fact that most Australians are not
> interested in digital free-to-air TV.
>
> The free-to-air networks' digital signals now cover 85 per cent of TV
> households, or 5.5 million homes.
>
> But in the two years and nine months since digital set-top boxes arrived
in
> stores, only 300,000 have been sold - a penetration rate of just 5.5 per
> cent.
>
> The TV networks reject the suggestion that the take-up rate for digital is
> embarrassingly low. "Digital uptake is faster than DVD uptake at the same
> stage in the development of the DVD market," says Kim Anderson, Nine's
> director of strategy and technology. She predicts there will be about
> 400,000 digital set-top boxes in Australian homes by late 2004.
>
> Tim O'Keefe, managing consultant at the industry group Digital
Broadcasting
> Australia, says it took six years for DVD players to reach a 25 per cent
> penetration rate.
>
> "Digital will get there faster," he says, claiming that retailers are
> selling about 20,000 digital set-top boxes a month....
>
> <SNIP>
>
> .....Nine will add interactive features such as match highlights and
> statistics to its Australian Football League coverage this month, followed
> by news and lifestyle programs by the end of 2004.
>
> "Nine Sports Active is very easy to use and will educate people about the
> benefits of digital TV," Gyngell says.
>
> "The template behind it can be used across many programs."
>
> But analysts say free-to-air digital TV will not take off until the
networks
> introduce a significant amount of new content. The networks argue that the
> government's ban on multi-channelling prevents them doing that.....
>
>
>
Only TEAC digital boxes can activate the Nine features. We've got a DGTEC
and it does not work.

[Stuart M]

kh wrote:
> NewsMan <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
> news:c33u2n$1g39$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
>
>>Kerry Packer did not turn Nine Network into the most profitable television
>>network in Australia by being a philanthropist.
>>
>>But the launch of Nine Sports Active, a digital, interactive service in
>>Nine's National Rugby League coverage, on Friday was, in the short term,
>
> an
>
>>act of charity.
>>
>>David Gyngell, Nine's deputy chief executive, says only 10,000 households
>>can receive Nine Sports Active. "There might only be 1000 people using it
>>initially," he says. "But we have to start somewhere."
>>
>>The free-to-air networks have sunk $1 billion into digital technology over
>>the past three years. But digital set-top boxes have achieved a low
>>household penetration rate, advertisers are not excited about interactive
>
> TV
>
>>and pay-TV operators, particularly Foxtel, are winning the marketing war.
>>
>>Foxtel launched its $600 million digital service on March 14. Chief
>>executive Kim Williams claimed it had received more than 50,000 orders for
>>digital pay TV before it started.
>>
>>
>>But despite a massive publicity blitz last year, digital TV is a fizzer
>
> for
>
>>the free-to-air networks.
>>
>>The claims that the penetration of digital set-top boxes, which have been
>
> on
>
>>the market since June 2001, is running ahead of the penetration of other
>>entertainment products such as video and DVD players in their early days
>
> are
>
>>misleading and cannot disguise the fact that most Australians are not
>>interested in digital free-to-air TV.
>>
>>The free-to-air networks' digital signals now cover 85 per cent of TV
>>households, or 5.5 million homes.
>>
>>But in the two years and nine months since digital set-top boxes arrived
>
> in
>
>>stores, only 300,000 have been sold - a penetration rate of just 5.5 per
>>cent.
>>
>>The TV networks reject the suggestion that the take-up rate for digital is
>>embarrassingly low. "Digital uptake is faster than DVD uptake at the same
>>stage in the development of the DVD market," says Kim Anderson, Nine's
>>director of strategy and technology. She predicts there will be about
>>400,000 digital set-top boxes in Australian homes by late 2004.
>>
>>Tim O'Keefe, managing consultant at the industry group Digital
>
> Broadcasting
>
>>Australia, says it took six years for DVD players to reach a 25 per cent
>>penetration rate.
>>
>>"Digital will get there faster," he says, claiming that retailers are
>>selling about 20,000 digital set-top boxes a month....
>>
>><SNIP>
>>
>>.....Nine will add interactive features such as match highlights and
>>statistics to its Australian Football League coverage this month, followed
>>by news and lifestyle programs by the end of 2004.
>>
>>"Nine Sports Active is very easy to use and will educate people about the
>>benefits of digital TV," Gyngell says.
>>
>>"The template behind it can be used across many programs."
>>
>>But analysts say free-to-air digital TV will not take off until the
>
> networks
>
>>introduce a significant amount of new content. The networks argue that the
>>government's ban on multi-channelling prevents them doing that.....
>>
>>
>>
>
> Only TEAC digital boxes can activate the Nine features. We've got a DGTEC
> and it does not work.
>

So does that mean my Strong 5290 won't pick it up? What does
"interactive" mean anyway? The Ch 9 FAQ says all you have to do is
press the red button to access it - I've got a red button on my
remote... Maybe I'll have to wait until Friday night to test it out.

[Danny Rohr]

"E-T" <thisaddressgets@nospamatall.com> wrote in message
news:ghg5c.104420$Wa.86268@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

> Cost is not the only reason. What do you really get with digital?
Widescreen

But its a big one, you don't get much so the STB's have to be cheaper.

> and better sound? Most people have a 4:3 TV and reason that widescreen
will
> just make what's on the screen smaller. 80cm TVs are getting more popular
> but a hell of a lot of people have 48cm TVs. Try watching a widescreen DVD
> on that without binoculars and you'll see how bad it looks. As for the
> sound, most people just buy a TV with maybe stereo sound. Going to digital
> doesn't really help these people.

I agree, I have a widescreen TV so a digital STB is great for me an I would
now hate to live without one. But if you have a 4:3 TV with good analogue
reception, you would be unlikely to buy a STB. However, we just have to be
patient, DVDs sell 16:9 TV's and in turn sell STB's. The Nine interactive
thing will also help sell STB's to 4:3 TV owners as soon as there are more
than 1 STB that supports it.

I am still unsure about any significant multi-channeling, simply because it
chews into the already constrained High Definition bandwidth. HD seems like
its almost dead in Australia at the moment, but I really expect that to ramp
up quickly in the next couple of years due to few factors:

- Its taking off big time in the US, HD pay channels number about 20, most
shows out the US are HD.
- The number of people buying HD displays in the US helps bring the price
down for us (not STBs).
- New display technologies are mainly HD by default (eg all decent plasmas
are HD and falling fast).
- High Definition DVD will be out in a couple of years which also helps
drive HD displays with drives wanted HD TV content.

I would hate multichanneling to reduce access to HDTV.

Danny.

[Wdino]

The take-up of Digital TV has been shown time and again to be OK. When you
look at other technology it compares well.
One of the biggest problems is that analogue people are enjoying one of the
benefits of SD TV without realising it. The better picture quality.
Since the TV stations went digital the converted analogue TV technical
quality has improved dramatically.
Also most people sit too far away from their TV sets and would not get any
benefit from digital TV. The sales people at retail outlets are so bad that
they are unable to provide people with correct information about digital TV.

[Alan R]

What a load of nonsense!!!!! I have worked extensively in television and i
can tell you that the analogue signal hasn't changed at all - it's still
crap! What has changed is the equipment used in the stations - high
resolution HD cameras (both studio and field cameras) make the difference.
There's an old motto in TV - get the best picture by using the best camera
and the best lighting. Apart from that nothing has changed....... anything
broadcast in analogue is still analogue!!

"And most people sit too far away" what the hell does that mean???? The
benefits of digital Tv have nothing to do with how close you sit to the TV!!
Based on your information, I would say that the retail salespeople are not
the only ones who need educating.

--

"Wdino" <wdino2@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:vA1bc.135806$Wa.122109@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> The take-up of Digital TV has been shown time and again to be OK. When you
> look at other technology it compares well.
> One of the biggest problems is that analogue people are enjoying one of
the
> benefits of SD TV without realising it. The better picture quality.
> Since the TV stations went digital the converted analogue TV technical
> quality has improved dramatically.
> Also most people sit too far away from their TV sets and would not get any
> benefit from digital TV. The sales people at retail outlets are so bad
that
> they are unable to provide people with correct information about digital
TV.
>
>

[thomo]

I agree that analogue TV has improved with the advent of digital, though
I've mainly noticed the improvement with analogue cable. Alan's point is
that studios now use HD digital recording. Sure that's where the benefits
came from but it's all a consequence of digital TV. Analogue on a large
screen with good reception is ok ... not crap especially through cable.

Sitting closer is worthwhile when many programmes are broadcast in
widescreen & viewed in letterbox on 4:3 displays. Those with 16:9 displays
also need to consider sitting closer when many programmes are broadcast in
4:3, since the total display area is similarly greatly reduced. This issue
is the major hangup people have with digital TV. The answer is to get a
larger HD dislpay & await Foxtel Digital's future direction on some HD
channels. Hopefully their monopoly will end sometime soon, especially if
they can't provide the full benefits of HD digital TV.

"Alan R" <ezytalk@iblue.com.au> wrote in message
news:406f7a7e$1@news1.veridas.net...
> What a load of nonsense!!!!! I have worked extensively in television and
i
> can tell you that the analogue signal hasn't changed at all - it's still
> crap! What has changed is the equipment used in the stations - high
> resolution HD cameras (both studio and field cameras) make the difference.
> There's an old motto in TV - get the best picture by using the best camera
> and the best lighting. Apart from that nothing has changed.......
anything
> broadcast in analogue is still analogue!!
>
> "And most people sit too far away" what the hell does that mean???? The
> benefits of digital Tv have nothing to do with how close you sit to the
TV!!
> Based on your information, I would say that the retail salespeople are not
> the only ones who need educating.
>
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>
> "Wdino" <wdino2@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:vA1bc.135806$Wa.122109@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > The take-up of Digital TV has been shown time and again to be OK. When
you
> > look at other technology it compares well.
> > One of the biggest problems is that analogue people are enjoying one of
> the
> > benefits of SD TV without realising it. The better picture quality.
> > Since the TV stations went digital the converted analogue TV technical
> > quality has improved dramatically.
> > Also most people sit too far away from their TV sets and would not get
any
> > benefit from digital TV. The sales people at retail outlets are so bad
> that
> > they are unable to provide people with correct information about digital
> TV.
> >
> >
>
>