Even though we live in the 21st century and the World is getting global and universal, different countries still have different TV standards due to historical, technical and/or other reasons.
Here is the current coverage map and explanation table (source: http://www.dtvstatus.net):
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System |
Explanation |
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DVB-T/DVB-T2 |
Broadcasting via DVB-T/DVB-T2 is actively in use. |
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DVB-T/DVB-T2 adopted |
Countries which have adopted the DVB-T/DVB-T2 system. |
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DVB-T/DVB-T2 trial broadcasts |
Those countries undertake trials with DVB-T/DVB-T2. |
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RRC06 |
The according countries participate in the Regional Radiocommunications Conference 2006 of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union). It can be assumed that all countries taking part will ultimately use the DVB-T/DVB-T2 system when they move from analog to digital. |
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ATSC |
Broadcasting via the ATSC system is actively in use. |
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ATSC adopted |
Countries which have adopted the ATSC system. |
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ATSC trial broadcasts |
Those countries undertake trials with ATSC. |
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ISDB-T |
Broadcasting via ISDB-T is actively in use. |
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ISDB-T adopted |
Countries which have adopted the ISDB-T system. |
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ISDB-T trial broadcasts |
Those countries undertake trials with ISDB-T. |
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SBTVD-T |
Broadcasting via SBTVD-T is actively in use. |
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SBTVD-T adopted |
Countries which have adopted the SBTVD-T system. |
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DTMB |
Broadcasting via DTMB is actively in use. |
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DTMB adopted |
Countries which have adopted the DTMB system. |
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DTMB trial broadcasts |
Those countries undertake trials with DTMB. |
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Undecided countries. |
As specified below, there are 5 most popular Digital TV standard being used:
DVB-T/T2 in Europe, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, United Arab Emirates, etc.;
ATSC in the United States, Canada and Mexico;
SBTVD-T in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia etc.;
DTMB in China
ISDB-T in Japan.
It’s very important to know Your country’s standard before you order a TV to make sure it will work correctly. In most of the cases there is no way to change the standard since the digital TV boards are commonly compatible with a single standard. That is why we strongly recommend to check and specify the TV standard required when you order a TV online from abroad.
All AVEL TVs are currently supplied with 2 TV board (tuner) versions:
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Digital Tuner DVB-T/T2/C/S2 – the latest H.265 (HEVC) version supported. Tested and works great in Europe, Russia, UAE, Australia, Israel and Ukraine.
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Analogue Tuner NTSC/PAL/SECAM – old but universal TV board that supports Analogue TV signal almost worldwide.
There are universal boards coming to the market that can support multi-standard Digital Signal. We plan to apply 3-in-1 universal board DVB-T/T2 + ATSC + ISDB-T for our TVs in 2019, it will be the next step to make our TVs better and more universal worldwide.