Digital Terrestrial Television in The United Kingdom - Features

Features

Digital Terrestrial Television provides many more channels. For some viewers it offers much improved reception compared to analogue, including 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. A number of interactive services including a newer version of Teletext is also offered.

An eight-day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) is available and allows viewers to see programme descriptions and broadcast times well in advance. PVRs will make use of this facility allowing recording timers to be set. This Eight-Day EPG was not an original feature of the Digital Terrestrial system, therefore some early receivers, such as receivers originally made to operate with the ONdigital service, will only display details of 'now and next' programme information.

A fourteen-day Top Up TV EPG is an alternative which is available to TUTV-branded PVRs.

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