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>>Because digital is better.
>>No ghosting and a far superior picture.
>>And for most people the cost is minimal.
>>Set top boxes can be had for less than $200, which is cheaper than the
>>aerials required for analogue in poor reception areas.
>>Live program guides, extra channels on SBS and the ABC, better sound etc.
>>It's simply a better technology.
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> Just one other point remember is that the digital signal is still
> sent across the air on a modulated analogue signal until it reaches
> the decoder, so a lot of the same rules for radio still apply. If you
> have poor analogue reception then if the digital signal is coming off
> the same stick then your digital may also be crap and you may well
> still need that better quality antenna. I also kind of thought reading
> around the traps that even if your current analague is good, you may
> still need a better antenna for digital, same too with the internal
> cable quality and their connections within the building wiring.
> The difference of course is the digital signal is a lot more tollerant
> due to error correction and probably a bit of fudging in the decoders
It is ??????????? Could have fooled Me !
so you might not notice poor signal quality until you loose the
> picture totaly, at least with an analogue signal you can sometimes
> still have a watchable picture.
At least with analogue I have a perfect picture. Digital I have a good Picture with bursts of pixeallation, Freezes, audio Drop outs and occasional squaeks