Analog Television To HDTV Television
Sunday, April 6th, 2008What is HDTV Television?
HDTV stands for high definition television. HDTV is a digital television broadcasting system with greater resolution than traditional television systems.
High definition usually refers to 720 vertical lines of resolution or more. Because the signal is a digital signal, it produces a signal that is neither hazy nor snowy.
HDTV is digitally broadcast because digital television requires less bandwidth if sufficient video compression is used. HDTV technology was first introduced in the United States in the early 1900s by a small group of television companies .
How To Acquire The HDTV Signal
To display a superior picture, HDTVs require a high definition signal. Typical sources of HD signals are as follows:
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