OREANDA-NEWS. December 09, 2010. Moldtelecom Director General Vitalii Iurcu said at the press conference on that Moldtelecom had been the first company to launch, for less than a year, the Standard Definition digital television on the national level and now in the High Definition format offering the possibility of free testing to its clients till the end of 2010.

The new servides provides a brighter and more real picture being an ideal choice for those who already have a HD Ready or Full HD television at home. In addition to the basic packages of Premier and Univers, digital television cloients can choose the HD package containing sucj popular channels as: Discovery Showcase HD, Eurosport HD, Fashion HD, Bebe TV HD, and Jurnal TV HD.

The cost of a package starting from January 1, 2011 is 120 leis for all channels for individuals and the subscription for December is provided free of charge. The mentioned channels in the HD standard were added to the already existing channels making it 83 TV channels.

The HD standard picture - cinema-style 16:9 widescreen – is the same as in all modern TV sets. However, the definition provided by the new service is 5 times higher than in the standard television, and the sound effects surround Dolby Digital 5.1 are more realistic and similar to the cinema.

On the first stage, the HD digital telebision service is accessible for all Moldtelecom clients from the MaxFiber network, both in Chisinau and in all regional centers of the country. In future Moldtelecom intends to diversify tariff plans for the digital television.