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09-14-2009, 04:00 PM
The DR needs to decide on the technology it will adopt to move from analog over-the-air broadcasting to digital broadcasting, or DTV. Digital broadcasting allows TV and radio stations to provide improved picture and sound quality along with a host of other advantages over analog broadcasting.
Jose Rafael Vargas, president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute, said that the decision would be taken in January. He said the transition process still could take years, as in the US.
Both the European (DVB) and the US (ATSC) standards were presented at Funglode last week.
The US standard promises high quality and lower prices for digital TVs. The Europeans say they are the least costly and have an adaptor costing US$12 that can convert an analog TV to digital. There are also Japanese and Brazilian standards.
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Jose Rafael Vargas, president of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute, said that the decision would be taken in January. He said the transition process still could take years, as in the US.
Both the European (DVB) and the US (ATSC) standards were presented at Funglode last week.
The US standard promises high quality and lower prices for digital TVs. The Europeans say they are the least costly and have an adaptor costing US$12 that can convert an analog TV to digital. There are also Japanese and Brazilian standards.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)