Basic TV Versus Wide Screen TV - Technology Differences Made Clear
Older Era Analog TV. Older era TV's converted regular broadcast TV, cable, satellite, dish or antenna source signals into basic black and white or color and sound programming. The "only game in town" for decades, analog TV however can not display HDTV or progressive scan DVD.
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Most Popular Multi Format HDTV. LCD TV dominates the small-size digital segment while plasma television dominates the larger-size models.Flat Panel Television Versus Rear Projection TV. HDTV designs split between flat panel television, which includes direct view sets utilizing LCD (liquid crystal display) or plasma ... or rear projection TV.
Front Projection TV For In-Home Cinema – Large Rooms Please . In cases where someone has a tyrannosaurus rex sized living room wall, then there is the temptation and available technology for " front projection TV" ... but for most people, catching a brief snatch of evening news or a quick 30-minute program hardly justifies the investment.
HDTV For Regular Broadcasts, High Def And DVD Films. The beauty of current era HDTV is that your high definition television set will handle-display traditional over-the-air analog broadcasts, HDTV digital signals, along with the progressive scan DVD format so popular for film viewing at home. No surprise here that HDTV models have rapidly become most popular due to performance and relatively modest prices.
Plasma TV – Enhanced Definition TV. EDTV reflects a hybrid technology position ... for a lower price your EDTV set can handle those digital signals ... think HDTV broadcasts ... but the drawback is that EDTV "resolution" strength, measured in pixel density, produces a somewhat watered-down image. Not the eye splitting crystal clear images and digital sound quality you'll get from a true digital TV or HDTV.
Digital TV. Digital TV can usually handle HDTV broadcasts, and certainly will give play back to progressive scan DVDs such as you get in rented films.
Special Set Boxes For Viewing HDTV Programs . If you have a HDTV-compatible model, then you can subscribe to cable or satellite services and view all the menu programs so long as you also install their special set box converters.
Digital Cable Ready TVs. Some leading edge models have the search and scan technology built in to permit tuning of digital cable channels or HDTV broadcasts. The advantage here is that your digital cable ready TV doesn't need any external special set box in order to deliver broadcasts to you. You'll still need a special cable access card from your cable company. Plus, you won't be able to access On Demand film rental information. Nor can you get pay-per-view access unless you actually call up on the day.
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