What is Digital TV and how does it work?

Digital television mean digital television broadcasting. Digital television broadcasting can use different platforms: cable, satellite or terrestrial. Each platform uses different transmission system. How can we receive digital signals? We need a digital receiver, either integrated in the TV set or a standalone set-top-box connected to the old TV set.

Digital Terrestrial Television – excellent quality with conventional antenna. DTT is an implementation of digital technology. Digital Terrestrial Television, sometimes also abbreviated DTT is Digital Television (DTV). DTV uses digital transmission to broadcast audio and video.

Digital Television provides a greater number of channels with quality picture and sound, using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. A satellite is not used for any part of the link between the broadcaster and the end user.

Digital Television provides a clearer picture and superior sound quality when compared to analog TV, with less interference; it offers far more channels, thus providing the viewer with a greater variety of programs to choose from. DTV can be viewed on digital TV sets and analog TV sets e.g Startimes LCD – DTV, LED – DTV,CRT – DTV, with Startimes digital TV sets you don't need any set top box( decoder) to receive Startimes TV digital signals. To receive digital signal with Analog TV you need a set top box (decoder) connected to your analog TV sets. e.g CRT TV, LCD TV, LED TV connected to startimes decoder.


DTT is transmitted on radio frequencies through the airwaves. This is similar to standard analogue television, with one primary difference: the use of multiplex transmitters to allow reception of multiple channels on a single frequency range.
Digital TV Availability

As part of the so called “Digital Switchover” all Pay TV service providers are expected to switchover to digital TV transmission and switch off analogue by 2015 in Nigeria, This implies digital TV is already the new standard that’s been adopted by the biggest broadcasters and providers and will gradually become the dominant form of television as more and more households make the switch by subscribing to a digital TV package.

Startimes Digital TV Package

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Consumer Benefits of Digital Television

Crystal clear pictures and high quality audio through digital reception
Better reception, particularly if signal is weak
Access to new free and Pay TV channels
Access to new services such as Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and Interactive (red button)

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