We shouldn't worry too much about this.
AFAIK, this was the first PDVD thread about it:
NTC, private sector working on transition to digital TV
By Erwin Oliva
INQ7.net
Last updated 05:07pm (Mla time) 06/29/2006
http://newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=7274
That was in 2006. Transition, 2015 daw.
The NTC announced the Philippine digital standard ----
DVB-T:
Official statement:
NTC Memorandum (Nov. 3, 2006):
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The Technical Working Group (TWG) for digital terrestrial television, composed of representatives from the Commission, network associations, broadcasters/network operators and industry associations, has evaluated the individual characteristics of the various platforms, and it has determined that while ATSC and DVB-T differ little in video/audio signal quality and program capacity, the latter offers advantages in terms of terrestrial transmission/networking, interoperability with other technology applications, proven capability for mobile terrestrial reception, its ability to satisfactorily address the multipath/ghosting problem, and its capability to support single frequency networks. Moreover, current deployment of digital television systems show that DVB-T is emerging as the global preference, with far more countries having adopted, or are in the process of adopting, the DVB platform, thus ensuring equipment availability and enhancing affordability. Given these considerations, the TWG has recommended the adoption of DVB-T as the digital television standard in the country. To date, comments submitted by various sectors to the Commission have made the same recommendation.
The Commission, along with the TWG, also had a videoconference with ATSC Forum President Robert Graves as well as Mr. Wayne Luplow of the US Consumer Electronics Association in order to discuss technical concerns and to request for updates on the developments to the ATSC platform. The ATSC Forum, however, has yet to comment on the previous consultative documents issued by the Commission.
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Paano yung bumili ng imported TV with ATSC tuner? They're out of luck. DVB-T na ang Philippines officially. ABS-CBN had even started transmitting test broadcasts in DVB-T.
Para future-proof, bili ka ng TV with DVB-T tuner.
Pero pinalitan nila ang standard. Officially, the NTC chose the Japanese standard
ISDB-T in Memorandum Circular 02-06-2010.
Para future-proof, bili ka ng TV with ISDB-T tuner.
Na naman? E kung ma-extend ang 2015 deadline at palitan na naman ang digital standard?
Why not wait for actual implementation and just buy a set-top box pag talagang may digital TV na. After a few years and we see a stable standard, that's the time to buy a TV with built-in digital tuner.
By that time, ang TV mo, mas bago na, mas magaling pa ang perfromance, may proper digital tuner pa, mas mura pa.