Latest information
London switchover - help and advice
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
On 4th April switchover starts, with completion on 18 April. You need to take action if you receive your TV signal through an aerial on all, or any of your TVs.
December - 25 new test reports
Thursday, December 22, 2011
20 TVs, 4 digital TV recorders and 1 set top box have been tested this month. 2 digital TVs are recommended.
New recommended TVs and recorders
Monday, October 03, 2011
Our latest 15 test reports are now available.
Central digital switchover - help and advice
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Sutton Coldfield, Fenton and Oxford transmitters are switching to a digital only signal during September.
Central digital switchover - help and advice
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Sutton Coldfield, Fenton and Oxford transmitters are switching to a digital only signal during September.
Yorkshire digital switchover - help and advice
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
3rd August is the beginnng of Yorkshire's switchover to a digital only TV signal.
New recommended products
Thursday, June 30, 2011
22 new test reports are now on the site with 6 new recommendations.
STV Central Switchover - help and advice
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Glasgow, central Scotland and parts of Edinburgh switchover 22 June.
New Test Reports
Thursday, March 31, 2011
16 new digital boxes and TVs were tested in March.
Central & Anglia Switchovers
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Find latest details and information to help you prepare.
Alternative simple remotes
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Struggling with an overly complicated remote? See our test reports on alternative remotes.
New test reports
Thursday, December 23, 2010
25 new products tested in December. See our recommendations.
Channel Islands switch 17th November
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Helpful information and links for switchover.
STV Central Switchover
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
STV Central TV region starts switching to digital only on 13th October.
October test results
Friday, October 01, 2010
25 new test reports are now available. Ease of use scores are in brackets.
June test reports
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Latest results include new high definition Freeview boxes and TVs.
STV North switchover starts
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
The STV North TV region starts switching on 5th May from analogue to digital only. There are 9 transmitter groups - your exact switchover dates will depend on which one you're signal comes from.
Aerial signal meters - worth buying or not?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
These portable mobile devices are promoted to consumers to help you set up and align an aerial - for both analogue and digital TV signals. But our tests of four indicate that they aren't very effective and we can't recommend any of them - particularly not for measuring digital TV signal strength. You will be better off choosing one of the recommended indoor aerials and following our advice on positioning and tuning, without buying any extra kit - connecting up.
New website features
Thursday, April 15, 2010
We've just re-designed our website to make it easier to navigate and also to add new features including side by side comparison of products simpler product searches bigger product photos Take a look and let us know what you think on Feedback.
West TV switchover
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Mendip transmitter providing the terrestrial TV signal to Bristol, parts of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire is switching to a digital-only signal. At stage one (24 March) BBC2 will switch to digital-only. At stage two (7 April) all the remaining analogue TV channels be switched to digital-only.
New April test reports
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
23 new products tested and we've added 5 of them to our lists of recommended products.
How do I retune?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
If you get your digital TV signal through an aerial you'll need to retune your digital box and digital TV at switchover.
December Set Top Box, digital TV recorders and iDTV test Reports
Monday, December 21, 2009
We've just published 25 new test reports on set top boxes, digital TV recorders and iDTVs and as a result 4 of these new products have been recommended.
25 new test reports for October
Friday, October 02, 2009
We've just published 25 new test reports on set top boxes, digital TV recorders and iDTVs and as a result 6 of these new products have been recommended.
17 new test reports for iDTVs
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
We've just published 17 new test reports on iDTVs and as a result 2 new products have been recommended
7 new DVD digital TV recorders and set top box test reports
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
We've just published 7 new test reports on DVD digital TV recorders and set top boxes
Tests on remotes and other TV accessories
Thursday, April 30, 2009
We've just tested a range of TV accessories.