Digital Television and Senior Users

Abstract

In this chapter the increase of the digital divide among the third age users and the digital television is studied. From an ergonomic point of view of the remote command keys the technological impact is analyzed of the introduction of the digital television, in a sample of the senior population in the south of Europe, at the moment of interacting with television. We also present the results of the experiments in a communicability and usability lab such as the changes of habits to get information about the latest local, national and international news.