Firstly, the digital switchover makes TV fairer. The majority of
UK homes currently have digital TV, but one in
four cannot get it via their aerial and many still cannot receive
channel Five.
Only by switching off the existing analogue TV
broadcasting system is it possible to boost the digital signal and
get it to parts of the country that can't currently receive it.
Digital TV is also more efficient and less likely to suffer from
interference.
But more importantly than all that, digital TV brings
lots of very real benefits:
- You get extra TV channels which come as standard;
- You can subscribe to other channels;
- The quality is a lot better;
- You'll be able to use a range of new and helpful features that
you may not have already, such as interactive TV.