| HDTV certainly is the buzzword at the moment, | | | | South Korea are currently enjoying the |
| and if you haven't heard it yet, where have | | | | benefits also. In the USA many programmes are |
| you been? | | | | broadcast in HDTV. |
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| So for those of you that have heard of HDTV, | | | | The benefits that you are going to enjoy by |
| what is it, and what are the benefits? | | | | viewing HDTV are many and the cost of enabled |
| | | | televisions are dropping all the time so soon |
| Firstly, HDTV stands for High Definition | | | | everyone can participate! |
| Television, it uses more pixels on your | | | | |
| television screen therefore giving you a | | | | You will be able to enjoy watching crystal |
| better quality picture. | | | | clear widescreen images, with stunning true |
| | | | to life colors, if you have Dolby 5.1 |
| Without going in to all of the technical | | | | surround sound speakers you can also enjoy |
| specifications, with the use of more pixels | | | | real cinema quality sound. |
| you are able to see more vibrant colour, and | | | | |
| better viewing of moving footage. | | | | There is amazing quality graphics for video |
| | | | gaming, but currently only compatible with |
| To view HDTV you are going to need a HDTV | | | | the Xbox 360, although future gaming consoles |
| ready plasma or LCD television set. To ensure | | | | will be compatible. |
| that your television can pick up the | | | | |
| necessary signals you need to make sure you | | | | Soon there will be a new DVD format called |
| have either a HDMI socket (High Definition | | | | Blu-ray Disc, which will allow us to watch |
| Multimedia Interface) or a DVI socket | | | | and record in high definition. |
| (Digital Video Interface) usually sited at | | | | |
| the rear of the TV, and a set top box. | | | | So the conclusion is that, HDTV is a better |
| | | | and brighter way of watching television and |
| HDTV is not a totally new thing to everybody, | | | | includes benefits for video gamers. With more |
| Belgium were the first country in Europe to | | | | competition on the market, enabled |
| experience High Definition Television, Japan, | | | | televisions are really coming down in price |
| USA, Australia, Canada, Brazil, China and | | | | making it more accessible to all. |