Analog meters are better when the measured quantity is varying slowly. This is especially needed when you are trying to make some adjustment to get a voltage to a maximum (or minimum) value. Balancing a measurement 'bridge' is a common example.
Set top box is basically used to convert the digital signals broadcasted by digital signal broadcasters to analog signals, in case you wish to have your analog tv, but would like to have an access to digital channels. Digital channels definitely have better quality signals than analog and therefore you will have a better picture quality and signal quality even though you have converted the digital signals to analog.
Analog would be like a sliderule which is based on logarithms. Digital would be like a calculator.
In the US the answer is probably not. Digital and analog TV broadcasts use the same frequencies and antennas. Digital TV is more fussy about signal quality than the older analog signals. So if you get marginal analog reception, figure on getting a new antenna for digital. The idea that there are special HDTV antennas is just marketing hype. Any antenna that gives you better digtial reception will also give you better digital reception.
You would find a digital to analog conversion taking place when you have a monitor with a VGA connection plugged into the computer. The computer would then have to convert digital signals into analog signals so the monitor could comprehend the data it is given.
Because I am an analog creature living in an analog world. If I were a computer I would use digital communication. :-/ ?
No a digital only phone will not work with analog service, but there are analog/digital phones, I don't know if these are still offered but they were very popular because during the transition from analog to digital, digital coverage was not as good as analog so when you had no digital service it would switch to analog. so the only way to have analog service is if the phone is dual analog/digital or if you have a old analog only phone. you can always look up your phone to see if analog is supported.
You would utilize a VoIP adapter in the conversion of analog voice signals into digital IP packets. These adapters also have the ability to convert digital IP packets into analog voice streams.
It would be a dashbaord that displays the speed, temp, etc in digital numbers. It would not have analog gauges.
If its a very low frequency signal you might. A digital `signal` is still on and off voltages. If its too fast to see the meter changing then you need another method.
A web camera or "webcam" by definition produces digital video. An analog video camera would require some kind of analog to digital conversion in order to be used for the types of applications that webcams are used for.
As opposed to digital chess, analog chess would be playing with actual, physical pieces on a game board.
An analog input voltage (or current) would be sent to device called an analog-to-digital converter (ADC or A/D). It is then converted to a discrete number and either processed or stored. In practical terms, you would have a device that has audio input connector(s) and digital output connector(s).