2023-04-22 11:44:00
Brigitte, a resident of Tournai, like many customers of the VOO operator in the region, received an SMS telling her that the old cable television signal would soon be cut off, with some indications on how it might still be possible for her to watch TV. Our reader does not remember having received a detailed postal letter in her mailbox, but in principle she received one several weeks ago.
This migration to a new signal only concerns people who still watch analog TV. Because for all customers who are already digital, that is to say the vast majority, nothing changes. Some nursing homes have also had to organize themselves to prevent residents from suddenly finding themselves without a television in their room.
At the Maison de Providence, a nursing home located along the Chaussée de Ronse in Tournai, the residents are all already connected to digital television. Within the service residence, four residents or pairs of residents still have old televisions that might cause problems. “But the men of our technical department will do what is necessary”, we are told.
The wave of digital transition reaches Tournaisis
Analog television is long gone in many European countries. The analogue signal no longer exists in France, and in Flanders the transition to digital has already been made for a few years.
In Wallonia and the Brussels Region, the operator VOO is gradually going digital. The analog television service was disconnected as of May 2022 in the first territories. Gradually, in waves, and until June 2023, the cable operator is tackling new areas. And currently, municipalities in Picardy Wallonia, including several around Tournaisis and the Frasnoise region, are concerned.
“In 99% of cases, there is absolutely nothing to do, the television is compatible (when it comes to flat screens marketed following 2009): just launch a search for channels”, says Marie-Pierre Dinsart, spokesperson for VOO.
But the TV may not be compatible (less than 1% of customers, we are told) with the new digital signal. In this case, several solutions are to be considered.
Or buy a new TV (VOO installs and takes back the old device). Either subscribe to digital TV (with decoder) and take advantage of an extended offer (70 channels). Or, finally, acquire a digital card to make television compatible with the new signal but without benefiting from the interactivity of a decoder.
There is a simple way to find out if your TV is connected to analog cable television: just zap channel AB3 to check if the “analog TV” icon appears at the bottom left of the screen. If so, it remains to be seen whether the TV is compatible with the new digital signal.
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