Digital television in Taiwan

Digital television in Taiwan

Digital television launched terrestrially throughout Taiwan on July 2, 2004. Currently, there are simulcasts of analogue and digital television. Taiwan plans to replace analogue broadcasting with a digital system by 2008. Analogue signals are to be completely phased out by 2010.fact|date=November 2007

The Republic of China Cabinet approved a measure mandating that all new televisions are to be equipped with a digital television tuner from 2006. The rule will apply to TVs measuring between 21 and 29 inches in 2007, and to sets of all sizes in 2008, the Cabinet said in a statement.fact|date=November 2007 To assist lower-income families with the switch to digital television, the government plans to provide NT$300 million in aid to purchase converters or for the purchase of new digital televisions. [cite web |url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=36099 |title=Cabinet launches move to digital TV |accessdate=2007-11-30]

HDTV in Taiwan

High-definition television broadcast was introduced to Taiwanese audiences with the trial run of HiHD, provided by Public Television Service. [cite web|url=http://www.apb-news.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=45|title=Taiwan trials HiHD channel|publisher=Asia-Pacific Broadcasting|date=2008-06-05|accessdate=2008-06-10]

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