Freeview

[kwicky]

In the next few years I believe analog signals will no longer be transmitted. As the analog signal for the freeview comes through the aerial cable before being digitised how will we be able to use Freeview in future?

[Llamatron]

Freeview is digital not analogue.

The whole point of Freeview, i.e. digital terrestrial, is that it will replace the 5 old analogue terrestrial broadcasts.

[righttup]

if you have a reasonable ariel.
it will recieve the digital signal, just as it now recieves
the analog signal.

[kwicky]

I did hear that there are 2 types of aerial, the older one and a digital aerial. Does that mean in future people will need to change their old one to digital.

[kwicky]

Also if the signal is to be transmitted in digital, this is picked up by the rooftop aerial, fed through the existing aerial cable and RE-DIGITISED. I always assumed the digital box did the conversion?

[Ethel]

If you live in a good reception area for digital tv you may not have to change your aerial.

Some people will have to buy a new aerial.

You will need a freeview receiver of some kind - either incorporated into a television, or through a digibox. This is because the analogue tuner inside non-digital televisions cannot receive digital signals.

[vehelpfulguy]

> I always assumed the digital box did the conversion?

The digital box DOES do the conversion, but it converts the DIGITAL freeview signal that is sent out to ANALOGUE so the TV can display it.

In your question you say "the analogue signal from freeview" but that is the whole point, the freeview signal is SENT OUT as digital and received by your aerial as digital.

But because most TVs are analogue you need a box to convert the digital signal to analogue so the TV can display it.