will digital tv get better?

Question

i have sky in the lounge and my 2 children have freeview boxes in their rooms, i have had my aerial upgraded ready for when they swith tvs to digital . when they do will the digital signal be better then it is now because when we have a storm and in my part of the uk ( cambridge) we have had heavy thunder storms and rain every afternoon now for a couple of weeks and the signal freezes on everything ( sky and freeview) however the analogue signal is perfect. i understand why they want to change to digital but is this going to be improved when they do change.

Answer 1

With analogue TV as the signal weakens the picture gradually gets snowier until no longer watchable. With digital there is a sudden point at which the signal is too weak to be usable. This is called the edge of the cliff effect. Even with a good outdoor aerial you may not get all Freeview channels AT THE MOMENT because until the analogue is switched off, some freeview channel groups are being transmitted out- of -band and need a wideband aerial to receive them. Also digital is not on full power yet until analogue is switched off. Here is a link to help you.

http://www.ukfree.tv/starthere.php

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

We live in Swansea and weather affects our satellite too. The said change to analogue would be good less interference but I think the weather affects digital more. Our sky losses signal and my mothers freeview breaks up into squares on occasion. I wonder what the real reason is?