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Comunicar Journal 21: Technologies in a global age (Vol. 11 - 2003)

New ways to understand the world: from analogic to digital television

Abstract

Digital technology has caused a revolution in the television world. The quality of sound and video have been improved and the channels have been multiplied. Television has been transformed into a receiver of many and different services and television has became very similar to the computer and the way it works. After initial euphoria, it has been generally recognised that we need better audiovisual products and the adaptation of traditional products to a digital format. The author thinks that the future of digital television will be succesful, but at present the projects frequently fail and these failures make companies doubt and walk slow.