27Nov
The Long-Awaited Switch to Digital
Way back in 2006, the tiny grand duchy of Luxembourg was the first country in the world to complete a full-scale digital TV conversion. Several other Western European countries followed suit, and then, in June of this year, the United States ended all analog broadcasts. Canada, Australia and several other industrialized nations are currently in the process of making the switch as well.
Americans with old TV sets can no longer get by with rabbit ears alone – they need a digital converter box to see channels that could once be picked up with an analog antenna. Digital TV is characterized by a better picture quality, high-definition capabilities better sound fidelity. After making the switch to digital viewers also have access to subchannels.