28 February 2008
Ahead of the upcoming switchover to digital TV, many Britons are unsure about the steps they must take to prepare, a new report reveals.
The National Audit Office (NAO) found that although 85% of households had already changed their main television from analogue to digital, a further 26 million TVs would still need to be replaced.
Around one-third of people are confused about how to get ready for digital, while half of retail staff are unfamiliar with the meaning of the "digital tick" symbol that means a device can be used after the switchover, the NAO said.
The report also pointed out that 45% of TVs sold in the first six months of 2007 were analogue.
Responding to the findings, public accounts committee chairman Edward Leigh told the BBC that those responsible for educating the public on the switchover need to do "a lot more work" to pass on the message that "analogue TV is being consigned to history".