Digital Television Technology

Digital technology has enabled us to radically change the way that we watch and use TV and film. Because digital signals can be compressed easily we can now have lots more channels with better quality. Also because it can be compressed it means that the data can be stored in very small devices such as USB drives, I-pods and phones. This makes the storage of shows and films a lot easier because it takes up much less space. This allows us to have lots of film on our computers and on the internet (YouTube). Digital has also vastly improved editing. Because it has moved from tape to computers it has made editing much more instant. Also you can add special effects with digital far easier than with tape. Digital has made editing far easier because everything that would have taken a long time before can now be done instantly at the touch of a button.