Digital TV - DVB

A crystal clear picture, perfect surround sound and a wide range of different TV channels: possible many achievements of modern television was not until the increasing digitization of television. As digital television is called here the broadcast of television programs in digital form. Unlike the old analog television with digital technology are realized large gains in the picture and sound quality, the annoying noise of the analog to digital television receiver is equal to leave out.

To receive digital television requires a receiving station, known as a receiver. There are various means of transmission. Both per room or car antenna, satellite, cable connection or via the Internet very modern line of reconciling the diversity of digital TV in the living room.

Modern Antenna - DVB-T

For many years dominated forests of umbrella antennas the sight of many inner cities. With these antennas, the analog TV signal received and fed by coaxial cable into the home TV. But today there is a TV transmission via antenna, it is only necessary only in rare cases, bulky rooftop antennas. The modern version of the television antenna is called DVB-T, which for Digital Video Broadcast - Terrestrial (in German: "Digital Video Broadcasting - Earthbound") position. Many modern television sets, a TV tuner for digital terrestrial television have already been integrated. Needed in this case is only an indoor antenna, it will work even antennas from the days of analogue transmission. Depending on the region can be received via DVB-T 8-32 TV channels. The expansion of the German DVB-T network is quite advanced, where and with which antenna the reception is possible, shows the website www.ueberallfernsehen.de.

Cable Digital - DVB-C

Also, the cable transmits digital television. However, be on the cable network, in contrast to terrestrial transmit even the analog signals, so the switch to DVB-C (Digital Video Broadcast - Cable) must immediately pass off. For DVB-C you need either a TV with built-in DVB-C receiver or a set-top box receiver. Since the digital cable network also provided for receiving encrypted digital channels, is to receive these channels in addition requires a subscription to the respective pay-TV station and a receiver box. In addition, you get a so-called smart card that unlocks the paid channels. Many programs can of course look at the clear. In the digital cable network can be due to the higher bandwidth of the cable and transmit high-definition movies. This high-definition content, however, require a modern TV with a corresponding high-ability - without HD-TV is not the picture quality differs from that of the low-resolution program.

Digital satellite broadcasting - DVB-S

With DVB-S (Digital Video Broadcast - Satellite) has been around for some time a possibility to receive many channels in brilliant HD quality. What is needed is next to the TV and a satellite dish with LNB and a digital receiver for the received signals. Again, some modern TV tuner for the digital television via satellite have been integrated. If you value high-definition content should look for a receiver for DVB-S2. This improved form of the digital satellite receiver enables amazingly sharp movies in very high resolutions. Also in DVB-S, there is the possibility of receiving encrypted broadcast programs. Pay-TV providers such as Sky offer as with DVB-C corresponding smart cards which allow for a monthly fee to receive these unencrypted channels.

TV by Internet line - IPTV

A completely different reception path as the DVB-solutions is the so-called IPTV (Internet Protocol Television). Here, the television signals are transmitted over the Internet line and transmitted from a receiver to your TV or PC monitor. However, this is in contrast to DVB not a standard but rather an overarching term for many receiving options. Internet video providers shall belong to the IPTV service as well as the possibility of using special set-top boxes and high speed Internet lines represent a personalized TV program on the television. IPTV is currently not very widespread, but could revolutionize many interactive possibilities, thanks to the television in the coming years. Films can be using Internet TV at any time and look back at the request fee permanently on the hard drive - hardly differ in quality from a DVD purchase.