DVB-T

DVB-T stands for Digital Video Broadcasting via Terrestrial radio.

This is Digital Video Broadcasting for broadcasting of Digital TV via terrestrial Antenna (indoor / roof).

DVB-T transmissions have already started in some countries (UK, Australia, Germany, Finland, Italy). France would start Free To Air DVB-T broadcast in March 2005 (in MPEG2) and Pay Per View broadcast in September 2005 (in MPEG4).

Depending on the Transmission Mode about 15MBit can get transmitted per Transponder (Frequency). This is enough for one HDTV channel or 4-5 Standard Definition TV channels. Multiple channels can be organized in Bouquets (a bunch of services by a particular Service Provider).

Hardware

• DVB-T PCI Cards
• DVB-T USB-Boxes
• DVB-T IEEE1394 / Firewire / iLink Boxes
• DVB-T PC-Cards
• Antennas for DVB-T

Interesting Links

• channels.conf for different Regions (DVB-t)