Exciting things are going on in the world of digital TV - developments which are going to impact everyone in the UK and far beyond. Digital TV standards can do much, much, more than just transmit video pictures! The following pages aim to provide a technical description of the main parts of the Digital System.
Comments and corrections concerning these pages will be very welcome - please email gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk
Other sites with information on this subject include:
- Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
- Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
- Digital TV Action Group (DigiTAG)
- The UK Digital TV Group (DTG)
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- U.S. Advanced Televisions Systems Committee (ATSC)
- Frequently asked questions about DSM-CC
- Digital Versatile Disk (DVD)
- Digital Audio Visual Council (DAVIC)
The Communications Group of the Electronics Research Group (ERG) are investigating various aspects of this digital TV revolution as part of the study of Future Networks. Information about research activities is also available from the WWW server.
