HDTV coming to Singapore
by Matt Burns 
posted May 31st 2006 at 11:16AM
Singapore is set to launch their first HDTV signals come June. This is going to be a trial run for six months and conducted by Singapore's only cable TV operator, StarHub. There is going to have six terrestrial channels available for the tests. Apparently this is the right time for Singapore to do this as they already have ample content and there are tons of HDTVs in households. There is an estimated 200,000 high-def TVs across the Asian country which works out to be one in every five households.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jam @ May 31st 2006 11:32AM
" Apparently this is the right time for Singapore to do this as they already have ample content "
huh? ample content? sure hope you're not referring to the locally produced shows, none of them is worth watching
Francis Woo @ May 31st 2006 11:01PM
Actually there will be very few local HD content during the trial. The World Cup 64 matches will be live on HD and some American fare such as CSI and Smallville, Discovery HD for example. Trialist will have to pay a one time cost of Sngdlr $85.00 (stb + installation) for the six month trial.