Advantages of Digital TV

Brice Danvide
EAP 2 Writer’s Worshop
Mr.Leverett
Summary Response

Advantages of Digital TV

In the Boston Globe newspaper by N.Bowie (2007, June 11) in “Bridging the digital TV gap”, the author wrote about the switching of Analog TV to Digital TV. The author gave an explanation of why we have to switch from analog to digital, because it is the new standard of the government. This new policy will take effect soon in 2009 and people using analog will have to obey the rule and buy Digital TV. We should use Digital TV, because it gives more channels, high resolution of images and better sound quality.

We should use Digital TV because it gives more channels. According to (2006, Nov 13, para 1), “Digital TV means television signals can be transmitted more efficiently, freeing up space for extra channels and services”. Digital tv can offer more channels than the Analog Television because it works by transmitting signals through the space. Then it offers more channels than the old system. The old system only offer 5 or 6 channels and do not receive signals through space. Another reason digital television is better than analog television is that it offers 30 more channels than the old system and people can enjoy watching television again. The use of digital television in the near future will be a great improvement in technology and the government or the Homeland can use this system to protect their country.

We should use Digital Television because it can give better clarity and resolutions of images. Digital Television can offer clarity and resolutions of images because first, it is transmitting through space. The transmission through space means it offers a better quality of images because it is by satellite and there is no interference. But the transmission with analog television does because there is interference and the clarity and the resolutions of images are not always good. To be able to have clarity and resolutions of images means more pixels on the television. A pixel is a basic unit of the composition of an image on a television screen. Most of today’s television uses more pixels to display a best quality of image and a best resolution of image. That’s why digital television work better on plasma television than analog television because it has more pixels. A pixel also means transmitting images at a higher definition.

We should use Digital TV because it can offer a better sound quality. Better sound quality means when you hear or listen to the sound on your screen, there is no crashing stuff and it is clear. One benefit from digital television in sound quality is that the quality of the sound equals the quality of a DVD. It is a great thing because you will be able to enjoy features at a higher rate of transmission and can even see how digital television is powerful. Digital television is the best thing that we will have in our common future.

Digital television is a big issue that people are worried about. They have to follow the law because it will help secure public and emergency stuff. I think digital television will be better because there is no use creating new technology if you do not use it. People should be able to use at hundred percent what they create and offer it to the public if they are. Poor people that cannot afford it, the government even offers help for poor people to afford it. According to the Federal Communications Commission (2008, para 2) “Congress mandated the conversion to all-digital television broadcasting, also known as the digital television (DTV) transition, because all-digital broadcasting will free up frequencies for public safety communications (such as police, fire, and emergency rescue). Also, digital is a more efficient transmission technology that allows broadcast stations to offer improved picture and sound quality, as well as offer more programming options for consumers through multiple broadcast streams (multicasting). In addition, some of the freed up frequencies will be used for advanced commercial wireless services for consumers.”

Reference

Bowie, N. (2007, June, 11). Bridging the digital TV gap. The Boston Globe, PA.11. Retrieved March 26, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.

Federal Communications Commission ( 2008, Jan 3). “DTV” is coming (and sooner than you think). (2008, Jan 3). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 26,2008, from
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.htm

Quick guide: Digital switchover What is digital TV? (2006, Nov 13). BBC News. Retrieved March, 26, 2008, from
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