by 2015 (2020 more likely) - will anyone still have a CRT set working. Seems quite silly (and expensively redundant) to maintain two systems because Grandma refuses to upgrade.

You're talking about a very poor country in which there might be 40 million CRT's in operation.

It's not just Grandma but the working poor.

It's not as if the analogue transmission gear has to be purchased. It's all in place.

There is no reason why parallel analogue and digital transmission shouldn't occur for a number of years allowing everyone to come on board.

Edited March 2, 201115 yr by rockyysdt

So many cynical farangs. You did not come here for the hi tech right; instead you fell for a local who has forced your heart to stay here? While nothing is perfect you could be freezing your nuts off back home stuck inside with all your hi tech?

Feel free to flame me

Edited March 2, 201115 yr by MaiChai

Are all the new LCD LED Plasma etc. TV's digital ready?

When you buy an LCD, LED, or Plasma digital television panel, it comes standard with an analogue and digital tuner.

When you initiate your panels auto tuner it will scan and automatically lock into operating channels found.

As long as the digital bandwidth the Thai Television Broadcasting Commission selects is within the range found in the tuner of imported panels, then when digital transmission begins all you have to do is initiate the auto tune function.

Your television will then offer you a list of both analogue and digital stations from which to select.

In keeping with other countries, once digital broadcasting commences, this will occur simultaneously with analogue broadcast for a number of years, allowing consumers to either update their CRT sets or to purchase a digital set top box.

by 2015 (2020 more likely) - will anyone still have a CRT set working. Seems quite silly (and expensively redundant) to maintain two systems because Grandma refuses to upgrade.

Potential to roll out a new election platform - vote for moi and get a no-name lo-cost digital TV....

No need to maintain two platforms.

A small set top box cost in Europe only about THB 600.- incl Remote and all.

Signal input is via the areal plug on your old TV.

All very simple really.

You even get a Electronic Program Guide as standard with the box.