NTC to issue IRR on digital TV in April

[LinkAge]

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NTC to issue IRR on digital TV in April

News - SciTech

Monday, 14 February 2011 22:11

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Monday said it expects to complete the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on digital terrestrial television (DTT) by April amid clamor to review the approved platform for the country's migration.

Gamaliel Cordoba, NTC chief, said the regulator has formed committees on legal, technical and communications for the creation of IRR for digital TV.

"The meetings will be every Wednesday for big group and every Monday for committees. We will try to finish the IRR in two months," Cordoba said.

Cordoba said it takes three to five years for a new technology to mature. "We cannot wait for that, otherwise the Philippines will be left behind sa digital tv migration."

The country originally planned to migrate from analog to digital TV in 2015.

In June, last year, the NTC approved a memorandum circular mandating the use of Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) for DTT migration.

The Philippines will be the first in Asia to adopt the Japanese standard for digital TV.

Besides Japan, other countries that adopted ISDB-T were Brazil, Peru, Chile, Venzuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Paraguay.

ABS-CBN Corp. earlier said it plans to spend P3 billion and P5 billion to roll out DTT nationwide for over five years to improve signal, particularly in Metro Manila.

Digital TV is a system for broadcasting and receiving digital sound and video signals that requires a specially designed and more advanced TV set than the traditional analog box.

This means that upon migration to the digital format, consumers who still have analog TV sets would have to buy set-top boxes to receive digital signals.

According to the NTC, the set-top boxes for the Japanese standard would cost $ 11, while the price for the European standard gadget would range from $ 12 to $ 13.

The regulator estimates that around 14 million Filipino households use analog TV sets. (PNA)

[SioDenz]

kanang mga LCD tvs, mga Digital nah na?

[stealthghost]

kanang mga LCD tvs, mga Digital nah na?

the signal from the cable company ang Digital, not the TV's input..

LCD or CRT can use Digital Cable from any cable company that offers "Digital Cable"..

EDIT: Mao ang gamit sa "BOX", pareho anang makit.an sa Cignal, Sky og uban pa.. mao ang receiver, IMHO, sa digital signal..

[LinkAge]

First Posted 23:07:00 11/14/2010


MANILA, Philippines—ABS-CBN Corp. is prepared to spend P3 billion to P5 billion on a nationwide rollout of digital TV, one of its priority programs starting next year.


“We made some tests already. We are ready to roll out,” ABS-CBN chief finance officer Rolando Valdueza told reporters following an analysts’ briefing.




Business - ABS-CBN to spend P5B on digital TV rollout - INQUIRER.net

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TV5 is also the first to bring all-digital TV viewing to the country. Ready with high-definition cameras and HD-ready equipment, TV5 can easily make the switch once the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) orders all networks to go digital.


TV5 HD will also be launched by the second quarter of next year initially through Cignal Digital TV, making TV5 the first local network to broadcast in high definition.


http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=639217


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New platform now widely used in Europe, says GMA7
By Paolo Luis G. Montecillo

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:41:00 02/06/2011

Filed Under: Television

MANILA, Philippines—The government may have to review the rules it has chosen for the roll-out of digital television technology in the Philippines, one of the country’s largest broadcast firms said.

GMA Network Inc. said the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) should reconsider its choice to use the Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB) standard as the country’s digital television platform.

Shifting to digital TV technology from the current analog system would allow for more channels, better video and audio quality and the delivery of high-definition content through a conventional aerial antenna instead of a satellite or cable connection.

Digital TV networks are also cheaper to run for television networks.

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

waw, kakuyaw,
upgarde to the max

[samsungster]

this will be expensive to other people..

[tonioyantao]

this will be expensive to other people..

i don't think so. considering the price of a tv set these days ie "lcd". and the slowly dying conventional tv's.

besides most lcd tv's and conventional tv bought a few years ago is already digital ready.

ang dili lang gyud kay kanang super karaan ug mga surplus and china made tv's being sold at colon.

if ever this will be implemented there would also be a transition period probably a year or two. just like in the states. until all stations will be fully digital.

kanang mga china phones nga nay tv will not work anymore if this would be implemented kay analog paman hehehe.

[SioDenz]

the signal from the cable company ang Digital, not the TV's input..

LCD or CRT can use Digital Cable from any cable company that offers "Digital Cable"..

EDIT: Mao ang gamit sa "BOX", pareho anang makit.an sa Cignal, Sky og uban pa.. mao ang receiver, IMHO, sa digital signal..

So CRT or old model can be use basta naa lan box, mao nah?

what if walay box? magamit nang CRT? ang LCD?

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

may lang lge sa colon na sila mamalit, hehehehehe

[samamar21]

libre ang box??