Digital decoders
-
Digital decoders (Set-top boxes)
From 1 November 2009 all TV transmissions in Denmark will be digital. This means that viewers will need to purchase either a TV with a built-in digital decoder or a separate decoder. However, some decoders can cost up to 27 Euros a year in extra power consumption.
-
Find decoders
The Energy Saving Label is your guarantee that a digital decoder is the most energy efficient in its class.
-
Buying decoders
Most digital decoders don't have an on/off switch, and standby consumption is high.
-
Using decoders
Standby consumption of digital decoders can be as much as EUR 25 per year.
-
Energy Saving Label
See the requirements which digital decoders need to fulfil.
-
Facts about decoders
A decoder converts the digital signal to an analogue output, which can be displayed by an ordinary TV.
-
Facts about digital TV
Read what you need to do based on the type of signal you receive.
-
Purchasing Guidelines
Many new digital decoders use a lot of power in both standby and on modes.
Page last updated 15.08.2009