DVB T2 TUNER TV

Yes, Channel U is now available in HD, too. Update, June 19, 2017: Current free-to-air digital channels you can receive include Channel 5 (HD), Channel 8 (HD), Suria (HD), Vasantham (HD), CNA (HD), Channel U, Okto (HD), and Channel U (HD). Channel U is the remaining one and will go HD by 2016. All seven Mediacorp channels are already being broadcast in digital format, with six of them - Channel 5, Channel 8, Suria, Vasantham, Channel NewsAsia and Okto - already available in HD.

DVB T2 TUNER TV

That said, thereвЂ™s no harm adopting digital TV early. Also, the existing analog TV signals will continue to be broadcasted until end-2017. While itвЂ™s already possible to get island-wide outdoor reception of MediacorpвЂ™s digital TV signals, the broadcaster is still progressively rolling out indoor reception for residential homes, which it expects to continue up to 2016. This is the main reason why youвЂ™re hearing more (ever noticed those posters at bus stops and major electronics stores?) about digital TV and DVB-T2 these days: theyвЂ™re already here.Д«eyond Singapore, ASEAN countries have also agreed to switch over to digital TV between 20. And true enough, MediaCorp has been transmitting all its FTA channels in digital format using the DVB-T2 standard since December 16, 2013. As early as June 2012, the Media Development Authority (MDA) has announced that local free-to-air (FTA) channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013. In truth, the decision to switch to digital broadcasting in Singapore is really old news. Adopted by many European and Asian countries (including Singapore), it offers higher bitrate compared to its predecessor, DVB-T, thus making it more suitable for transporting HDTV signals. Short for вЂDigital Video Broadcasting - Second Generation TerrestrialвЂ™, this вЂ DVB-T2вЂ™ term that youвЂ™ve been hearing and seeing frequently these days is simply the latest broadcast transmission standard for digital TV. The freed up spectrum can then be put to other uses like wireless broadband services. This is because digital broadcasting requires fewer frequencies than analog broadcasting. With digital TV, itвЂ™s also possible to enjoy better sound quality (e.g., surround sound if the content supports it, and youвЂ™ve the correct equipment), multi-language subtitles, and electronic program guides (EPGs).Дigital TV benefits the industry too, as it helps to alleviate the spectrum crunch (a bit). For end users, it allows you to get sharper images (e.g., HD formats up to 1,920 x 1,080 pixels) and wide screen formats (e.g., 16:9), compared to the 720 x 576-pixel resolution and 4:3 aspect ratio limits that analog TV has. With content these days being produced in digital format, the move to digital terrestrial television (i.e., digital TV) from the decades-old analog TV standard makes sense. Update, Jan 3, 2016: Originally published in May 2014 updated article with latest info.Update, Aug 2, 2016: Fixed dead links and updated Mediacorp's rollout map.Update, Jun 19, 2017: Fixed a few dead links.

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