ABS-CBN’s digital TV test broadcast a success

Soon, digital television will be coming to a TV near you.

ABS-CBN’s test broadcast of its digital television (DTTV) have been met with more-than-expected reception. Literally. Test audiences loved the resolution so much because “it was like watching an original DVD – it was so clear in terms of picture and color” as one homeowner attested.

Added another, “It was stunning – one time, it started raining, and the image didn’t even flicker. Back when we didn’t have a box, we had to go outside to fix the antenna because the rain affected the reception so much. Now, the reception is clear as crystal, so it’s such a pleasure to stay inside, keep warm and watch TV.”

Viewers also said there were more channels to watch (and flip through) that kids would rather stay indoors and watch TV the whole day. Now, I’m not exactly sure that’s a good thing, but that is the lure of quality TV.

ABS-CBN will begin releasing the DTTV signals in January 2008. Southern Luzon audiences will get the first wave since ABS-CBN’s channel 2 signal is weak in these areas. The signal itself is free of course and does not need subscription or connection to a cable. There is a P2,000 one-time payment for the electronic decoder box to hook up to an antenna and convert signals.

[source:ABS-CBN]

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35 Responses to “ABS-CBN’s digital TV test broadcast a success”

  1.   Harold
    September 18th, 2007 | 12:31 am

    I Think GMA 7 is very anxious about the abs-cbn’s digital tv. Alam nila na mag no. 1 n naman ang ABS sa Mega Manila!!!!!

  2.   SOLID 2
    September 26th, 2007 | 5:34 am

    Korek!!!! I’m sure babalik ulit sa trono ang ABS-CBN pag na-improve na ang signal reception nila, now pa nga lang eh kahit medyo malabo pilit pinapanood ng mga tao ang Dos, lalo pa kaya kapag malinaw na, ang liit ng lamang ng ratings ng gma sa mega manila, minsan pa nga nauungusan na diba, kaya sana talaga luminaw na ang abs-cbn reception, we love their shows lalo na Lastikman, saludo kami, napakaganda…. Go Go Go ABS-CBN…. ABS-CBN lang ang ibig sabihin ng telebisyon sa balat ng Pilipinas…. Congrats!

  3. October 2nd, 2007 | 2:58 pm

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  4. October 2nd, 2007 | 3:02 pm

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  5.   jerome
    November 6th, 2007 | 7:20 am

    pray for abs-cbn

  6. November 16th, 2007 | 3:06 am

    sana ABS, madaliin na po ang project, mahina kc signal po kaya minsan napapa GMA kami… dto nko metro manila po now, nung nasa Bicol ako, kayo lang po ang malinaw…

    Number 1 naman tlga kayo ehhh…

  7.   wogian
    December 10th, 2007 | 4:53 am

    abs-cbn goes digital early next year…
    thats superb talaga. other countries have it already. Congrats… It will be another history added in the philippine telivision….Abscbn. for life

  8.   wogian
    December 10th, 2007 | 4:54 am

    i admire this staion since time i remember. that why even abroad abscbn pa rin kami. astig talaga

  9.   aureus
    December 18th, 2007 | 2:48 am

    nice nman nyan… exited nko 4 ABS-CBN digital tv, am a 100% kpamilya! da best… am sure gnda ng rception nyan… hehehe gud luck!

  10.   alexis
    December 23rd, 2007 | 7:46 am

    hay salamat gaganda na rin ang reception ng abs-cbn kasi kapag nanonood ako sa abs nakakatamad kasi ang labo ng reception nila hindi katulad sa gma7 napaka linaw e sa abs napaka labo at parang maputla yung kulay ng reception nila sana maging katulad din nila ang reception sa gma 7 para masarap panooran kpag malinaw na ang reception nila masarap ng panooran ndi na ako lilipat sa gma go go go go sana nga mas malinaw pa kesa sa gma 7

  11.   Harold
    January 18th, 2008 | 4:08 am

    Sana before January 28 ang launching ng DIGITAL TERRESTIAL TV para naman madagdagan ng audience share at tv ratings ng lobo nina Piolo Pascual at former GMA7 primetime QUEEN, Angel Locsin para matalbugan at pakakainin ng alikabok si MARIMAR…..Paging ABS-CBN!!!

  12.   manaka_junpei
    January 24th, 2008 | 12:18 pm

    hindi ko alam kung ano ang itsura nang Digital TV nang ABS-CBN, malamang hahabol na ang GMA, sa Jan.27 ang simula nang Digital TV nang GMA mismo, logo palang nakita ko, sa tingin niyo, may Hero TV ba diyan

  13.   lennie
    January 26th, 2008 | 8:51 am

    whatever its is. malinaw man yan kung hindi maganda ang shows nila papakainin pa rin sila ng alikabok ng gma. angel to marian. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. lobo as in bobo at losyang n angel n yan. pinagsawaan n ng mga lalake yan okay lng kay piolo n lng siya at least same feather sila o di ba?

  14.   lobo
    February 1st, 2008 | 8:29 pm

    hoy Lennie!!! ang kapal ng mukha mo inggit ka lang sa DTTV ng ABS-CBN kasi walang ganyan ang GMA 7?!! oh may ganyan ba cla??? wla gagayahin n nman ng GMA!!!wooohhhhhh

  15. February 10th, 2008 | 9:32 am

    Any news or updates about Digital TV?

  16.   Chona Villaverde
    February 28th, 2008 | 4:53 am

    Mas maganda pero pwede ba kaming naging agent dyan sa DTTV dito sa Quezon Province. e mail nyo naman ako para may extra income. Sigurado click dito sa amin kasi kami ay TEAM KAPAMILYA.

  17.   ivy
    March 17th, 2008 | 2:45 am

    basta kumpareng abs-cbn…ang mga insecure ang naninira. deadma na lang sa kanila.

    as long as you are on the right path go lang ng go!

  18.   Norie
    March 18th, 2008 | 12:31 am

    gawin na lahat ng abs baka sakaling makabangon p sila. ewan ko lang hah pero mas okay pa rin sa akin ang shows ng gma. its beyond comparison for the 2 channels. The best ang GMA no doubt.

  19.   jhayar
    March 19th, 2008 | 7:58 am

    sna po wag nyo putulin mga munting pangarap ni romeo kc po favorite ko un at ng mga bro. and sis ko nakakasawa nmn kc naruto na sa umaga pati ba nmn sa hapon inabangan ko pa nmn un nung monday puputulin nyo lng kht julio at julia nyu na lng putulin wag lng romeo thnks im a certified kapamilya thnks

  20.   lennie
    March 26th, 2008 | 12:15 am

    to lobo as in bobo. ayusin muna kasi shows para panoorin kayo ng tao. e magaling lang naman kayong magpirata ng artists e. magpasikat kayo ng sarili nyong tiarts,,, kk… kawawang istasyon as in chewers for losers….

  21.   min jaeshin
    March 30th, 2008 | 1:16 am

    ATSC Standards sana gamitin nila para mas maganda parang sa south korea,’wag na lang DVB-T, pang-europe lang ‘yan.

  22.   min jaeshin
    April 7th, 2008 | 7:40 pm

    wala pa rin bang update kung ATSC,T-DMB,ISDB-T, o DVB-T ang i-aadopt ng NTC para so pagpapa-digital ng buong pilipinas?sana madaliin na nila ang starting ng DTT sa Metro Manila….nakakaboring ngayong bakasyon!!!

  23.   min jaeshin
    April 10th, 2008 | 5:03 am

    agree na ‘ko na DVB-T yung gagamitin natin,lalo na’t in demand ngayon yung cellphone na DVB-H capable..magagamit din yon na pang-broadcast ng maraming subchannels….sana maging successful ang DTT o DTV dito sa pilipinas,thanks!!!

  24.   c00lzap
    April 12th, 2008 | 8:25 am

    Sana makapili ang NTC ng gagamitin for DTV para naman maipakilala na ng pormal ng ABS-CBN ang digital tv. Unfair kasi sa ABS-CBN kasi nagsusuffer parin ito sa kalabuan ng ABS-CBN CH 2 sa mga area ng Mega at Metro Manila… Nakikipag sabwatan pa ata ang GMA sa NTC magkano kaya? Joke lang…

  25.   min jaeshin
    April 18th, 2008 | 6:53 am

    sana magkaroon na ng dtt sa metro manila lalo na sa taguig,para makapanood na kami ng 2008 beijing olympics o fifa world cup-south africa 2010 ng hd at dolby digital 5.1 na palabas!!
    (sana may hero dyan para hindi na laging lumalabas ng bahay yung mga bata)

  26.   lanz
    May 22nd, 2008 | 3:48 am

    hai naku lennie!., tanga ba U?., GMA naninira ng mga talents ng ABS lalo na mga sikat at magagaling na artists ng talent center!

    walang kwenta mga artists center nyo.,gaya gaya mga bwaya!

  27.   jha_vestrix
    June 2nd, 2008 | 1:53 am

    C Lennie parang d nag-iisip…ewan ko kung pano nia nasabi na namimirata ang dos ng artista ng syete at magpasikat daw ang dos ng sarili nilang artista…Halatang wala kaung TV sa bahay Lennie…O kung meron man d mo alam gamitin…^_^

  28.   kuuya
    October 22nd, 2008 | 9:40 pm

    bakit wala pa hanggang ngayon…
    excited pa naman ako…

  29.   hawk
    November 25th, 2008 | 2:00 pm

    wahhhhhhh ang tagal nga eh hindi pa ata tapus ang testing nila eh.

  30. January 13th, 2009 | 10:19 am

    Hellow sa lahat sinu po ang nakaka-alam ng number na pwedeng tawagan kasi gusto kong umorder ng DTTV ng ABS_CBN taga las pinas city po ako. At napaka labo ng ABS_CBN dito sa amin. IAM A TRUE BLOODED KAPAMILYA SINCE THEN. Pls anyone knows where i can call at inform me in this number 09272611860 i really want to have a good connection of ABS thanks in advanced sa inyo.

  31.   min jae-shin
    February 18th, 2009 | 8:24 am

    wala pa rin bang desisyon ang NTC?

    gusto ba nilang simulan ang DTTV by 2010?6 years pa bago ang switchover,paghandain na sana ang mga pilipino sa pagbabagong ito.

    i’m exited na makasagap ng DTT signal in our house!!please hasten the launching!!!

    sana mag-broadcast ng HD sa DTT simula 2010.

    tutal matagal pa naman ang December 31,2015,mabuti na ang naghahanda.

  32.   tonzi
    March 2nd, 2009 | 9:06 am

    as usual nasa ABS pa rin ang pangunguna sa technology halata naman kasi ang GMA na trying hard. Imagine, 1986 lang uli nag start ang ABS pero ang marketing power nito madaling napabangon. Ngayon, DTT na! Inggit na naman ang kabila! Sus, pano naman kasi ang ratings halatang niluto kaya claim sila (GMA) ng claim na number sila! Eh, kung baguhin kaya ang usual box holders at i-spread lahat sa Mega, Diyan makikita kung sino talaga ang number one. Sabihin niyo din mga taga AGB Nielsen kung ano ang population ng mga respondents niyo.

  33.   tonzi
    March 2nd, 2009 | 9:12 am

    simula’t sapul pa lang ang ABS talaga ang merong cream of the crop na mga artista. Halata naman kasi ang kabila na di marunong magdala ng bagong artista! Puro na lang Dingdong at Marian. Nakakasuka iba’t ibang roles pero hayun pa rin Dingdon-Marian. Wala na bang iba sa kabila? Tingnan niyo, dahil sa pagka over niyo kay Marian nagsilipatan na mga artista niyo kasi di kayo marunong magdala. Pero bago lipat, sisiraan muna artista gaya ng ginawa kay Angel, Billy Joe, at ngaun JC de Vera tinakot pa! GMA talga halatang trying hard!

  34.   yhods
    March 25th, 2009 | 3:19 am

    hahahaha… march 2009 na ala pa rin!!!!

  35.   Gerson Braschi
    August 10th, 2009 | 1:38 pm

    Hello, I live in Brazil which started las December 2007 HDTV services using an updated version of ISDB-T that uses h.264 video compression and AAC+ audio compression.
    Today there are 21 capital cities with more than 3 million habitants each. The first city was Sao Paulo now with 18 channels Transmitting HDTV+Mobile.

    Last June,2009 Brazil has received a Delegation from Philippines to know the success of our TDT standard that was adopted also by Peru and is in the process of adoption by Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Cuba and Mozambique.

    This is the system that transmits directly to mobiles for free, without the cellular company participating.

    This is “THE TDT SYSTEM of 21 Century”


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