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Related Questions

What is digital switch over (DSO)?

The existing analogue, free-to-air, TV signals are being switched off and replaced by the digital-only signal which is currently also being broadcast.

Will there be a satellite version of MyFreeview_®?

Yes, however there are currently no Freeview approved satellite Digital Television Recorders.

What is the difference between a digital and analogue signal?

The digital signal can carry much more information than analogue resulting in near DVD picture and sound quality.

Will Australian or UK digital terrestrial receivers (set top boxes) and iDTV's (integrated digital TV's) work in NZ?

No they won't. These countries use MPEG-2 (compression) for their terrestrial (UHF aerial) broadcast and Freeview NZ will use MPEG-4.

So why do you sometimes get black bars on each side of the picture?

Footage produced in 4:3 and presented on a widescreen TV has black bars at the sides to fill the screen.